This morning’s garden expedition is zucchini hunt. The zucchini has an uncanny ability to hide its slender form under large, bristly leaves. It masquerades as part of a thick stem. The unsuspecting gardener turns her back and before you can say ratatouille it becomes a behemoth of a vegetable.
There is simply nothing more glorious than canning the bounty of your garden. The heady fragrance of spices simmering in vinegar. The chop chop chop sound as your knife flashes its way through mounds of vegetables. The wonderful feeling of accomplishment as you tuck away the jars of produce to enjoy in the months to come.
This recipe for ZUCCHINI RELISH is deliciously tangy and sophisticated accompaniment for hot dogs, burgers, and any cold meats that require a little zing. Slip over to the place I cook up wild and wonderful food. Click on ZUCCHINI RELISH and let the magic begin. Bon Appetit dear friends.
Bel' Occhio 
yum this looks delicious )
Ordinary hot dogs become gourmet treats with this fab relish. Virginia
looks so delicious and seems to be so easy to make. Thank you for sharing!
When life hands you a garden full of zucchini you simply have to make zucchini relish!! Virginia
A good home made relish .. and a good hamburger .. life just doesn’t get any better.
Relish the nights,
Relish the days.
Relish heaped on hotdogs,
In the good old ways.
It’s nothing but pickles,
Chopped to a sauce.
But lounging on a hot dog,
It’s the coup de gras
You continue to enchant us with your Culinary Magic. How wonderful to have a bountiful garden and enjoy the gifts of the Earth.
XXXOOO Tinny
Well bless my paws and whiskers. I have NEVER enjoyed, or for that matter relished a poem more!! This morning you started my day with an enormous smile Tinny. XXOO XX OO Virginia
A really good relish goes with anything. How lucky for you to have the zucchini right in your garden. I am sure this would go with anything! It reminds me of old-fashioned chow-chow.
Now that’s a memory jog Jo Nell. My Mom used to make chow-chow. Hmmm off to find the recipe. V.
An aunt who lived in East Texas used to make it as she had all the fresh ingredients on the farm. She would bring canned jars when she visited.
Chow-Chow……………WOW………wonder why that went out of favor (too much chopping for today’s crowd!) My Mother and Grandmother would chop for hours and hours and deliver it across the lands……perhaps some ended up in your house Jo Nell!!!
Dearest Bel’ Occhio … this sounds delicious and I’ll make it soon. Minor point … a typo on your labels of the word zucchini.
Hope we can catch up with you two soon. Love from Marge and Rusty
Margo Bates
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This is what happens when you type out labels late at night, after a well-deserved glass of wine!! XX Virginia
Have to check this one out, although I’d have to buy the zucchini. Happy Monday, Virginia!
janet
How I wish you were my neighbor Janet. Every day we pick zucchini, keep a couple, and take the rest to our local library. It is our pleasure to share the bounty of our garden, and this way we nothing is wasted. Green beans are also harvested daily and they join the zucchini at my favorite place in Ladner. The Library!
Libraries!! My favorite places, too. I’d love to share, but at least I can share your recipes. 🙂