4 peas great summer Recipes

fresh corn(about 2 medium ears just blanched (1 minute) and trimmed from the cob, or left over cooked is great, here, too, fresh sweet green peas, shelled (no need to cook), cucumber, chopped, but not too fine, roughly chopped carrots, tomatoes, halved or quartered , depending on size, bell pepper, roughly chopped, could also add fresh lima beans (this would make this more like a succotash , asparagus, etc, if desired), fresh lettuce leaves for serving, if desired, mayonnaise, sour cream, buttermilk, fresh lemon juice, chopped fresh dill, kosher or sea alt and freshly ground pepper

jiffy cornbread mix, egg beaters egg substitute or 1/4 cup egg substitute, skim milk, fat free ranch dressing (or make your own 1 package. dry ranch salad dressing mix, 8 oz fat-free sour cream, and 1 cup low-fa), canned pinto beans, drained and rinsed, cranberry beans or 16 oz october beans, shredded low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, ripe summer tomatoes, diced and drained or 1 pint sweet grape tomatoes, cut in half, green bell pepper, diced, red bell pepper, diced, spring onions, thinly sliced (optional), chopped green chilies, drained, canned corn, drained, coarsely chopped romaine lettuce, frozen green pea, thawed, hormel real bacon bits (i use hormel or oscar mayer) (optional), cooked elbow macaroni (optional), black-eyed peas, rinsed and drained (optional), broccoli florets , cut into bite-size buds (optional), diced celery (optional), sliced water chestnuts, cut in quarters (optional), kidney beans, rinsed and drained (optional), canned great northern beans, rinsed and drained (optional), canned black beans, rinsed and drained (optional)

onion, chopped, green pepper, chopped, carrots, chopped, celery heart, chopped, summer squash, chopped, zucchini, chopped, olive oil, low sodium chicken broth, low-sodium v-8 vegetable juice, low-sodium diced tomatoes, white beans, rinsed, crushed garlic (to taste), bay leaves, ground black pepper, chicken bouillon cubes (optional), low-sodium french style green beans, low-sodium wax beans, low-sodium peas, fresh baby spinach (optional)