Recipe of Hearty Summer Salad

This organic salad is high-protein, so you get plenty of mileage with this meal. It’s terrific served with hearty whole grain bread on the side, preferably organic and baked by a local baker, to sop up the vinaigrette. Below is Recipe of Hearty Summer Salad.

 

Hearty Summer Salad Ingredients :
·    2 15 oz. cans organic chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
·    2 15 oz. cans organic artichoke hearts
·    2 15 oz. cans organic black-eyed peas
·    6 large fresh organic garlic cloves
·    ½ large organic onion
·    ½ cup organic balsamic vinegar
·    4 large organic tomatoes
·    A few pinches of dried organic parsley
·    ¼ cup organic olive oil
·    Fresh ground salt and pepper to taste

Hearty Summer Salad Methods :
·    Drain chickpeas and black-eyed peas, and dump them into a large bowl.  Chop artichoke hearts (into eighths if they’re whole, or into quarters if they’re already halved)
·    Chop tomatoes and dice onion; dump artichokes, tomatoes and onion into bowl.  Crush garlic gloves with garlic press and add to the luscious pile of goodies
·    Whip olive oil and balsamic vinegar together in a smaller bowl, then pour over the pile.  Your mouth should be watering now
·    Add a few generous pinches of parsley, then salt and pepper to taste.  Stir all the ingredients thoroughly with a large spoon to distribute them evenly and coat them with vinaigrette

This dish, which serves 6 or more, also works great for summer pitch-ins, especially if you’re vegan.  You can’t always count on non-dairy, high-protein dishes at such gatherings, but you can definitely depend on this hearty summer salad!