Garden Fresh GDF Salad: As Cool As A Cucumber (literally)

It has been so hot! Although, I am not complaining- I love it!  Anyway, here's a super easy recipe for a refreshingly cool cucumber side dish!  My mother and I actually stumbled across this mini stroke of genius; so this one is a collaborative effort.  We have been playing with veggie salads for a few weeks now and this is what we've settled on.  We think it's pretty good and I think you will like it also!


2 cucumbers
1 onion
2 small tomatoes
1 can of white kidney cannellini beans
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 cup Pine nuts
Salt and Pepper

In a shallow skillet and on medium-high heat, toast pine nuts.  Once pine nuts are toasted on both sides, set aside to cool completely.
Quarter off the cucumber and chop into about 1/4 inch slices.  Follow suite with the tomatoes and onion, chopping them into the cucumber. Drain cannellini beans completely before adding them and the veggies into a 2-quart (at least) bowl.  Add cooled pine nuts.  Stir in the oil and vinegar and refrigerate in an air tight container for at least 1 hour.  Salt and pepper to taste!


If you want to get really crazy (ok, it's not that crazy) then add some cooked and chilled quinoa to the mix before adding the oil and vinegar.  Mmmmmm!

It's so good and so healthy!
Protein-check
(Fresh)Veggies- check
Yummy- double check!

XOXO my GDF family!