Easy Mediterranean Style Zucchini Salad

Sweet Bacon & Pecans

Easy zucchini salad with homemade vinaigrette dressing makes the perfect summer side dish. Add grilled chicken, salmon, chickpeas, or boiled eggs to make a delicious and easy cold summer salad for dinner.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Resting Time 30

Total Time 50

Course Salad, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Italian

Servings 4

Ingredients

For the dressing:

¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp white wine vinegar
1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp honey
1 clove garlic peeled and finely minced
¼ tsp dried basil
¼ tsp dried oregano
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
½ tsp cracked black pepper
¼ tsp salt
Juice of one lemon

For the salad:

2 Tbsp olive oil
2 medium zucchini trimmed and thinly sliced
½ medium red onion peeled and sliced
1 medium red bell pepper cored and sliced
⅓ cup sliced sundried tomatoes
⅓ cup pine nuts or ¼ cup blanched slivered almonds
½ cup crumbled feta cheese

Instructions

To make the homemade vinaigrette dressing: Add olive oil, white wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, honey, minced garlic, dried basil, dried oregano, crushed red pepper flakes, cracked black pepper, salt, and lemon juice to a mixing bowl. Whisk to combine the ingredients. Set the vinaigrette aside.
Heat a grill pan over medium high heat. Toss the sliced zucchini, red onion, and red bell pepper with olive oil, and then grill the vegetable slices for 2 to 3 minutes each side, or until the vegetables are just tender. Allow the vegetables to cool.
Mix the sliced zucchini, red onion, and red bell pepper with the vinaigrette dressing. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to allow vegetables to marinate.
Just before serving, top the salad with sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts or slivered almonds, and crumbled feta cheese.

Notes

Serve the marinated salad over a bed of chopped lettuce or mixed salad greens with boiled eggs to add bulk to the salad. Grilled chicken, baked salmon fillets, and flaked tuna are great to add to this dish.

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