From the Garden Summer Salad

Submitted by tootie1

"This is a wonderful salad! I use fresh herbs from the garden. Lemon basil is a favorite! You can use what herbs you have handy. You could add toasted bread cubes to make this a panzanella salad! Add what you like! Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 14

ingredients

• 2 stalks celery
• 1 ear of corn
• 1⁄2 large cucumber, peeled, seeded
• 1 1⁄2 cups fennel
• 2 cups loosely packed spinach
• 1⁄2 cup red onion
• 1⁄2 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in half (optional)
• 2 tablespoons fresh herbs (such as mint, parsley, basil, thyme, oregano, tarragon, etc.)

• Dressing

• 1⁄2 - 1 tablespoon fruity vinegar (optional-I used pomegranate vinegar) (optional)
• 1 -2 tablespoon Italian dressing
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• fresh ground black pepper
• kosher salt

directions

1. Slice celery, cucumber, fennel and red onion thinly with a mandoline(or by hand).
2. Cut corn off the ear.
3. Chop spinach in bite size pieces.
4. Chop herbs fine.
5. Mix dressing ingredients in small bowl. Pour over salad and toss to mix. Serve and enjoy!

Reviews

[Mom2Rose]

FALL PAC 2008: Excellent mix of veggies, colors and textures! Love the vinagrette!!

 

[Sharon123]

I was lucky enough to eat this salad with the chef who posted it-my sister! We picked herbs from the garden(all of the ones ones mentioned in the recipe). Oh so good! I will be making this again and again! Thanks for posting this one sis!