Summer Salad Recipe

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Summer Salad Recipe

This salad is absolutely one of my favorites to eat during the summer. The tomatoes and the cucumbers work together to make a dish that is both savory and light. The vinegar in this dish is what really pulls all the flavors together. The longer you let this marinate, the more homogenized the flavors become. Tasting Guidelines: Taste is savory. Weight is light but can be balanced with red wine vinaigrette. Texture is like a salad. Good for people with low to moderate treatment side effects. Best categorized as Mediterranean.
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: cucumbers, olives, onions, summer salad, tomatoes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Chef Ryan Callahan
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Cutting board
  • Chef's knife
  • Large mixing bowl
  • serving bowl

Ingredients

Food Ingredients:

  • 8 oz. feta cheese diced
  • 4 Roma tomatoes
  • 1 large cucumber
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 1 medium red onion sliced
  • Kalamata olives a generous but reasonable helping

Flavor Balancers:

  • kosher salt to taste
  • freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • red wine vinaigrette

Instructions

  • Wash all fresh ingredients thoroughly before cutting. Cut all ingredients into 1” chunks. Place prepared ingredients in large serving bowl. Sprinkle with feta cheese and olives. Toss dressing with all ingredients 30 minutes before serving.

Cooking for Chemo focuses on teaching you how to make your food taste good again during cancer and chemotherapy treatments. The flavor and cooking techniques contained within our easy to make recipes will help improve your quality of life as you go through cancer and chemotherapy treatments. Our cooking and flavor techniques can be integrated with any diet regimen. Talk with your dietitian to come up with a quality nutrition plan. This site is not to be taken as or used instead of professional medical advice. Please consult your doctor, oncologist, and dietitian before starting any new diet.

This recipe is taken from Cooking for Chemo …and After! By Chef Ryan Callahan -The Cancer Chef. For more cooking for chemotherapy recipes like this, you can pick up a copy on Amazon . Have specific questions? Email us at cookingforchemo@gmail.com

About the Author:

Chef Ryan Callahan is a 2x Gourmand World Cookbook Award Winning Chef. He is also the author of "Cooking for Chemo ...and After!" Chef Ryan acted as his mother's primary caregiver while she herself went through chemotherapy treatments. He has dedicated his life to helping cancer fighters navigate the difficulty that eating related side-effect present to the cancer fighter.