Hello from TINA KASHIAN! My garden is producing Jersey tomatoes and cucumbers as well as many other vegetables and herbs. I love summer salads using these fresh ingredients and combining them with others, even canned goods. I’m sharing a summer salad using my garden tomatoes and cucumbers. It’s tossed with a healthy vinaigrette. It is easy to prepare and full of flavor. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
½ cup canned kidney beans, drained and rinsed
½ cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 large beefsteak tomatoes, diced
2 large, seeded cucumbers, chopped
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon salt or to taste
½ teaspoon black pepper
Directions:
Drain a can of kidney beans, rinse, and add a ½ cup to
a large bowl. Drain a can of chickpeas, rinse, and add ½ cup to the bowl. Peel
and chop the cucumbers and dice the tomatoes. Add to the bowl.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar,
salt, and pepper. Add to the bowl and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate for an hour,
then serve. Enjoy!
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Not a summer salad person myself. cheetahthecat1982ATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteI could dig into this, especially with home grown tomatoes. My favorite summer salad (so far) is Greek pasta salad.
ReplyDeleteGreek pasta salad sounds delicious! I love anything with feta cheese, too
DeleteOh! I never thought to add beans to my favorite summer salad of tomatoes and cucumbers with a balsamic vinegarette. I did add turkey bacon crumbles to it yesterday and it was a great match with the balsamic. Thanks for the idea and the chance to win. aprilbluetx at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteI like beans so it's a great way to add fiber to a favorite salad. I also love bacon crumbles. Who doesn't love bacon!
DeleteFor me, nothing beats just a combination salad with all the fresh from the garden veggies - lettuce, tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, cucumbers, radishes, banana peppers and at times cauliflower. That being said, I also love making Cabbage Slaw with fresh cabbage, onions and bell peppers.
ReplyDeleteCabbage Slaw
Ingredients
2 lbs. cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
Directions
Mix sugar, oil, vinegar, salt, celery seed.
Pour over mixture of cabbage, bell pepper and onion.
Stirring occasionally. Let set at least one hour.
Keeps for ages.
Thank you for the yummy recipe and for the chance to win a copy of "Mistletoe, Moussaka and Murder". Shared and hoping to be the very fortunate one selected.
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Hi Kay! You're recipe of cabbage slaw looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!
DeleteI like the pasta salad from the deli at the local grocery store. So good! ckmbeg (at) gmail (dot) com
ReplyDeleteWe often buy our supermarket pasta salad. My oldest daughter loves this and looks for it in the refrigerator. Thanks!
Deletesalad's are salad's summer or not
ReplyDeletefruitcrmble AT comcast DOT net
True! I enjoy them all year long. I just miss my summer tomatoes
Deletecorn and avocado salad with grape tomatoes
ReplyDeletewskwared(at)yahoo(dot)com
We have avocados on my counter and you reminded me of another way to use them. Thanks!
DeleteChicken waldorf salad is my favorite deborahortega229@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI haven't made this but do enjoy it when I order it at a restaurant. Thanks!
DeleteThis looks delicious and perfect for today! Thank you. My favourite summer salad is sweet potato salad. I cook sweet potatoes, atleast 1 person, cool and cube it. To that i added cranraisins, chives and a simple raspberry vinaigret that I buy at the store. Mix and let the flavours meld together for at least 1 hour. Sorry, no quantities I just eyeball everything.
ReplyDeletesandrashenton13 at gmail dot com
Wow! This sweet potato salad sounds healthy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
DeleteI love a cold pasta salad with diced cucumbers, tomatoes and onions. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeletejarjm1980(@)hotmail(dot)com
This sounds good, too!
DeleteI made a salad last week with tomatoes, English cucumber, bacon, and feta with a vinaigrette. I also enjoy halving an avocado and pouring a dressing in the middle and just eating it out of the shell.
ReplyDeletepatdupuy@yahoo.com
I like a good vinaigrette with Feta cheese.
DeleteI like your addition of the two types of beans.
ReplyDeleteInteresing that you add no herbs to the salad.
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Hi Libby. I didn't add herbs but you can always add basil
DeleteMy favorite summer salad is a cucumber onion salad with a vinaigrette dressing. My Mother always made it in the summer and it's still one of my favorites.
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I enjoy when recipes remind us of our parents. I try to copy my mothers recipes and they never taste as good as my memories
DeleteI have a go to broccoli salad that I make and take to various functions and people always enjoy it! tWarner419@aol.com
ReplyDeleteI've been noshing on a caprese type orzo pasta salad this summer. I roasted the large container of cherry tomatoes, cut up a bunch of fresh basil and fresh mozzerella cheese, cooked half a box of orzo pasta, tossed it all together with half a jar of capers and some balsamic viniagrette and ate! I have also done this with feta instead of the mozzerella and have added some freshly cut up avocado. Tasty! makennedyinaz at hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteOh! Anything with this type of cheese and orzo is a favorite. You reminded me to make it.
DeleteGreat recipe, I'm adding the ingredients to my shopping list. We like using the tomatoes from the garden to make a nice caprese salad. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! tracy dot condie at Gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteI like cold tossed salad with cucumbers, celery, carrots, cheese, bacon bits, olives, and avocado. lindaherold999@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love a grilled chicken salad with lettuce, cucumbers, grilled chicken and a vinagerrite dressing, so yummy. Thanks for your great generosity. Maycarlson6848@gmail.com
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