HowtoMakeSummerVegetableSalad

　　Summersaladsareusuallyatossedsaladwithgreensorfruitsalads,butdon'tforgetyourvegetables.Withthelargeselectionofvegetablesavailable,avegetablesaladisagreatalternative.Vegetablescanberaw,blanchedorgrilledinasummersalad.Tosswithyourfavoritevinaigretteandyouhaveanutritiousandrefreshingsummervegetablesalad.Readontolearnmore.

　　Instructions

　　Difficulty:Easy

　　Step1

　　Selectvegetablesthatarefirm,freshandinseason.Summervegetablesthataregreatforsaladsincludegreen,yelloworredbellpeppers,cucumbers,freshcorn,asparagus,broccoliandcauliflower,onions,beets,radishes,zucchini,squash,greenbeansandwaxbeans.Summervegetableswillvaryaccordingtoyourlocation.

　　Step2

　　Chooseyourfavoritesummervegetablesforarawsalad.Fornot-so-favoritevegetables,brushwitholiveoil,seasonwithsaltandpepperandgrillthemlightlytoenhancetheflavor.Don'tover-grillthevegetablesortheywillbetoosoftforasummersalad.

　　Step3

　　Washtheselectedsummervegetablesanddrywell.Cutthevegetablesintobitesizedpieces.Ifusingrawonions,cutthemintosmallerpiecessotheydon'toverwhelmthesummersalad.

　　Step4

　　Cutdensevegetablesintosmallerpieces.Vegetableslikecarrots,beets,broccoliandcaulifloweraredenseandwillbehardtochewifleftinlargerpieces.

　　Step5

　　Placetherawvegetablesinalargesaladbowlandseasonwithsaltandpeppertotaste.Tosswithyourfavoritevinaigrettedressingandallowthesummersaladtomarinateforatleastanhourforafullerflavor.Ifusinggrilledvegetables,allowthemtocoolbeforehandling.Cutthegrilledvegetablesintolargerpiecesiftheyaresoftened.Tosswithyourfavoritevinaigretteandallowtomarinate.

　　Step6

　　Addextrastothesummervegetablesaladbeforeserving.Addwalnutsoralmonds,choppedhard-boiledeggs,cheese,sesameseedsorpinenutsforamoreintenseflavor.

　　Step7

　　Garnishthesummersaladwithslicedradishes,slicedredpepper,shreddedcarrotsorfreshbasil.