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

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