Summer Salad is one of our old family favorites. I could eat it every day while produce is fresh. A visitor named it, saying that it tasted like Summer to him.
\nEach of us has our own variation, but this is the basic salad:
\nFresh, ripe tomatoes
\nCucumber, preferably the small “pickle” size
\nGreen onions
\nOil and vinegar
\nFreshly ground black pepper
\nFresh dill, minced…..a lot of it
\nNow, I’m basically lazy, so I use Italian salad dressing on mine. I like the “Robusto” varieties with lots of seasoning and garlic, or Paul Newman’s Italian Dressing. We cut the veggies into bite sized pieces. My salad tends to have more tomato and cucumber and less onion, but you can vary the proportions to suit yourself. Add the pepper and the dill and then cover it with salad dressing. I tend to have a heavy hand with the dressing, and a lot of it gets thrown out. Actually, you could use it as a merinade the next day if you saved it.
\nIt’s possible to use broccoli flowerettes, or even raw cauliflower in this salad. I occasionally omit the onion and substitute the broccoli. NEVER leave out the dill. It’s the magic ingredient.
\nChill the salad for a bit before serving. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Summer Salad is one of our old family favorites. I could eat it every day while produce is fresh. A visitor named it, saying that it tasted like Summer to him. Each of us has our own variation, but this … Continue reading