In keeping with my summer fresh salad routine we decided to make a salad with a kick: cucumber, jalapeño and feta cheese salad (click here to see the last one we made). This salad is perfect for any Memorial Day cookout dish and it’s so fresh and easy to make, that it can even be eaten in a grilled tortilla for a meatless Taco Tuesday!
Even though we’re all very big fan of spicy food, it’s actually the home-made dressing that consists of garlic, vinegar, salt and freshly ground pepper that makes it what we love! In addition to using the garlic dressing on our cucumber, jalapeño and feta cheese salad, we also use it to season chicken breast that we grill and occasionally drizzle it on a hearty steak salad. I love the possibilities of summer dishes! For Memorial Day, we’re keeping it low key since William will be graduating high school that very Sunday, but we will most definitely be making up for it with tons of yummy food.
~ Cucumber, Jalapeño & Feta Cheese Salad
Ingredients:
2 cucumbers
1 red pepper
1 small jalapeño
1 garlic clove
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 cup of Fresh lime juice
1 1/2 cups of cilantro
Instructions:
Cut your cumbers down the middle and remove seeds.
Slice cucumbers.
Combine cucumber, cilantro, and jalapeno in a bowl.
In separate bowl add fresh lime juice, salt and olive oil.
Mix all together and let sit in fridge for about 15 minutes. **You can skip this step if in a rush or you can make over night and let sit, in which case the flavor is more blended and it taste even better!
Top with cheese and serve!
Perfect healthy summer salad that takes only a few minutes to make! I plan on making a big batch and using as a side dish for dinner and even lunch.
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