Top 10 Fabulous Summer Salads
There is something about salads, which are succulent, juicy and filling in a wholesome way. What’s more, they are a nutritious and healthy way to satisfy your hunger.
So when summer is at its peak and you feel like splashing into a cold-bath every time you step outside, here are some refreshing and delicious summer salad ideas to help you beat the heat!
• Mixed tomato salad : Ripe tomatoes squeeze out the heat of summer. This salad centers on fresh ripe tomatoes, in a dressing of vinegar and seasoned oil, and garnished with fresh mint leaves. The flavor of the cool mint works perfectly with the pulp of juicy tomatoes.
• Succotash salad : Toss corn kernels, fresh green beans and sliced horseradishesin horseradish-mustard vinaigrette and you haveNew England's favorite salad dish.
• Cucumber, lentil and Haloumi cheese – The trio: Mix Haloumi cheese with cucumber (mini or Persian cucumbers) and lentils and dress with quality olive oil. Season with fresh herbs for a delightful summer dish.
• Mexican Salad: Mexican cuisine is said to make the best of the natural in the most natural way. Create a mix of corn, fresh ripe tomatoes, black beans, red and green bell peppers and dress with a squeeze of lime. This salad is not only colorful to look at but a delight to eat as well.
• Tomato and cucumber & herbs: Slice up beefsteak tomatoes, and combine with diced cucumbers, red onions, and top with a generous sprinkle of fresh basil and dill.
• Blueberry-melon salad with zesty lemon-thyme: Antioxidant rich blueberries combined with naturally low-calorie watermelon, cantaloupe, and honeydew is a salad sure to please everyone. Dress with lemon and thyme!
• Green bean salad: Fresh green beans topped with shallots and a Dijon mustard vinaigrette is a summer salad which makes a great side for any warm-climate dish.
• Shrimp and nectarine salad : This salad features cooked shrimp encased in Boston lettuce and accompanied by ripe nectarines, avocados, red onions with the fresh flavor of basil wafting through the simmering heat to satiate your senses. Do you need anything cooler than that?
• Water melon and feta Salad: Put a Mediterranean twist on your salad with this dish. Pair watermlon with cucmber slices, baby argula and thin-slices of onion and top with feta-cheese crumbs.
• Tomato basil pasta salad: Combine fusilli pasta, ripe tomatoes and chopped red onions in a mix of home-made red wine vinaigrette and garnish with fresh basil for a sea of coolness.
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