Summer Salad

Summer Salads (at least the way we make them in my family!) are a simple, delicious addition to any meal.

Basically, you take fresh veggies, add salt and pepper, then toss them in your choice of dressing, and allow it to sit for awhile before serving, so the veggies soak up all the flavor.
Typically, for our Summer Salads, we use
tomato
cucumber
green pepper
red onion or white onion

You can cut everything into strips, or just do a rough chop.
For the dressing, you can use Zesty Italian or Balsamic Vinaigrette.
I've also made my own Red Wine Vinaigrette that tasted great. You do 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar. For example, 3/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil to 1/4 cup red wine vinegar. Shake really well and pour over veggies.
Another yummy alternative is to use a water/white vinegar mixture. (This is where you would use the white onion as opposed to the red onion.) Use the same 3:1 ratio, and I also add 1/2 tsp to a full tsp of sugar. It cuts down on the strong taste from the vinegar.

Remember to let everything sit for awhile and give it a good stir just before serving!