Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad

Name: Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: Pesto 3 tbsp; Lemon juice 1 tbsp; Lemon zest 2 tsp; Dijon mustard 1 ½ tsp; Garlic salt ¼ tsp; Black pepper ¼ tsp; Summer squash 2 ½ cups; Cucumbers 1 ¾ cups; Fresh peas ¾ cup; Parmesan cheese ½ cup; Green onion ¼ cup; Bacon 5 strips

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Serves 6
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Ingredients

	For the pesto dressing
	3 tbsp Pesto
	1 tbsp Lemon juice
	2 tsp Lemon zest grated
	1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
	¼ tsp Garlic salt
	¼ tsp Black pepper
	For the salad
	2 ½ cups Summer squash yellow, thinly sliced
	1 ¾ cups Cucumbers mini, thinly sliced
	¾ cup Fresh peas
	½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded
	¼ cup Green onion thinly sliced
	To serve
	5 strips Bacon thick-sliced, cooked and crumbled

Nutritional information

159

calories

11g

fat

carbohydrate

protein

13mg

cholesterol

586mg

sodium

Ingredients

For the pesto dressing
3 tbsp Pesto
1 tbsp Lemon juice
2 tsp Lemon zest
grated
1 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
¼ tsp Garlic salt
¼ tsp Black pepper
For the salad
2 ½ cups Summer squash
yellow, thinly sliced
1 ¾ cups Cucumbers
mini, thinly sliced
¾ cup Fresh peas
½ cup Parmesan cheese
shredded
¼ cup Green onion
thinly sliced
To serve
5 strips Bacon
thick-sliced, cooked and crumbled

Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad

This Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad is a real celebration of all your garden’s vegetable patch this summer. The dressing for this salad is a flavor sensation – it will transport you all the way to Italy!

Start by preparing the lemon pesto dressing. Prepare the squash and cucumbers by slicing them thinly. Combine all the salad ingredients in a large bowl and mix well. Pour over the dressing and toss well to combine. Sprinkle crumbled bacon over the top to serve.

To make my version of Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Steps to make Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad

1	Prepare dressing	1
In a small bowl, combine 5 tablespoons of pesto with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of grated lemon zest, 1 ½ teaspoons of Dijon mustard, ¼ teaspoon of garlic salt and ¼ teaspoon of pepper.
2	Assemble salad	1
In a large serving bowl, combine 2 ½ cups of thinly sliced yellow summer squash, 1 ¾ cups of thinly sliced mini cucumbers, ¾ cup of fresh peas, ½ a cup of shredded Parmesan cheese and ¼ cup of thinly sliced green onions.
3	Dress salad	1
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well to coat.
4	Top with bacon	1
Sprinkle over 5 crumbled bacon strips.
5	Serve	1
Serve alongside grilled chicken or fish.

This Crunchy Lemon-Pesto Garden Salad is a delicious flavorful salad! Try it out soon and don’t forget to tag #CookMeRecipes if you try this recipe.

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.