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This month's recipe is an amalgamation of two salads. Perfect for late summer!

Midsummer is here bringing with it the joys of a new year - long hot blue sky days, stonefruit, icecream, bbqs, the beach and long weekends but also the not so joyful chore of watering the garden, the hot hard to sleep nights, the insects and the return to work. The change of the seasons however brings us some certainty in a world that’s had to deal with a great deal of uncertainty. And with that comes the work we have to do in the garden!

This month I have a recipe from my lovely sister, Nataszha who is also a superb cook, businesswoman and a pretty good gardener too! It's perfect for this time of year when you have a surfeit of tomatoes and can be used on top of bruschetta, through pasta, or as a simple accompaniment to BBQ'd meat, fish or chicken.

As Auckland finally opens again some of us will feel ecstatic, while others will be very nervous. Whatever camp you find yourself in, 2020-21 has been a truly remarkable period and I think we are now all changed in some way, whether it be for good or ill. So, it’s a good thing that Christmas is almost upon us because it gives us something to think and talk about, other than the pandemic!

Continuing with my theme of courgettes or zucchini, this month's recipe comes courtesy of Suzanne Goin and is perfect for a hot summer's evening. Serve with fresh bread and a plateful of salad leaves (lightly dressed).