This richly pigmented leafy wonder is called Shiso
Shiso is Japanese
In Korea they call it Ghatnip
it is a cross between mint and basil
it smells absolutely heavenly
I have been adding it to my salad-centric evening meals
I am very drawn to it’s color and rugged texture
Nanam at Epiphany Farms introduced me
(smile)
photograph by karen hanrahan
My neighbor is wonderful cook. You may recall her delicious stuffed peppers. She mentioned the dish below on facebook and I thought YUM!
Well, I made it last night and yum indeed!!
Pre-back one 9 inch pie crust. 10 minutes 350 oven
Add sliced sweet vidalia onion, sliced zucchini, sliced tomato — all from the garden or farmers market!! Top with fresh basil, I also added fresh parsley. Drizzle with olive oil, 2 cloves of garlic and shredded italian cheeses ( mozerella and parmesan) The recipe said add mayo. I forgot!! It seemed to taste great without it ! I ate this with an arugula salad. What a great dish to make with all your summer harvest !!!
from my garden - plum tomato.
photograph by Karen Hanrahan
taken by karen hanrahan
made another batch of homemade hummus
to make it green i added fresh basil and parsley from my very own garden
YUM