Sweet Summer Salad

Sweet Summer Salad

  Ready in : 45 mins

The recipe Sweet Summer Salad can be made in roughly 45 minutes. This recipe serves 4 and costs 94 cents per serving. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 164 calories. The Fourth Of July will be even more special with this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. 1 person has made this recipe and would make it again. A mixture of olive oil, juice of lime, cucumber, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and lacto ovo vegetarian diet. With a spoonacular score of 76%, this dish is solid.

Ingredients

radishes

radishes

7

black beans

black beans

1 cup

cucumber

cucumber

1

zucchini

zucchini

2 small

basil

basil

1 Handful

bibb lettuce

bibb lettuce

2 cups

olive oil

olive oil

2 tablespoons

balsamic vinegar

balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon

honey

honey

1 tablespoon

juice of lime

juice of lime

1

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

4 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, lime, honey, and salt and pepper to combine.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    olive oil

    olive oil

    vinegar

    vinegar

    honey

    honey

    lime

    lime

    whisk
    whisk
    bowl
    bowl
  2. 2
    Slice the radishes and zucchini into thin rounds. Peel and halve the cucumber, scoop out the seeds and dice into small pieces. Chop the lettuce into strips to create 2 cups of greens.

    cucumber

    cucumber

    radish

    radish

    zucchini

    zucchini

    lettuce

    lettuce

    greens

    greens

    seeds

    seeds

  3. 3
    In a large bowl, combine the radish, cucumber, black beans, greens and a pinch of salt and pepper.

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    black beans

    black beans

    cucumber

    cucumber

    greens

    greens

    radish

    radish

    bowl
    bowl
  4. 4
    Add desired amount of fresh basil (chopped or slivered).

    fresh basil

    fresh basil

  5. 5
    Pour the dressing over the vegetables and allow to marinate for an hour. You may not need to use all of the dressing, so bottle it up and save it for another salad

    vegetable

    vegetable