One of my late summer favorite:

Walk out to the garden and grab a ripe, heirloom beefsteak and slice:
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Toast 2 slices of country style white bread, slather with mayo:
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Arrange with some crisp romaine and serve:
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The tomatoes are so perfect, bacon is not required! This year I grew the cucumbers and made the pickles in the picture as well. We had so much rain that two cucumber plants gave me 12 quart jars of pickles and lots of cucumber salad.

This is a great pickle brine recipe for those (like me) who don't care for sweet pickles. Also these are "refrigerator cured" so no need for boiling/sterilization etc.

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/ar...-pickle-recipe