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Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarella

July 13, 2017 by Alida Ryder 16 Comments

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Use the bounty of fresh vegetables from the farmers market in this fantastic salad with buffalo mozzarella and a zesty lemon dressing.

Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarella

I have been craving fresh, crunchy salads all week this week. Strange too since we are getting ready for a serious cold front hitting soon, but then again, I do this every year. When the temperature dips, I crave summer foods. I know, it’s so weird.

Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarellaAnyway, over the weekend when I did my meal planning for the week, I had a serious craving for a super fresh farmers market salad abundant with fresh produce. And yes, most people wouldn’t have access to seriously good fresh produce in winter but luckily for us, we have very mild winters and we still have access to pretty good tomatoes, corn, etc. in winter.

Of course, they’re never quite as good as summer produce but I made do. A little trick is to leave tomatoes that aren’t at their prime out on the counter (which is where I keep my tomatoes anyway) so they have a little more time to mature in flavour. It really does make a difference. The mixed tomatoes were bought from a supermarket but the beautiful avos, corn and a very beautiful bunch of fresh basil were all bought at my local Saturday morning market.

Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarellaTo keep the salad as simple as possible, I quickly blanched the corn (but feel free to keep it raw if you’re corn is in its prime) and simply sliced and chopped the remaining vegetables. I added some buffalo mozzarella because I simply love having big chunks of the milky cheese with salad. A simple lemon dressing finished my farmers market salad beautifully.

How to make easy farmers market salad

Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarella

Farmers market salad with buffalo mozzarella

Use the bounty of fresh vegetables from the farmers market in this fantastic salad with buffalo mozzarella and a zesty lemon dressing.
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Course: Salad, Side Dish, Vegetarian
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy salad, gluten free recipe
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 236kcal
Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

  • 3 cups mixed tomatoes halved/chopped
  • 1 English cucumber roughly chopped
  • 2 avocados peeled and thinly sliced
  • 2 ears of corn blanched and kernels sliced off
  • baby gem lettuce leaves
  • fresh basil leaves
  • buffalo mozzarella

for the lemon dressing

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • ½ clove garlic crushed
  • salt & pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Arrange all the salad ingredients on a serving plate.
  • Break open the mozzarella and place in the center.
  • Whisk together the olive oil, lemon, garlic, salt and pepper and pour over the salad.
  • Serve immediately.
  • (Salad can be made up to an hour in advance, dress just before serving)

Nutrition

Calories: 236kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 652mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 570IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1.2mg

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Filed Under: Dinner Recipes, Gluten Free, Lunch, Quick and Easy, Recipes, Salads & Starters, Sides, Vegetarian Tagged With: Caprese salad, corn salad, farmers market salad, Gluten Free, healthy recipe, salad ideas, salad recipe, summer, summer bounty salad, Summer recipe, Summer salad, tomato salad, vegetarian

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  1. Laura | Tutti Dolci

    July 21, 2017 at 6:31 PM

    Such a dreamy summer salad, love the mozzarella!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 24, 2017 at 1:47 PM

      Mozzarella just makes everything better, doesn’t it?

      Reply
  2. Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen

    July 13, 2017 at 10:37 PM

    This is totally my kind of summer salad Alida! Can’t wait to whip one up.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      Let me know what you think Mary Ann! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Amanda

    July 13, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    I’m going to make this salad over the weekend but will add some shaved radishes and maybe some fennel as well as I have both to use up. Can’t wait!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      Yum! Love those additions Amanda.

      Reply
  4. Wikus

    July 13, 2017 at 1:28 PM

    Looks good!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      Thanks!

      Reply
  5. Jenni

    July 13, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    Your photos are always so pretty.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:55 AM

      Thanks so much Jenni.

      Reply
  6. Zoe

    July 13, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    Yum! Could I substitute the mozzarella for another cheese?

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:56 AM

      Of course. Feta or goat’s cheese would go well with this salad but even grilled haloumi would be delicious.

      Reply
  7. Naomi

    July 13, 2017 at 1:26 PM

    What a gorgeous salad. Love this Alida.

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:56 AM

      Thanks so much Naomi.

      Reply
  8. Jacqueline

    July 13, 2017 at 1:25 PM

    This salad looks so yummy. I never think about adding fresh mozzarella to salads, great idea!

    Reply
    • Alida Ryder

      July 14, 2017 at 9:57 AM

      It’s such a great addition and one of my favourites 🙂

      Reply

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