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Simple Summer Salad: Zucchini “pasta” salad
Author
Johnna
Ingredients
Salad ingredients:
2
medium green zucchini
, cut with a spiral slicer
2
cups
thinly sliced cucumber
4
green onions
, sliced
1
red bell pepper
, diced
1/4
cup
fresh cilantro
, chopped
1/4
cup
cherry tomatoes
, halved
1/4
cup
hemp or sesame seeds
(optional but tasty)
1/4
cup
pitted kalamata olives
Dressing ingredients:
1
ripe avocado
1/4
cup
olive oil
1/4
cup
lemon or lime juice
, fresh squeezed
Salt and Pepper to taste
Optional:
Salad Greens
(I like this served over a bed of greens like baby aragula)
Instructions
Salad preparation:
Cut the zucchini using spiral slicer and place in large salad bowl.
Top with all other salad ingredients and toss.
Dressing preparation:
Add avocado, olive oil and lemon or lime juice to blender.
Blend until very smooth and creamy. Add salt and pepper and give another quick whir.
Alternatively, you can mash the avocado with a fork and then mix the ingredients very well in a bowl or shake, shake, shake them in a mason jar.
Pour dressing over salad and stir to combine.
If possible, refrigerate for at least an hour before serving to allow flavors to marry.