Wow, is it Sunday again? I have been away for the last few days in Tallahassee visiting one of my oldest friends who is in very poor health. We have known each other over ?? years. There wasn’t a lot that I could do except offer my love and support and reminisce about the old days growing up. We laughed and cried about the crazy things we did together, talked about our old neighborhood and the kids we knew and wondered where some of them moved on to. Some we can find through Facebook. Ain’t the Internet great?
One time we decided to see if the trash pile would actually catch on fire. It did. Funny thing is we remembered the event in exactly the same after all these years. Like who wanted to stamp out the fire and who wanted to let it keep going. Boy, was I in big trouble that day.
I have missed a lot of posts during the time I was gone so I will be hopping along today to see what everybody has been cooking and baking up.
I had made this broccoli dish earlier in the week but I didn’t have a chance to post this wonderful healthy veggie. Steamed fresh broccoli with a tasty sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. The recipe also calls for oil cured black olive which I love but they are a tad salty so you may wish to replace them with another type of olive.
The recipe also called for ricotta salata but I couln’t find any so I used fontina cheese. The fontina that I used is mild in taste and smooth and creamy. I also replace the sun-dried tomatoes in oil with plain sun-dried tomatoes to cut down on the extra fat and calories. There is plenty of oil in the vinaigrette.
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Recipe from Mediterranean Fresh
1 large head of broccoli trimmed of the hard stalk
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil
1 cup oil cured black olives, pitted and cut in half
Ricotta salata, fontina, pecorino romano
Steam broccoli, drain and place in a bowl. Add the tomatoes and olive. Pour the dressing over the broccoli and mix. Place on a platter and garnish with cheese.
Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
`1/2 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar (or more to taste )
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes chopped
salt and pepper
Mix all ingredients together and store in a glass jar.
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Suzi, what a fun post to read! I can imagine you and your friend had a great time reminiscing about the fun you had as children. So good of you to go and visit her.
That broccoli looks so good. The colors are superb!!
Aww thank you Kristen for stopping by and your kind words. You are so sweet.
Sorry to hear about your friend Suzi – it’s never nice when the people you care for are sick or miserable :(
What a great way to change up the every day broccoli routine! I’ve never tried fontina cheese but I’d like to give it a try and see these flavors come together. I hope your friends health improves. I love remembering back in the days…
Hugs to you my friend!
Hey there my friend. Hope all is well with you and your family. I have missed you. Talk to you soon and have a wonderful weekend.
Suzi… I know I am so late to come by and tell you what a wonderful dish you created!! I saw this on TOP 9 the other day and I always and thrilled to bits for you. :) You are amazing… I just need to figure out how to get your posts sent to me on email so I don’t miss them anymore. Hope everything is going great for you my friend!! Take care! ~ Ramona
What a perfect side dish – I love all of the colors and the broccoli looks so vibrant. Since we’re not big olive fans (weird, huh?) you think it’d be alright to skip if I just upped the salt a bit?
looks so fresh and delish!
These are some of favourite flavours – I see we have that in common! That vinaigrette is so easy!
Such a gorgeous and yummy veggie dish, Suzi! I’m sorry to hear about your friend, but I’m glad you had some quality time together with lots of laughter.
You take great pictures. I love broccoli and this looks good with tomato vinaigrette.
I’m so sorry to hear that your friend is ill, but I’m glad you got to spend time with her. That vinaigrette looks delicious–I will definitely try that!
Major congrats on your FoodBuzz Top 9, today!
This broccoli dish looks so fresh and delicious. Great post!
Aww thanks, love that borccoli.
Sorry to hear your friend isn’t doing well. We you guys in Tally together growing up? I spent a couple of my college years at FSU. Many good times… one also involving fire… LOL!
Love the sound of that vinaigrette. SDTs belong in everything. :)
Thanks Laura. I agree with putting the sun-dried tomatoes in eveything, Love em. We grew up in Miami but my friend has lived in Tallahassee most of her adult life.
You are a good friend. This is such a delicious recipe. The vinaigrette is really wonderful to try!
You are such a good friend! The sundried vinaigrette sounds divine.
I do hope your friend feels better soon. :)
You are a great friend! And this dressing looks amazing. Well done.
this sounds super delicious! awesome recipe!
Hi suzi!
Its always fun to meet up with old childhood friends. The first thing I ever do whenever I am in europe is to meet up with my own folks to share our crazy stories and memories.
I have never tried a sundried Vinaigrette, it never crossed my mind. I am looking forward to try out your recipe soon, before the rainy season starts. =)
I am so sorry to hear about your friend, but what a lovely gift of your time. Sometimes, the gift of gab is the best medicine. This is such a great, fresh, way to eat broccoli. I’ll have to try it soon!
Suzi, I am sorry to hear about your friend, and do hope she recover fast!
Your sound like a great friend going to give her some comfort!
Broccoli and sun dried tomatoes sound divine, I love that combination!
Have a great day!!!
Mmm, what a wonderful idea to use sn dried tomatoes for a vinaigrette – I would love this on almost anything!
I am glad you took some time out to visit with your friend and I hope the situation does take a turn towards the positive on their recovery. Good long term friends are hard to find, so you are lucky in that respect.
Your vinaigrette does look like something that is worth having on hand in the fridge. I can think of numerous ways to make use of it, but your preparation with the broccoli is a tasty one!
Aw honey I am so sorry about your friend. My heart goes out to you.
This is a lovely recipe. I adore anything with broccoli.
Thank you girl for your words, you are a sweetheart.
I’m so sorry that your friend is in poor health. She is so lucky to have a good friend like you that she can still laugh and cry with! I hope you two get many more days like that. Beautiful salad! So simple and tasty! Hope you’ve had a great weekend!
Having fresh and healthy veggies gives me comfort that I am eating the right foods. Been looking for recipes and different ways to enjoy them. Your version looks tasty and delicious. =)
This vinaigrette looks divine – I bet it would give a delicious mediterranean kick to any vegetable, perfectly teamed with broccoli :D
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Hey there and thanks for stoppping by. I used the left overs on a spinach salad, worked really nicely.
Looks yummy!
I see this as a wonderful side to a simple piece of grilled fish..
Yes!
I ADORE sundried tomato anything. And I’m looking forward to eating lots of green things lately. Can’t wait to try this!!!
Thanks Jen, you gotta love those greens.