Side Dish Recipe ∗ Steamed Squash Medley with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

I invented this recipe on vacation when the produce stands were overflowing with young, tender zucchini and yellow squash. The secret is the sun-dried tomatoes. Enjoy!

Ingredients

• 6 dehydrated sun-dried tomatoes
• 2 cups boiling water
• 6 small zucchini, sliced
• 6 small yellow squash, sliced
• 1 sweet onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• salt to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl with the boiling water, and allow to sit 10 minutes. Remove tomatoes with a slotted spoon, and coarsely chop. Reserve the water.
2. Transfer the reserved sun-dried tomato water to a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Place the chopped sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, squash, and onion in a steamer basket, and set over the boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Discard water.
3. Transfer the steamed vegetables to a bowl, and mix with butter, sugar, pepper, and salt to serve.

Nutrition Facts

• calories102.8
• carbohydrateContent14.9 g
• cholesterolContent10.2 mg
• fatContent4.6 g
• fiberContent5.3 g
• proteinContent3.7 g
• saturatedFatContent2.6 g
• sodiumContent85.4 mg
• sugarContent4.3 g