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Summer Garden Salad Recipe

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Now’s the time to raid your garden and herb patch and put together this healthy salad. A touch of mint will make your mouth water.—Jessica Reyno-Joseph, Kissimmee, Florida

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Summer Garden Salad Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
1/2 small cucumber, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons sliced ripe olives
2 tablespoons chopped sweet onion
1 tablespoon minced fresh mint
2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
2 teaspoons olive oil
2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
1 small garlic clove, minced
Dash salt
Dash pepper
1 tablespoon crumbled feta cheese
Fresh mint leaves, optional

Directions

Place tomato and cucumber in a small bowl; add the celery, olives, onion, mint and parsley. Toss to combine.
In another small bowl, whisk the oil, vinegar, garlic, salt and pepper; pour over tomato mixture and toss to coat. Divide vegetables between two plates; sprinkle with cheese. Garnish with mint leaves if desired. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving equals 89 calories, 6 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 197 mg sodium, 7 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Summer Garden Salad in Country Woman August/September 2010, p47

The History of Feta

FETA is a white, salty, semi-firm cheese. Traditionally it was made from sheep or goat's milk but is now also made with cow's milk. After feta is formed in a special mold, it's sliced into large pieces, salted and soaked in brine. Although feta cheese is mostly associated with Greek cooking, "feta" comes from the Italian word "fette", meaning slice of food.

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Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2011 by aclawson_007

I really liked this salad. I used purple onions and no mint(didnt have any). I added real bacon bits. It was fabulous. I will make it again.

Reviewed on Jul. 28, 2011 by btaylor123

Delicious! The mint combines very nicely with the tomatoes. I used Greek olives instead, but otherwise made as shown. Will definitely serve this again.

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2011 by jaknee

This salad is amazing! I didn't have any mint so that was the only thing I left out. Served it with Bacon Squash Saute found on this site. A WONDERFUL meal!!!