Mediterranean Summer Salad Recipe

Posted on June 19, 2017

Love the tastes of the Mediterranean but can’t afford the plane trip to get there? Bring those flavors to your home with this easy summer salad recipe. You can savor this Mediterranean salad even if you’re on a low-calorie, low-carbohydrate (without the bread) or low-sugar diet. Eating healthy never tasted so good!

Here’s how you can make this recipe:

Salad Ingredients:
1 bag of mixed greens (we recommend an arugula, baby romaine and baby spinach blend)
3  large bell peppers (we used orange, red & yellow)
1  jar of marinated Artichokes hearts (rinsed & drained)
1 can of chickpeas (rinsed & drained)
24 Kalamata olives
½ cup red onion
2 ounces of shaved parmesan

Dressing
3 tbsp of red wine vinegar
4 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp of dijon mustard
1/8 tsp of salt
¼ tsp of pepper
1/2 tsp of garlic
1 medium sized lemon

Bread Dipping Oil
1 loaf of French bread
1/8 cup of chopped basil
A dash of Salt
A dash of Pepper
1/2 tsp of garlic
Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Prepare Salad:

1. Dice peppers into bit size pieces
2. Drain and rinse artichokes, then chop them into quarters.
3. Drain and rinse chickpeas
4. Drain olives
5. Dice onions into slivers
6. Place salad dressing into bottom of a large bowl
7. Add mix greens
8. Toss all other ingredients together
9. Garnish with shaved parmesan cheese

Nutrition Facts: (6 servings in recipe. This does not include bread and dipping oil.

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