O.T. weather - Marinated Veggie Salad

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Hi Karla, Don't skip the veges just because of the heat. Try this:

Marinated Veggie Salad

Wash & cut a variety of fresh veggies into bite-sized pieces (rounds, chunks,

sticks, etc. *

Mix together with:

1 can chickpeas (Garbanzo beans), rinsed **

1/2 cup black olives and/or chopped avacado ***

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

2 Tbsp. salad dressing ****

Season with your favorite spices/herbs, optional*****

Mix everything well and place in refrigerator for an hour (up to two days) to

cool and let the flavors blend. ******

 

Notes:

*(I use whatever I like and have on hand such as summer squash, snow peas,

cherry tomatoes, cauliflower, etc, trying to get a variety of shapes, colors,

textures, and tastes. Each salad differs.)

**Other beans also work well. Try Black-eyed Peas or Kidney Beans. This adds

protein. You could also use 1-2 cups of cooked, rinsed pasta (bowtie works well)

***This adds " good " fat to the salad. If you use avacado, use the lemon juice to

marinate the avacado before adding to the other veggies and plan to eat the

salad within a couple of hours. The avacado does not keep well.

****(I like Greek vinagrette with Feta, but any dressing works. I don't

recommend Mayo. Purists could use an olive oil drizzle with a bit more lemon

juice and favorite herbs.)

*****(I use lemon pepper, and/or Italian seasoning, and/or fresh parsley, thyme,

dill, cilantro or oregano, etc. Go easy on the seasonings the first time, then

experiment on future salads to see what you like.)

******To dress it up for company, place a scoop of salad on a lettuce leaf, then

sprinkle with something crunchy just before serving such as pumpkin seeds,

sliced almonds, or crushed seasoned bread crumbs.

 

ENJOY!

Susan in Tennessee

 

Posted by: " karfranw " karfranw karfranw

Wed May 30, 2007 6:04 pm (PST)

Dear Katie,

I will trade you weather and temperatures, sweetie. It is 89 degress right now,

at 5:04pm PDT, here in Portland Oregon. It is WAY too hot!!! I still have to get

dinner.

 

We had vegetarian hot dogs, and homemade large french fries. I skipped the veges

as I as soooo tired, and soooo hot.

Well, enough of my complaining. Hope all of you have had a great day, and hope

you all have an even greater evening.

 

Sincerely,

 

Karla Williams