Homegrown Lettuce + Ginger Salad Dressing = YUM!

On Saturday I was able to make a salad out of all 3 kinds of lettuce in my garden - Romaine, Red Leaf and Bibb. This salad was large enough to feed 13 people at a birthday party with PLENTY of harvest remaining to share. I have to say the salad turned out especially tasty because I had Jong's homemade ginger salad dressing to add to the flavor. Jong is the sushi chef at Little Tokyo, our favorite sushi bar that just reopened after a too long hiatus. I love ginger dressing in the summertime because it is so light and refreshing and Jong's is especially tasty. I bought a large container from him on Friday night and have been using it on salad and as a marinade for tonight's salmon. Yum! I'll have to sweet talk him into sharing his recipe so I can make my own.

I gave a head of Romaine to my mom and dad for their dinner table. Mom and Dad love Romaine so they were thrilled. Too bad the first salad Mom made with it Dad dropped it on the floor. Oy! I'm able to share some of the lettuce harvest with our friends Jim and Sarah and tomorrow I take in a salad for my boss. Yeah...I know...sucking up to the boss. Hey, he's on business travel for the next 12 days. I know what it's like to eat out at restaurants for that long. It is not fun. He said he would relish the fresh greenery.

Anyway, all of the lettuce is now harvested, washed and in the fridge. Only a few days worth left and then we'll be out for the season. :( Yesterday I noticed I have corn, sunflower and green bean sprouts. Yippee!! I don't have as many as I planted, not even 1/2 of each crop, so I hope more pop up soon. I've lost more cucumber plants waiting to be planted. I don't know why I'm doomed to not have cukes!

Today was the first scorcher we've had for the season. Hate to see it this early but I'm sure there are more around the corner. It was 91 degrees today and the sun was I-N-T-E-N-S-E. Lugged the watering can around quite a bit tonight. I'll be doing more of the same tomorrow as the weather is forecast to repeat itself. Sounds like we'll get a breather on Wednesday with cooler temps and maybe some rain.