This is my standby summer salad at the moment. It’s finding itself teamed up with a whole heap of dishes, as you can make a big batch of it and it’s not going to go soggy when left in the fridge for a few days.
Summer salad
Chopped up raw kale leaves, (don’t worry about the stalks, too chewy)
Steamed and diced carrots
Steamed corn cut off the cob
Sliced capsicum (peppers)
Pecans
If you have any other seasonal goodies hanging around, pop them in too.
Dress with your favourite dressing.
What a beautiful looking salad. So fresh and inviting. Love the colours. It looks quite Christmassy.
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Summer vegetables are great for vibrant colours aren’t they.
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Oh this looks delicious! We love growing kale-oodles of it but haven’t had it in a salad yet. Are you still hanging in there? Can’t be too much longer now. All the very best if I don’t get a chance to say it again before the new arrival 😀
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Thanks Mel, I’m stilling cooking 🙂
Kale is such a wonderful superfood. I wish I could grow the stuff… maybe I need to move to Tasmania to do that.
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Looks fresh and vibrant….I’d love to add an orange honey dressing to this salad. I love those pecans in there! Yum!
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Ohh yes, an orange honey dressing sounds good… really good!
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So um anything else new in your house? Ha, this looks great.
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Nothing new yet…
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wow that looks like the kind of salad a nutritionist would use as a perfect example of a good colourful meal.
I would love to hear some of your salad dressing suggestions sometime…you know, when you have spare time, maybe in a few years! x
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Tomato sauce?…
ok, maybe not. Olive oil, balsamic, lemon juice, mayo, dijon mustard- not all together, but there is usually a concoction of several of them floating around my salads. (Although I did like Anna’s suggestion (above) of a honey orange dressing.)
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That’s simply and vibrantly beautiful! Sounds delicious and looks like a party on a plate!
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I’m yet to get tired of this little number
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I have recently discovered the wonderment that is kale. Such a versatile and tasty vegetable! You salad looks fab and is Food Patrol allowable with a little tweak. Bonus points to you! X
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It’s good stuff isn’t it! I’ve used it in lots of cooking, still haven’t summoned the courage for a green smoothie though…
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I love deep green veges and they are so healthy! Good salad!! c
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Super duper healthy Cecilia.
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Gorgeous fresh looking salad. Love the colours!
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Dead easy one.
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so vibrant..so nutritious..so delicious..
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It is Jane 🙂
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Love a summer salad. I have salad envy right now. The L.F. is a vegies man and gets rather disappointed when I dish up a salad 😦
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Oh that is disappointing… Head up north and I’ll make you a salad!
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perfect salad for a summers day 🙂
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Summer salads are always a bit more exciting than winter ones aren’t they.
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Very robust! I like it. 🙂
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I love that word robust 🙂
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This is a very attractive salad – and I can picture it pairing with almost anything. Delightful!
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Kari how did you go with your kale? Was it up to scratch?
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Gorgeous!
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Thanks Misk
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What a happy looking salad 🙂 Hope you’re all well and enjoying some good weather x Joanna
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The soggiest summer I’ve known Joanna. Rain, rain, rain… not that I’m complaining, it beats 35C plus days, that’s for sure.
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What a colorful and pretty salad. I love the addition of the pecans!
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Pecans quite often find there way into a lot of my meals. Not too expensive and I can get locally grown ones relatively easy. Plus they taste good!
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Simple, vibrant and delicious! Thank you for sharing.
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Your welcome Lizzy 🙂
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Gorgeous colours – so healthy! And nuts, I just love nuts – well done.
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this is the sort of kale salad I could quite enjoy – need to look out for more kale (is it black kale you use?) – I love the sound of any salad that doesn’t go soggy in the fridge
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love kale in every way, so this salad is thumb up. summer? oh my…
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ooh, maybe if I eat something lovely like this it will feel like summer? February is so grim here, I can’t wait for summer. This salad looks delicious.
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