Summer Chopped Vegetable Salad

This is the time of the year to be enjoying fresh, raw vegetables.  Like cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers!  So, I like to combine them all in a salad with a light vinaigrette dressing to bring out their flavors, and it always turns out delicious and is a hit with my family.  This is a good way to get many different vitamins into your diet, eating a variety of veggies, not to mention the fiber that they contain.  This is quick and easy to make, and perfect with some grilled protein. You can find all of the veggies for this recipe at Fresh and Natural foods!

Author: Amy Lyons O’Neil

Amy has worked for Fresh and Natural Foods since 2006 contributing to the variety of healthful foods we offer. She graduated with a degree in studio art from Bethel University in 2007, but in her senior year of college, found that her passion was with the art of food. She later used her photography and culinary skills to create a vegan food and recipe blog, Fragrant Vanilla Cake. She has also written 3 cookbooks. She specializes in vegan and vegetarian recipes. Local, fresh and organic food has always been her focus in whatever she creates.

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Servings: 4 servings | Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 0 minutes | Ready in: 5 minutes

Ingredients

• 4 cups of leaf lettuce, torn into pieces
• 1 bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes
• 1 cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 1 cup snap peas, trimmed
• 2 green onions, sliced
• Dressing:
• 2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tsp maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp sea salt, or to taste
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano

Instructions

1. To make the salad, combine all of the veggies in a large bowl.
2. Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a smaller bowl, then pour over the veggies and toss to coat.
3. Serve!