Healthy Summer Salad
February 25, 2013
Healthy Summer Salad
Tomato and Zucchini Salad
I made this healthy Summer salad for dinner last night. The warm weather called for a light meal, quick and healthy. If you are a regular reader you will know that Sunday night is Dumpling Night in our home. It is a tradition we have had for more than a year now. While I love not cooking on Sunday night, I do get sick of dumplings. My two little boys adore them, and love our Sunday night tradition so it stays… Last night after a warm day and a heavy workload across the weekend I was craving a wholesome boost.
I collected the beautiful tomatoes and zucchini for the salad from my vegetable garden.
- Serves: 2 adults
- Preparation Time: 5-10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes approximately
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
- 2 garlic cloves – finely chopped
- 240 gram tin of chick peas – drained and rinsed
- 6 fresh spring onions – chopped
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 1 small zucchini shaved into strips (with a potato peeler)
- handful of fresh tomatoes – halved or quartered
- 1/4 cup of walnuts
Dressing:
- 1 tablespoon (more) of lemon juice
- 1/2 tablespoon of good quality extra virgin olive oil
Combine by whisking with a fork
Steps:
- Add the oil to a pan with the garlic and heat until fragrant
- Add the chick peas and cook on medium heat until they start to colour. Remove from the heat and add the spring onions and lemon juice and stir to combine
- Season the chick peas with salt and freshly cracked pepper and set aside to cool
- On a serving plate, add the zucchini strips and tomatoes then top with the chick peas, walnuts, and drizzle over the dressing to serve
I enjoyed the nutty flavour and crisp textures in this salad. I realised when eating it, and after a quick google search of A Fresh Legacy – A leaf from my garden, that I have previously published a recipe where I prepare the chick peas in the same way.
The other salad recipe was a Haloumi Salad. Not as wholesome, but very tasty. Unwittingly, I even photographed that recipe on the same plate- oops !! Take a look below and give it a try if you love Haloumi cheese, and a little zing of chilli:
All I can say is… there are similarities in the recipes because they work! Tomatoes and chickpeas make a great combination 🙂
Have you tried chick peas in a salad?
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Another delicious, healthy recipe from your kitchen Kyrstie! I love chick peas in salad to make it a little more filling and hearty…yum!
Hi Jane, thanks for your lovely comment. I need to make sure Mr Fresh has enough on his plate to stop him scratching around in the fridge after dinner so the chick peas work well 🙂
This looks like a great salad…I love chickpeas but don’t use them in salads at home (not sure why)?
Thanks Miss Piggy, give them a go I am sure you will love them.
I just love the way you’ve left the zucchini raw in this salad. Delicious.
Thanks Christie. I have just started doing that and it is really lovely. I enjoy the texture and the kids eat it so it is win win 🙂
Oh I love dumplings! It was the perfect weather for a salad though to be fair 😉
There is nothing better than salads made up from ingredients from your veggie patch. This one looks so healthy and colourful..perfect for the hot weather we’ve been having. I love the sound of your dumpling night on Sunday’s Kyrstie, my daughter and I are big dumpling fans too.