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Zesty veggie salad is for Salad.

Zesty veggie salad takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Zesty veggie salad takes several minutes to cook.

Zesty veggie salad makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Zesty veggie salad are:

1 lrg. cucumber, quartered lengthwise and cut into 3/4in chunks.
2 med. tomatoes, quartered and cut in 1/4in slices.
1 yellow or red bell pepper, finely diced
15 lrg. olives, halved
3 shallots (green onions) sliced finely
1 1/2 c. garbanzo beans, rinsed
salt & pepper ( to taste)

Dressing:

1 tbsp. lemon juice
finely grated peel of 1 lemon
1 tbsp. dill (fresh or dried)
1 tbsp. cilantro, chopped
2 tbsp. olive oil

Optional (but not included in calories)

Feta cheese
Garlic cloves
Avocado

Here is how you make Zesty veggie salad:

In bowl, combine cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, green onions and halved olives. Rinse garbanzo beans and add to bowl. Toss with dash of salt and pepper to taste.Dressing: In small bowl, place herbs, grated lemon peel and juice, and a few pinches of salt . Whisk in olive oil.Pour dressing over the salad and toss gently.Makes 6 1- cup servings.Number of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RAZZ68.

The nutritional information for Zesty veggie salad is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 143.3

• Total Fat: 7.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 323.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 17.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
• Protein: 4.4 g