First-Rate Veggie Plate
These exceptional recipes dish up delicious flavor and some stylish twists.
Recipes:
Condiments We Love
Sweet and spicy condiments are great complements to vegetable meals. Hot sauce, chowchow, pepper sauce, and relishes all add a tangy bite to squash, succotash, butter beans, and other mild flavors. Greens, especially, are enhanced by peppery sauces or sweet relishes. Supermarkets and specialty stores carry a wide variety of products, but pepper sauce, the simplest of the bunch, is the hands-down favorite of restaurants and home cooks across the South. It reigns supreme at our tasting table as well, but we also like homemade chowchow and Wickles Hoagie & Sub Sandwich Relish for topping peas and greens.
Assemble your own ultimate veggie plate from this tasty selection of favorites. One from several categories will make a lovely seasonal meal.
Something Yellow
Something Green
Something Fried
Peas or Beans
Something Tomato
- Sliced Tomatoes in season―it's hard to improve on perfection
- Tomato Casserole
- Grilled Okra and Tomatoes
- Roasted Tomatoes with Shallots and Herbs
- Honey-Baked Tomatoes
- Tomato-Cucumber Salad
- Marinated Tomatoes With Basil and Balsamic Vinegar
Macaroni and Cheese
Cornbread
"First-Rate Veggie Plate" is from the August 2008 issue of Southern Living.