Summer Solstice Salad
with Goddess Green Herb Dressing

Mix and match ingredients according to preference and availability. The idea here is to have a variety of fresh vegetables that can be esthetically arranged to celebrate summer.

Ingredients


3 cups tender lettuce leaves (butter or green leaf)

2 cups mixed salad greens (arugula, chicory, etc.)

1/2 cup shredded carrot

1/2 cup chopped cucumber

1 cup cooked chickpeas

3 cherry tomatoes, halved (or more if preferred)

2 tablespoons chopped pecans

1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil

1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley

Edible flowers for use as garnish (optional)

Goddess Green Herb Dressing

Method

Divide the greens among 4 large dinner plates and top2 with all the remaining ingredients except the dressing in a visually pleasing arrangement.
Serve the dressing on the side.

Serves 4

 


About The Author

ROBIN ROBERTSON is the author of five cookbooks: 366 Healthful Ways to Cook Tofu and Other Meat Alternatives, 366 Simply Delicious Dairy-Free Recipes, The Soy Gourmet, Some Like It Hot, and The Vegetarian Chili Cookbook. She writes a weekly newspaper column on vegetarian cooking and is a Vegetarian Times contributor. 
JON ROBERTSON is the author of The Golden Thread of Oneness: A journey Inward to the Universal Consciousness. He is the senior writer and editor at A.R.E. Press. This recipe was excerpted with permission from The Sacred Kitchen, ©1999, published by New World Library, www.nwlib.com. Toll free ordering number for New World Library,  800-972-6657 Ext. 52. The authors were featured on the Oprah show in June, 2000.

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