Mediterranean Swiss Chard Salad Recipe

Ingredients

Salad

• 4 cups shredded young chard, cut or torn into small pieces
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• 4 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1 cup English cucumber, sliced
• 6 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 0.25 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 0.25 cup kalamata olives (optional)
• 1 cup cooked chickpeas (optional)
• 1 cup chopped Italian parsley
• 0.25 cup toasted pepitas
• sprouts (optional)
• crumbled goat cheese or feta (optional)

Lemon Dressing

• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 garlic clove, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 0.25 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Instructions

Salad

1. Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl. Either arrange separate ingredients into small piles over the greens, or toss all together.
2. Whisk lemon dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
3. Dress the salad and toss—you may not need all the dressing.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, taste and adjust salt and lemon to taste, adding more if necessary.
5. Sprinkle with nuts or seeds and optional crumbled cheese and sprouts.

Notes

• You can substitute grated carrots or beets for the radishes.
• Try shaved fennel in place of the cucumber for a different flavor.
• For herb variations, substitute half the parsley with cilantro, basil, or mint.
• Slivered almonds work well as an alternative to pepitas.