This 4th of July we went to our friends home in Round Rock TX to watch the parade from the front yard of their beautiful vintage home.  The parade was wonderful with lots of colorful floats, bands on trailers, horses, and even a group of people riding their longhorns!  It was the epitome of small town American with a pure Central Texas feel.  What a perfect day.  Of course there was tons of food including frito pie, hot dogs, chili and more cakes and cookies than someone with a sweet tooth could dream of!  But my favorite dish was the Zucchini salad.  It w had just the right sweet and tangy flavor mix but the key was the crisp veggies.  I asked for the receipe and am going to share it with you all.

 

12 medum zucchini thinly sliced,

1 bell pepper (red, green orange or yellow ) finely chopped

3 stalks celery chopped

1 medum to large purple onion sliced thinly

1 1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup vinegar

1tsp salt

 

Place zucchini, pepper and celery in bowl.  Cover with boiling water for five minutes.  Drain.  Add onion slices.  Bring vinegar, sugar, and salt to a boil then cool.  Cover zucchini mixture with liquid then gently stir.  Let cool in refrigerator for several hours or overnight.  Use chopped parsley as garnish if desired before serving.

It was in the 100's on the 4th and this salad was as cool and tasty as all get out!  Perfect for any outdoor get together or with your favorite grilled main course!

Enjoy!

Deb Dahlberg Rowland- a Realtor in Bastrop Texas

Deb Dahlberg-Rowland  REALTOR®

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7 Comments on I found the best zucchini salad this 4th of July in Round Top Texas!

JUL
08
2009
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I will add one thought to the recipe and thats a little orange zest or lemon juice. I do one very similar with the added zing of fruit.
6:12am • #1
1,065,251 Points 68 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

A twist of lime...and I am there....sounds great...I go tot he farmer's market on Saturday and have farmer's salad of whatever looks good....these ingredients will follow me Saturday !
6:16am • #2
226,968 Points Hit Router

That receipe sounds great.  I like Sally and David's idea of adding the lime.

I have plenty of squash in my garden and this is another way of using it.
6:43am • #3
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Hhmmm, I have never had this one before and I am a HUGE zucchini fan!  Thanks for sharing as I am sure I will give this one a try this week!
6:52am • #4

Sounds delicious! Sweet, tart, and onion-y. Thinking about a test batch this weekend before a pot-luck in two weeks. Yum!
6:52am • #5
JUL
11
2009
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Deb, very good! I have tons of zucchini this summer. I can't get enough recipes!
6:01pm • #6
AUG
17
2009
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Deb, Sounds really good.  Once those zucchini start coming in from the garden then from friends and family, it's good to have a variety of ways to enjoy zucchini.  Thank you.  Gloria
10:55am • #7

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