When the summer garden gets to the point that you're swimming in all that wonderful delicious produce; finding ways to use it all up all can start to get complicated! I'm constantly trying to come up with new, and most importantly, simple ways to use the produce the Good Lord gives us. One of my favorite simple summer harvest meals is to make a Summer Harvest Garden Salad.
A typical 'garden salad' is made with lettuce, but to me this is a summer garden salad. In the summer there are no greens available, so that means I improvise with other veggies. The majority of the ingredients in this yummy salad is made with fresh ingredients picked from our garden. While the rest are easily found at your local grocer. It's a super affordable salad chockfull of wholesome ingredients that taste good and are good for you.
Summer Harvest Garden Salad
Ingredients
(All of the ingredient amounts can be adjusedt to preference or what is available and how much you want to serve)
- Diced cucumbers
- Finely chopped tomatoes (I'm not a fan of chunks of tomatoes, lol)
- Chopped bell pepper
- Chopped onion
- Chopped hot peppers (optional, but everything we eat has a little kick 😆)
- Canned tuna, drained
- Favorite salad dressing
Combine all ingredients except dressing and chill in fridge. Top with dressing when ready to eat. I like to top mine with homemade Italian dressing.
Yes, it's a super simple recipe, but I know I personally enjoy searching out new recipes to make our meals come together more efficiently. So while it may not be fancy and complicated it is yummy and an awesome way to use up some of that produce you've worked so hard to grow and harvest. But, should you not be overflowing with a summer garden harvest, making this with store-bought ingredients works just as well!
With Love & Hope,
Jennifer
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