Raw Dish!

This easily prepared recipe takes advantage of of fresh summer vegetables that can easily be obtained from your garden or at your local farm stand.

Equipment:

• sharp knife
• moderately large mixing bowl

Ingredients:

• Sweet corn, 4 ears, fresh, raw
• Cherry tomatoes, 1 pint
• Slicing tomato, 1 large
• Cucumber, 1 medium/large
• Basil leaves, fresh, 10-12
• Cinnamon, 1/4 tsp
• White pepper, pinch
• Celery seed, 1/4 tsp
• Coriander, dried ground, pinch
• Oregano, dried, 1/2 tsp
• Tahini, raw, 2 Tbs
• Lime juice, fresh, 1/2 lime

Slice fresh corn off of the cob.  Slice cherry tomatoes into halves. Cut slicing tomato into small chunks.  Cut cucumber lengthwise into quarters and then slice crossway into 1/4 inch thick pieces.  I prefer unpeeled cucumbers for this recipe.  Chop basil leaves but not too finely.  Mix these ingredients in a large mixing bowl.

Add dried herbs and mix.  Stir in tahini and mix.  Add lime juice and mix.  Chill for 1/2 hour.  Serve as is or over a bed of greens.

Yield:  Variable depending on use, main or side dish.  I can eat this entire yield as  a meal but I have a large appetite.  Otherwise, serves 3-4 persons as a main dish or more as a side dish.