Cool Summer Suppers for Muggy Hilo Nights

     In our family, we gather each Sunday evening for dinner together at our daughter's house in Hilo.  Three families take turns cooking each Sunday...we have a schedule.  I have been looking for cool summer suppers since Hilo is so hot and muggy.  When I looked up recipes on the internet, most of the menu items are fluffy sides that do not really constitute a meal (in my book.)  Guacamole, salsa, beer margaritas, some fruity salads...but not a whole menu of items which are nonfussy and will not cause the cook to sweat and which are cooling items to enjoy as the two fans swish back and forth.
Open the windows for goodness sake!!

     Since it is my turn to cook this Sunday, here is my menu.

•       Appetizer:  Corn chips with tropical salsa with fresh mango, tomatoes, pineapples, onions, and jalapeno peppers

•       Grilled Salmon with lemon -  Place salmon on  a large piece of foil.  Pour some extra virgin olive oil over salmon and sprinkle with Rocking H Ranch Dry Rub seasoning.  Squeeze a lemon over the salmon and seal the foil into a packet.  12 minutes under the broiler and voila!

•       Taegu salad with tofu, watercress, bean sprouts, taegu, tomatoes and sweet onions.  Dressing is made with soy sauce, vegetable oil, lots of garlic and green onions.  Cook sauce, cool and pour over salad items.

•       Green salad with feta cheese, craisins, and walnuts  (no need for dressing)

•       No fuss sushi rice topped off with furikake, takuan (pickled turnips), fried egg strips.  Use   Tamanoi Sushi No Ko...sushi seasoning packet for 4 cups of rice.

•      Dessert:  Melona bars

We need more menus to keep our cool in the summer!  Bon Appetito!!