My Go-To Easy Summer Salad Recipe

 

Hi guys! I thought since absolutely no-one asked, I'd post my go-to Summer Salad recipe. This is super easy to make and doesn't require many ingredients at all. Of course, you can add whatever you like and sometimes I jazz it up with extras, depending on how I'm feeling and what we have on hand. Basically it's a lot of green, a bit of orange and no red, because I don't really like tomatoes in salads. This is not one of those blogs where you have to skip through five paragraphs detailing my family history before getting to the recipe, so let's have a look!

This serves one, adjust ingredient amounts accordingly!

Ingredients

Handful of Iceberg Lettuce
1 Carrot
1 Lebanese Cucumber
Smooth Feta Cheese
Handful of Nuts (cashews, walnuts, etc. You choose!)
Italian Dressing (low-fat if desired)

Equipment needed - cutting board, sharp knife, grater, plastic container or bowl for serving/eating.

Method

1. Shred lettuce and pour into plastic container
2. Cut carrot and cucumber on long slit side of grater. Add to container.
3. Cut 1/4 packet smooth feta cheese into cubes. It will crumble but this is good. Add to container.
4. Roughly chop a handful of nuts and add to container.
5. Toss it to combine, or put on lid and shake it. Remove lid.
6. Add desired amount of Italian Dressing and toss salad.
7. Enjoy!

You can make this quite quickly for a weekday lunch. Or you could serve it with dinner as a side salad. Of course, being a salad, it's totally up to you what you omit, change around or add in. Here are some ideas:

~ use a bag of mixed salad leaves for more variety
~ add halved cherry tomatoes
~ add chopped spring onion
~ add shredded chicken or some ham for a protein hit
~ use tasty cheese instead of fetta
~ experiment with the types of nuts added or omit altogether
~ try French dressing instead of Italian or whatever type you like
~ chopped celery also goes well in this salad

The following shows the salad with the addition of cherry tomatoes...

The possibilities are endless! I hope you enjoyed my go-to Easy Summer Salad recipe. Let me know how you go with it!