Let's face it, it's that time of the summer where you're desperate to find something different to do with all the fresh squash that just keeps coming into from the garden. You've already ran out of unsuspecting victims - I mean neighbors - to give them to. You've fried so many that your kitchen may permanently smell of frying oil and cornmeal. There's got to be something else to do with them and there is!
Squash slaw! Never heard of it? Nope, got the idea after reading a menu online. Hadn't tried it but we had the squash to spare. I have no idea if this is what they were serving (we didn't eat there), but it is crazy tasty on a hot summer day. This is a light and side for those days when the humidity hits you like a hot wet towel and you don't want to even think about turning on the stove (yup, no cooking in this one!). The vinegar is bright and sweet, the mint and basil work together to add to cooling effect of and let the flavor of the squash and zucchini come shining though.