End of Summer Salads

I am trying to squeeze in as many fresh fruits and vegetables as I can while everything is so fresh!  I am glad to be back to my own kitchen, my local Farmers Market and my favorite recipes.

One of the first salads I had to make when I got home is a Zucchini-Tomato Salad.

I have a tool that looks like a vegetable peeler but it actually has little teeth that make the zucchini into "strings". I have also done this with a regular vegetable peeler and that works too.

Next I cut grape or cherry tomatoes in half, finely chop up some shallot/garlic/onion, whatever I have on hand, and make a lemon-dijon vinaigrette.  Try this at home!

Zucchini Salad

Rough Recipe:

Yellow and Green Zucchini
Cherry or Grape Tomatoes
Shallot/Garlic Cloves and/or Onion, finely chopped

Vinaigrette:
1 Tbsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard
3 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Put your vinaigrette ingredients in a jar and shake-shake-shake.  Taste and adjust seasonings!  When you like it, pour over your zucchini-tomato mixture and enjoy!