A Summer Salad: Starring Avocado, Walnuts, and Beets

Tonight I am tossing together a light meal for a hot summer evening inspired by blessings from dear friends.

Recently my darling little neighbor Connor shared fresh walnuts he picked with his Grandaddy. Then today my friend Sky dropped several bags of lettuce off from his personal family garden. Blessed Indeed! I often buy walnuts and different varieties of lettuce at our local farmers markets, but I have never in my life had such delicious lettuce and savory walnuts. I wish I could pass some on to you so we could discuss the flavors.

Give this a try!

Sparkle! Sparkle! XX-gwyn

A Summer Salad: Starring Avocado, Walnuts, and Beets

Makes 2 Dinner Salads

Ingredients

4 cups of fresh greens, washed and dried

2 medium avocados, peeled and sliced

4 medium beets, *peeled roasted and cubed

1 cup walnuts

3 sweet colored peppers, washed, sliced and seeded

2 ripe large tomatoes, cut into bite size pieces

1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbled

4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

lemon slices to garnish

Optional: 1 cup chicken, shredded

Directions

Layer ingredients on two plates. Drizzle with Lemon Juice. Enjoy!

*Roasted Beets: Peel and cut into bite size cubes. On a parchment lined baking sheet, bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. You don’t need to add a thing.