Experience Nutrition Recipe: Arizona Cucumber Summer Salad

This fresh summer salad was inspired by the pickling cucumbers purchased at the Downtown Phoenix Farmers Market. When I purchased the cucumbers I was planning on making some quick pickles. Instead, I ended up enjoying them as a raw snack and this fresh salad.

Enjoy the video of the salad…from farmers market to table…

Chopped Cucumber Salad

Inspired by the beauty of the cucumber…

Simple Ingredients

• 1 small cucumber (Crooked Sky Farm)
• 1 tomato (Crooked Sky Farm)
• 1green pepper (Crooked Sky Farm)
• 1 green onion
• 1 cup yellow beans (Steadfast Farm)

Simple Steps

• Slice all veggies in unique shapes and sizes.

Basil Garlic Lime Dressing

Simple Ingredients

• ½ lime, juiced
• 2 tbsp organic extra olive oil
• 3-4 basil stems (Melanie’s garden)
• 1 garlic clove, minced (Blue Sky Organic Farm)
• Pinch sea salt

Simple Steps

• Place all ingredients into small blender.
• Blend until desired level of smoothness.

Dress the Salad

• Place all chopped ingredients into a medium bowl.
• Pour dressing over the veggies.
• Gently toss to coat all veggies with the dressing.

Salad Food Art

• Plating Mise en Place: Mindfully gather the salad, garnish, and bowl for plating

• Mindfully plate the chopped cucumber salad with extra slices of cucumber, tomatoes, and fresh basil.

• Enjoy!

Another view…the beauty of the Cucumber Salad

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