"Every vegetable has its time."That's what folk wisdom says. And you can't argue with folk wisdom. And that means only one thing: seasonal vegetables are truly tasty and healthy. And if so, then in the summer you need to eat them, as they say, straight from the garden. Cucumbers and tomatoes, eggplants and peppers, zucchini and lettuce. By the way, about salad. And not only the one that grows in the garden, but also the one that can be made from summer seasonal vegetables. Summer salad is minimal calorie content and maximum vitamin doping. And if the calorie content of a summer salad is minimal, then it is doubly useful. Both for the figure (in principle), and to make the summer heat easier to bear.

Recipe No. 1. Traditional salad

Traditional selection of vegetables from the garden, traditional palette (red, yellow, green). Traditional dressing from vegetable oil. So, according to tradition, we will start with it. Ingredients:

• 100 g of tomatoes;
• 100 g of cucumber;
• 50 g of Bulgarian pepper;
• 50 grams of lettuce leaves;
• 30 g of parsley and dill;
• Vegetable or olive oil;
• Lemon juice or salt.

Preparation:Wash all the vegetables well, cut the tomatoes and bell peppers into large slices, cut the cucumber into half rings. Finely chop the parsley and dill. Season with oil and salt. Instead of salt, you can add lemon juice.

Recipe № 2. Salad with apples

Here the calorie content will not harm our figure. This recipe can be recommended even to those who faint at the mere word "mayonnaise". Ingredients:

• Cucumbers
• Carrot
• Apples
• Leaf salad
• Lemon
• Sour cream
• Greenery

Preparation:Wash the vegetables and apples, peel them and cut them into thin strips. By the way, you can also grate them (like for a Korean snack). Tear the washed lettuce leaves into small "shreds". Mix the vegetables and apples. Season with salt and lemon juice. Serve with sour cream. Note: Adjust the ratio of products at your discretion. And for those who are especially jealous of the calorie content of food, it is recommended to replace the sour cream with kefir.

Recipe № 3. Salad with green onions

Green onions are the very first summer vegetable.And, mind you, even if you use this recipe for a winter menu, the salad will still turn out to be summer. At least, that's what you'll associate it with. Traditionally, it's dressed with mayonnaise. But the calorie content of the salad will be significantly lower if you use low-fat sour cream instead of mayonnaise. Ingredients:

• Green onions
• Eggs
• Sour cream
• Salt

Preparation: Boil three or four eggs hard and cut them into cubes. Wash and cut the green onion feathers (medium bunch). Mix everything, add salt and season with sour cream or mayonnaise.

Recipe № 4. Salad from greenery and radish

The calorie content of this salad can be safely calculatedas negative. There is not even a hint of any fat - solid vitamins! As a rule, this salad is made from parsley and dill. But any other greens will do (cilantro, celery, basil) - the choice depends only on your taste. At the beginning of summer, take the usual pink radish, and when it fades, you can make a salad with white daikon radish. Ingredients:

• Any greens (in any quantity)
• Radishes (as much as greenery)

Preparation:Wash, dry and chop the greens. Cut the washed radish into rings. Mix everything and add salt to taste. This salad does not need dressing – the salt will give the radish a lot of juice. But if you wish, you can season the salad with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar.

Recipe № 5. Salad with cabbage

Young crispy cabbage straight from the gardenno worse than "garden" cucumbers and tomatoes. And if you add some smoked sausage and green peas to it, and season it with mayonnaise, you will get an excellent salad option for a summer holiday feast. Of course, the calorie content of such a salad cannot be called low, but it is a holiday after all... Ingredients:

• Fresh cabbage
• Smoked sausage
• Eggs
• Green pea
• Carrot
• Mayonnaise

Preparation:Shred a small head of young cabbage. Cut the sausage (about three hundred grams) into thin strips (into a matchstick). Peel and grate one fresh carrot. Boil three eggs hard and grate them too. Mix all the ingredients, add a can of green peas and season the salad with mayonnaise. Salt to taste. Actually, any summer salad is a salad of seasonal summer vegetables. And mind you, not greenhouse ones, but real ones! Such that the smell of freshness makes your head spin, and the juiciness and crunchiness make your mouth water. So you can continue listing recipes ad infinitum. So, take a knife in your hands, pick fresh vegetables from the garden (or buy them) and cut salads from them. Summer has come! We recommend reading:

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