So yesterday was summer solstice, the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, which is funny to me as it really feels like Greece got the memo way earlier than the rest of Europe. We’ve gone from nice’n’hot to hot’n’unbearable in the last few days…
After over 10 years of very underwhelming English summers, I’m generally loving warm Greek weather but this week I’m finding going about my day-to-day tasks a massive challenge – so much so that I have this strong urge to join my cat, Tina, in lying on a cold marble floor all day…Not that I’ve been invited – she’s been pretty aloof this week. Cats, eh? So in the current climate, I cannot guarantee any proper cooking or baking will happen on the Lazy Cat Kitchen premises at all. Instead, I can promise you heaps of refreshing salads, cold desserts, and low-effort dinner dishes in the foreseeable future. Basically things that require no to minimal cooking. We’re kicking things off with a beautiful Italian Panzanella salad. It’s a beautiful marriage of sweet, sun-kissed tomatoes, refreshing cucumber, fragrant basil and crispy sourdough punctuated by the saltiness of capers and juicy black olives. It’s best enjoyed in the sun with a small glass of wine.
1½ tbsp of extra virgin olive oil 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar ½ garlic clove, finely grated freshly ground black pepper sea salt 1 tsp of sugar (optional – if tomatoes lack sweetness) olive oil, for croutons
