Happy Thursday! Can you smell the weekend?! It's getting closer! It's supposed to be another warm weekend around these parts, so today I am sharing with you a fresh and easy summer salad you'll love!!
SUMMER SALAD
Recipe courtesy of "Kalyn's Kitchen" http://www.kalynskitchen.com/2011/07/not-so-dumb-salad-recipe-with-cucumbers.html
(Makes 2 generous servings or 4 side-dish servings, recipe created by a reader named Lisa who lives on Maui.)
Ingredients:
3 small Persian cucumbers or garden cucumbers
1 cup diced tomato or cherry tomatoes
1/4 cup thinly diagonally sliced green onion or thinly sliced sweet onion (or more)
1 avocado
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice (optional, for tossing with avocado)
about 1 T good-quality balsamic vinegar (I used Fini)
sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Cut cucumbers in half lengthwise, then slice into half-moon slices. (I never peel Persian cucumbers, but if you use other cucumbers you might want to peel some of the skin off in stripes before you slice them.) Dice tomatoes or cut cherry tomatoes in half to make one cup. (Only make this salad when you have flavorful fresh tomatoes.) Diagonally slice green onion or slice onion to make 1/4 cup, or more if you like onion. Peel and cut up the avocado into small cubes.
Combine the cucumber, tomato, onion, and avocado in a plastic or glass bowl and gently toss together. Add a small amount of balsamic vinegar, enough to barely coat the veggies, and toss again. (I used about a tablespoon of vinegar, which was plenty.) Season to taste with your favorite sea salt and plenty of fresh-ground black pepper.
If you're making more salad than is going to be eaten right away you can toss the avocado with a few teaspoons of fresh lemon juice so they don't turn brown, but this is best freshly made. If you like it as much as I did, you probably won't have leftovers no matter how much you make!
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