Fresh garden vegetables for lunch

I might've put a little Italian salad dressing on - I don't much care for mayo either and can't eat Miracle Whip - it has corn in it.

Your post got me really excited about getting fresh vegetables from your own garden. I planted cherry tomatoes, three weeks ago. Although I think I will have to wait a little longer so I could get to try them. I haven't tried planting cucumbers, I only have herbs like basil, oregano, rosemary and parsley. I'm going to check the local supermarket if they have cucumber seeds so I can get to try planting them. Thanks for the idea.

Love the fresh veggies. We have been enjoying an abundance of veggies from the CSA. I think I may need to go to the farmers' market again soon, though, to add in some other things that "our" farm doesn't grow. Maybe, salmon the next time? Salmon salad is yummy, and it isn't done as frequently as tuna. Or, you could do the same set-up and use it as a bed for a salmon burger. Hmm... All this talk of food is turning my thoughts to lunch. Boyfriend needs to return soon, and we can have lunch...

Wow, that is freally FRESH - fresh from your own garden. Recently my husband plant some vegetables in our garden, he water them everyday. Still very small, I just wonder how much longer should I wait. However, I and my mum planted some mulberry, they are great. We ate the mulberry when they turn dark red, sweet. The leaves can be boiled and add some honey or rock sugar. They are great for eye sight and skin/complexion. I like the way you make your salads.

You know that sounds so good. What I really like is the cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, grilled chicken chunks with come walnuts, dried cherries and a little cheese. Gosh that sounds good. So healthy too. Thanks for the suggestion.

Great tips about how to make salad with tuna! Well, it sounds already good enough to be a great salad item for your lunch. You might consider cutting all the stuff into smaller pieces, get some chopped onions on the top of it for a while and then gently shake them. If you like to add tuna then you might fry the tuna lightly with some pepper and onions and then put the salads on it and gently stir the whole ingredients Trust me it will be just so yummy!

Summer is great because all the vegetables are ripe and tasty now, I have had a tomato cucumber salad often the past few days because the tomatoes are just so tasty right now. The store bought tomatoes, maybe with the exception of the organic vegetables, although quite beautiful, are never as sweet because they are always picked green so they travel better, whereas the ones I get from the garden are very ripe and sweet. Hope you enjoy a few more great salads before the season is out.

I'm pretty excited as well, I'm just now being able to harvest things from my garden and it's making me real happy. Unfortunately my garden is a little underdeveloped because I got so busy this summer with beginning a new relationship, taking two online accelerated courses, and working two jobs while also volunteering at the ranch my girlfriend lives at. So far I do have some vegetables that are ready to harvest though and so far I have harvested or can harvest endives, red oakleaf and flame lettuce, kale, mustard greens, arugula, cucumbers, some tomatoes, garden royal and rattlesnake beans. I should be able to harvest tomatoes soon and have some that I could probably pick right now. I should also have some peppers soon as well. I'm hoping that all of my veggies will develop in time so I can get at least a little bit of all that I planted. In fact I just enjoyed a salad that had some freshly harvested greens and beans in it today.

I eather eat a big bowl of salad or a vegetable soup if it´s too cold (it´s Winter here now). My main intredients are usually the veggies I groew in my garden (lettuce, arugule, kale, leeks) but I also add peppers (now as a dressing I made from the peppers I had in the Summer). I often make croutons with stale bread if I have, fried in a bit of olive oil and crushed garlic and oregano.

Wish I could have those fresh vegetable salad for lunch too. You just made me hungry. Last night we had salted eggs with tomatoes and onions as our appetiser. It was the best tasting tomatoes i've ever had for months now. I guess it's because I haven't had tomatoes lately.

Hi deebomb, Surprisingly, We too had vegetable salad yesterday in my home after a long time. Yeah its a better lunch, it gives us a break to our ordinary type of lunch.

Wow. you have a garden of crops? In our garden, we only have flowers. i think i will suggest adding vegetables in our garden to my mother. It is great that you can just eat stuff from your own backyard. Eat healthy and happy mylotting.

wow so nice lunch and that from your garden, makes it more wonderful. I had some tomatoes and all but at the moment it is raining and I don't have much in the garden except a bell pepper, some chilies and one watermelon. Adding Tuna is a good idea. I used to eat tuna everyday when I was at home. It is like US $0.50 in Fiji. Now here in Goa it is very expensive, But still I get it sometimes and make tune salad. It tastes amazing. thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.

must be very delicious a fresh vegetables right from our garden.they can be prepare as an ingredient lot of dish i supposed.at your case you prepare a salad.but we can have hamburger too with that fresh vegetables.add a bun,meat,cheese,mayonnaise,ketchup or anything you like there you go a delicious hamburger for lunch :)

Sounds good to me. I love fresh veggies like that.I like to cut them up & put vinegar, sugar, salt & pepper on them. If i have them i put green peppers & a little pod of hot pepper to.Good stuff.

That really reminds me of my home.My mom told me that food in our garden also gets ripe and everything seems great,i feel so good eating things from our home, so we began to prepare lots of great meal together and had wonderful time.It's so fresh and i have happy mood.

Oh yes adding up tuna or chicken will make it tastier and yummier. I like eating veggie salads too every time I had a chance especially the fresh one which is really so delicious and tasty.But I think having it for lunch will be not enough for me due to fast metabolism that I have cause I am too hyperactive.

Wow! Yummy! It's a good thing to have your own garden in your place. I also tried having salad for dinner but not so often. Have a nice day deebomb!

Hi friend, good to hear that you enjoyed a lot with the fresh garden vegetable salad, i am sure you like this dish a lot, your topic clearly shows it. I like salads a lot, fresh vegetable salad is always good for our health

I think all vegetables are good for health.I eat a lit of them all the time. I like vegetables salads.I prefar to fresh salads made of cucumber,tomatoes,lettuce,carrots and row spinach leaves.