Description

Change up your salad routine with a salad that's delicious, healthy and light. It pairs great with just about any main dish.

Ingredients

• Salad:
• 3-4 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, seeds and membranes discarded, chopped
• 1/2 - 1 English cucumber, seeds removed, diced
• 5 green onions, white and green parts, chopped
• 1/4 c. fresh parsley, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped (1/2 c.)
• Romaine lettuce, chopped (optional)
• Dressing:
• 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 c. freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 t. dried mint (or 1 T. chopped fresh mint)
• 1/2 t. kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Steps

1. In a large bowl add tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumber, green onions, parsley and onion; stir.
2. Dressing:
3. In a shaker or a jar, combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, mint, salt and pepper; close; shake dressing until combined. Pour dressing over the salad and toss to combine. Taste and adjust mint, salt and pepper.