4 Light Summer Salads
Light and refreshing summer salad ideas perfect for hot days. With fresh ingredients such as seasonal fruits and vegetables, nuts and herbs, you can prepare a healthy and delicious meal for lunch or dinner.
1 – Greek Salad
Ingredients
2 diced tomatoes
1 cucumber, sliced
1/2 yellow bell pepper cut in pieces
1/2 red onion, chopped
80 g pitted black olives
1 tablespoon of olive oil
100 g of feta cheese
salt and pepper
Preparation
Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, mix and chill.
2 – Shrimp and melon salad
Ingredients
150 g of salad
120 g pre-cooked and peeled shrimps 100 g pre-cooked chickpeas
1 stalk of celery in small pieces
2 slices of melon, diced
juice and zest of 1 lemon
1 tablespoon of olive oil
salt and pepper
Preparation
Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, mix and chill.
3 – Tuna salad
Ingredients
80 g young lettuce shoots
12 cherry tomatoes
60 g mozzarella cheese in small balls
120 g tuna in plain
1 tablespoon of olive oil
salt and pepper
Preparation
Put all the ingredients in a salad bowl, mix and chill.
4 – Caesar salad
Ingredients
150 g of lettuce
150 g baked chicken breast
1 slice of toasted bread
20 g Parmesan cheese
For the sauce
1 jar of 0% white yogurt
chives
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Preparation
Put the lettuce, the chicken in pieces, the toasted bread in cubes and the parmesan in a salad bowl.
Prepare the sauce by mixing the yogurt with the chives, lemon juice, salt and pepper and pour over the salad.
