Mid Summer Dream Salad
This Mid Summer Dream Salad is a celebration of summer produce– green beans, corn, cherries and peaches are the stars of the show, but some boiled egg and pecans add interest and some protein. For those hot summer nights when you need a cooling meal!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 357kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups kale finely shredded
- 1 head butter lettuce finely shredded
- 4 eggs hardboiled
- 2 cups fresh green beans
- 1 ear sweet corn
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cup cherries pitted and halved
- 1 piece large peach thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 1/2 cup basil shredded
Basil Balsamic Dressing
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/4 cup fresh basil chopped finely
Instructions
- Heat a frying pan over medium high heat. and add the olive oil, green beans, and sweet corn. Saute until the beans and corn are heated through and have some charred color to them.
- In a large salad bowl, add shredded greens, and then top with quartered hard boiled eggs, cherries, peaches, green beans, corn, basil and pecans.
- In a small jar. add together dressing ingredients. Pour over salad, and toss.
- If not serving right away, keep the dressing and pecans separate, and add right before serving.
Notes
- Make it Ahead: Make this salad ahead of time by leaving off the dressing a pecans until ready to serve.
- Make it Paleo/Whole30: This salad makes a perfect Whole30 summer meal if you omit the corn!
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 865mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 9270IU | Vitamin C: 97.2mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 3mg