Mediterranean Chard Salad

Name: Mediterranean Chard Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 cups chard (baby or young; shredded); 1 bell pepper (red; thinly sliced); 4 radishes (sliced; or substitute grated carrots or beets); 1/2 cucumber (English; sliced (or try shaved fennel)); 6 tomatoes (cherry; halved); 1 avocado (sliced); 1/4 cup olives (kalamata (optional)); 1 cup chickpeas (cooked); 1 cup parsley (Italian; chopped (or sub half cilantro, basil or mint)); 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (toasted (or slivered almonds)); goat cheese (crumbled (leave out to make vegan)); feta cheese (leave out to make vegan); sprouts; 2 tbsp lemon juice (fresh); 1 tsp lemon zest (finely grated); 2 tsp honey; 1/4 cup olive oil (extra virgin); salt and pepper (to taste)

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Servings: 4 servings

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Ingredients

Salad:

4 cups chard, baby or young; shredded
1 bell pepper, red; thinly sliced
4 radishes, sliced; or substitute grated carrots or beets
1/2 cucumber, English; sliced (or try shaved fennel)
6 tomatoes, cherry; halved
1 avocado, sliced
1/4 cup olives, kalamata (optional)
1 cup chickpeas, cooked
1 cup parsley, Italian; chopped (or sub half cilantro, basil or mint)
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, toasted (or slivered almonds)

Optional Toppings:

goat cheese, crumbled (leave out to make vegan)
feta cheese, leave out to make vegan
sprouts

Lemony Dressing

2 tbsp lemon juice, fresh
1 tsp lemon zest, finely grated
2 tsp honey
1/4 cup olive oil, extra virgin
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions

Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl ( Either in separate ingredients into small piles over the greens, or toss all.
Whisk dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
Dress the salad and toss- you will probably not need all the dressing.
Adjust salt and lemon adding more if necessary.
Sprinkle with nuts or seeds and optional sprouts.

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