the what's in my garden salad recipe

I have been acquiring lots of vegetables lately, which I will post about shortly, and I've been coming up with salad after salad and thought now would be a good time to share. Since this is all about whatever is in your garden, please substitute, well, whatever is in your garden of course!

The Whatever is in My Garden Recipe - about 4 servings

2 small cucumbers

1 ear of corn

lots of cherry tomatoes

some carrots

1 tsp. olive oil

a few basil leaves

1 tbsp. goat cheese (optional)

salt and pepper to taste

1. Slice the cucumbers lengthwise into quarters, and then into quarter rounds. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half. Dice the carrots.

2. If your corn is sweet and juicy enough to eat off the cob w/o cooking, then go ahead. Otherwise boil it for a few minutes. Stand the ear of corn on end and slice downward along the kernels to separate from the cob.

3. Toss all ingredients together with the olive oil, chopped basil, and salt and pepper. Put in serving bowls and sprinkle with goat cheese (optional).

This no-cook, straight from the garden, crunchy salad is a great way to eat all those vegetables while maintaining their nutrients in their original form (i.e. no cooking, no heating, no destruction of nutrients).

enjoy!