Cool & Delicious on a Hot Summer Day

Summer is the time of year when we tend to eat healthier food. It is usually too hot to do extended cooking sessions, so we look for light and satisfying dishes to prepare. The heat often robs us of our appetites, anyway.

The cucumber adds a light, refreshing taste and helps keep you hydrated in the summer heat, as it is mostly water. It also gives the salad a nice, crispy crunch that makes it more satisfying to eat. Salad with just wimpy lettuce is almost too boring to bother eating.

The bacon brings crispy crunch and that satisfying salty taste to this salad. It blends remarkably well with the peaches. The extra salt also helps keep your body’s electrolytes in balance. Having too little salt in your diet can cause you to sweat profusely in the summer heat and give you headaches. Besides, everything is better with bacon, right?

The Honey Lemon vinaigrette dressing is the perfect accompaniment for this salad, as it is light and refreshing. It has that sweet and savory combination of tastes that make your taste buds sit up and take notice.

So instead of cooking a big dinner tonight for your family, why not treat them to this dinner salad? Add slices of whole-grain bread and you will have a complete meal.

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Quick Tip:  Here’s how you can tell if a peach is ripe:  cup one in your hand, and squeeze gently. It should be firm, but yield a little when pressed with your fingers.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Barry at Rock Recipes