Southern Sandwich
Nothing fancy today. I was inspired by this beautiful Arkansas tomato and the basil growing in my garden.
I toasted some thin white bread and added some good mayo and a couple of slices of avocado (since I had it I may as well use it!) and voila!
A tasty little lunch! Added some cold iced tea and I was set. I love summer tomatoes! Anytime I can use tomatoes and basil that I have grown myself, it just really makes me happy. Am I strange because a tomato can make me happy?
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Today’s Lagniappe: Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
With the hot weather we are having, ice cream really sounds good.
- 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 egg yolks
In a food processor or blender, combine the strawberries and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Process until smooth.
In a saucepan, over medium heat, combine the half-and-half and sugar and vanilla. Bring to a simmer.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Add 1 cup of the hot liquid to the egg yolks and whisk until smooth.
Add the egg yolk mixture to the saucepan of liquid and whisk until blended.
Bring the liquid back to simmer and continue to cook for 4 to 6 minutes.
Remove from the heat and stir in the strawberries. Whisk until smooth. Pour the mixture into a glass bowl and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on top of the mixture. This will prevent a skin from forming while cooling.
Cool the mixture completely. Process the mixture according the ice cream machine instructions.
Tags: Southern Food
June 26th, 2009 at 7:18 am
Have a great day…See ya later..
June 26th, 2009 at 7:29 am
What a great lite summer sandwich.
Thanks, Geri
June 26th, 2009 at 8:54 am
Love the sandwich, made my mouth water! Gonna give that one a try!
Ann
June 26th, 2009 at 9:25 am
The sandwich has made me hungry. I have a very bad habit of thick slicing a Brandywine tomato and putting it between two pieces of homemade whole wheat bread, so I suspect we are on the same wave length. I love your recipe for strawberry ice cream. Thanks for sharing it with us.
June 26th, 2009 at 10:14 am
This is one of my favorite sandwiches, I eat them all the time. Only difference is I don’t toast my bread and I add a slice of vidalia onion. More often than not, it’s just bread, onion, tomato and lots of pepper…now I’m hungry! I’m waiting for the avocados on my friend’s tree to ripen and I’ll be all set for summer lunches.
June 26th, 2009 at 11:52 am
That looks so good! So fresh!
June 26th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
Another great tomato post! Your sandwich looks fresh and delicious!
~Susan
June 26th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Mmmmm….mmmm…mmmm (smacking lips). Talk about the power of suggestion…I saw that tomato sandwich and absolutely HAD to have one RIGHT NOW for lunch. I’m enjoying it as I type. Unfortunately, I don’t have any fresh basil or an avocado but it’s still good.
June 26th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I love avacado, I never thought of putting it with a tomato and making a sandwich….great idea!!
June 26th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
One of the things I miss most about my garden is not having fresh tomatoes! I just won’t even buy anything but grape or Romas in the grocery. My mouth is watering just looking at your pictures. A BLT with cheese and/or avocado is my idea of pure Heaven!
June 26th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Yummy! I usually do romaine lettuce, tomato and avocado. I’ll have to try it with the basil. Thanks for the tip.
Jane
June 27th, 2009 at 4:46 am
I can taste it already!!! PS – your toms are way further along that mine!