Summer Vegetable Stew

Name: Summer Vegetable Stew
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Ingredients: approximately ½ cup water; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; juice of ½ lemon, or more to taste; freshly ground pepper; 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as marjoram, basil, thyme, and savory; 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as marjoram, basil, thyme, and savory; 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as marjoram, basil, thyme, and savory; 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as marjoram, basil, thyme, and savory; a narrow scrap of lemon zest; 1 to 2 tablespoons mixed fresh herbs such as marjoram, basil, thyme, and savory; 1 small red or yellow onion, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise; 1 small red or yellow onion, quartered and thinly sliced crosswise; 2 small red and yellow bell peppers, thinly sliced; 2 small red and yellow bell peppers, thinly sliced; 2 green or golden patty pan squash, quartered and thinly sliced; 2 green or golden patty pan squash, quartered and thinly sliced; 2 zucchini or crookneck squash, halved, cut into 2-inch lengths, and sliced; 2 zucchini or crookneck squash, halved, cut into 2-inch lengths, and sliced; 2 to 3 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 5 to 6 mushrooms, thinly sliced or quartered; 6 ounces green beans or yellow wax beans; 2 medium-sized tomatoes; 2 garlic cloves; 6 ounces green beans or yellow wax beans; salt

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Savory Way

By Deborah Madison

Published 1990

About

Summertime offers a generous profusion of colorful vegetables: pole beans, broad beans, yellow wax, and shell beans; tomatoes in all colors, sizes, and shapes; green and golden scallop squash and zucchini; tender new carrots and onions. Herbs as well are in fragrant abundance. It’s always a temptation to put all this color and taste into one dish, but the clarity of forms and flavor will be sharper if you can limit yourself to 5 or 6 vegetables. The recipe below is basically a suggestion, a

Ingredients

Main course
Summer
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

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