Summer Cucumber Salad



A healthy and light veggie salad is perfect for beautiful summer weather.  Santa Barbara has been sunny, slightly breezy and glorious in the mid 70's this past week.  Perfect for trips to our exquisite SB harbor! Life doesn't get much better...

(photo via Instagram) 


Heavy foods and gorgeous weather don't seem to compliment each other.  The beauty of this salad is that it's colorful, refreshing and dainty; plus it's adorned with cute edible flowers.  It's no secret my girls are rather picky eaters.  Although what kid could resist a colorful salad garnished with elegant flowers?  Definitely not mine.  

After seeing Marla's (Family Fresh Cookingedible flower popsicles, I knew I had to incorporate edible flowers into my girls foods.  They happily ate the veggies and flowers!  Brilliant! 


Fresh veggies, crunchy slivered almonds and a light vinaigrette make this salad completely irresistible!  Memorial Day weekend is right around the corner; bookmark this recipe, your friends will thank you!  We certainly have, especially since it's Lo's birthday! 

Happy 2nd Birthday Lo! 


Summer Cucumber Salad
Serves 4-6
Recipe created by Epicurean Mom

Ingredients

For salad:
2 cucumbers, skin shaved and sliced in 1/2-inch slices
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped in 1-inch pieces
1/2 orange bell pepper, chopped in 1-inch pieces
3 scallions, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup halved Kalamata olives 
1/4 cup slivered almonds
Edible flowers *Optional*

For Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:
Combine all dressing ingredients, stir well, set aside.

Place salad ingredients in a medium bowl, pour dressing and toss to coat.  Cover and place in the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour and up to 1 day ahead. 

25 comments:

  1. So pretty, colorful and delightfully summery! Perfect.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. Lovely salad! It's funny because I picked up two huge cucumbers at the Farmers Market and was going to make a cucumber salad with them today, seriously! So guess what, I'm going to make this recipe! Great flavors I love. Happy 2nd Birthday to your sweet little girl! :)

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    1. Thanks Jennifer! You will love it! We always seem to be on the same page with food, great minds think a like! :)

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  3. GORGEOUS salad!!! Ps. love those bowls :) Have two of those plates from Anthro!

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    1. Claire-I LOVE these plates and bowls! Anthro is one of my fave stores :)

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  4. Fantastic salad, Katie! Perfect for the summer. These photos are so gorgeous, too, as are your children!

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  5. What a gorgeous summer salad you created, Katie! This looks so light and refreshing, and I love your beautiful photos of your kids too! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a happy Memorial Day weekend!

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  6. Aw, happy birthday to your little one! Such cute pictures! I love the edible flowers - I think my daughter would go crazy for those. And your salad looks delicious, perfect for the nice weather we've been having here.

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  7. I love a cucumber salad and those edible flowers are so pretty! Happy birthday to your daughter - hope you have a great weekend, Katie!

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  8. Wow, what a beautiful salad! Happy birthday to your precious little girl! And I would love to meet up:)

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  9. Cucumber salad is a definite favourite in our house during summer. I love your addition of flowers, so pretty! Happy birthday to your daughter too! Such adorable pictures of them.

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  10. Happy birthday to your sweet girl! Love the photos...darling children and gorgeous salad!

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  11. Aw, happy birthday, she is darling! Katie, this salad is not only fresh, it is absolutely stunning. Beautiful! Enjoy this special weekend!

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  12. Love the salad, the edible flowers and your photos! Happy Birthday to your daughter!

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  13. What a beautiful, vibrant salad! And using edible flowers is such a clever way to get children (and adults), to eat their "colourful" greens. :D

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  14. Fresh and crunchy is how I like my salads, lovely!

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  15. If I made my salad look as pretty as yours, I would probably never eat anything else. What a fabulous salad! Perfect for summer!

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  16. What a delightful and refreshing salad! I'll have to remember this next time we bbq!

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  17. Such pretty pictures! I've never had or even seen edible flowers before. They're beautiful. And I agree with you - it's too warm to enjoy warm food, especially when you don't have AC! I hope Lo had a super birthday. :)

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  18. What a sweet little 2 year old. I stayed in Santa Barbara for a summer once and it was so beautiful! That is a good cucumber salad...I love cucumbers but I wish my family felt the same way.

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  19. Whole recipe looks and sounds so Summery!!!

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  20. Gorgeous, tantalizing salad! Love your bowls, too!!

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  21. Absolutely perfect for summer...gorgeous and refreshing!

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