Cool Summer Veggie Salad
Bursting with fresh, colorful produce, this Cool Summer Veggie Salad is the ultimate dish to beat the heat and brighten your plate. Featuring crisp cucumber, juicy cherry tomatoes, crunchy red bell pepper, sweet corn, and tangy crumbled feta, this salad is a delightful medley of textures and flavors. A zesty homemade dressing made with olive oil, lemon juice, honey, and garlic ties everything together, while fresh basil adds an aromatic touch. Ready in just 20 minutes and served chilled, this healthy and satisfying salad makes the perfect side dish for barbecues, picnics, or as a light main course. Ideal for summer dining, it’s a go-to recipe that’s as refreshing as it is easy to make!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 large Cucumber
- 2 cups Cherry tomatoes
- 1 medium Red bell pepper
- 1 small Red onion
- 1 cup Sweet corn kernels, cooked
- 1 cup Feta cheese, crumbled
- 0.25 cup Fresh basil leaves
- 3 tablespoons Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons Lemon juice
- 1 clove Garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon Honey
- 0.5 teaspoon Salt
- 0.25 teaspoon Black pepper
Instructions
Wash and prepare the vegetables: slice the cucumber into thin rounds, halve the cherry tomatoes, dice the red bell pepper, and thinly slice the red onion.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sliced cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red bell pepper, red onion, and cooked sweet corn kernels.
Chop the fresh basil leaves and add them to the vegetable mix.
In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, honey, salt, and black pepper to create the dressing.
Pour the dressing over the salad and gently toss until the vegetables are evenly coated.
Add the crumbled feta cheese and give the salad a light toss to incorporate it without breaking it up too much.
Refrigerate the salad for 10–15 minutes to allow the flavors to meld together.
Serve the salad chilled as a side dish or enjoy it as a light and refreshing main course.
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
257 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 17.2 g | 22% | |
| Saturated Fat | 5.7 g | 29% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 25 mg | 8% | |
| Sodium | 572 mg | 25% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 21.5 g | 8% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.3 g | 12% | |
| Total Sugars | 9.4 g | ||
| Protein | 7.3 g | 15% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.3 mcg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 176 mg | 14% | |
| Iron | 1.2 mg | 7% | |
| Potassium | 527 mg | 11% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
