Summer Salads

Here are a few summer salads to keep you cool around the bbq.

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients

1 seedless, English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise and very thinly sliced
2 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
2 cups Balkan style yogurt (5%)
dash each of herbal seasoning (or salt), onion powder, garlic powder and mustard powder

Method

Place ingredients in a bowl. Stir and cover. Refrigerate until ready to serve.



Chick Pea Salad

Ingredients

1 can chick peas, washed and drained
1 medium red pepper, diced
2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
1/4 cup red onion, diced
1/4 cup feta cheese
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp red pepper flavoured vinegar
2 tbsp olive oil
onion powder, salt and cracked pepper to taste

Method

Combine ingredients in bowl. Cover and refrigerate. Goes great along with the cucumber salad and whatever you've got cookin' on the grill.