** The Road to Slim City **

What a fantastic lunch this made for me today?

Dressing Ingredients

• a large handful of parsley
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon sumac (optional; it will still taste great if you don’t have this somewhat unusual spice on hand)
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Salad Ingredients

• 2 cucumbers, peeled
• 2 green peppers, cored
• 3 tomatoes, cored
• 1/2 medium red or sweet onion
• 1 bunch radishes, tops removed
• 1 can black olives

1. Make the dressing. Chop the parsley and place in a medium bowl. Add the lemon juice, garlic, cumin, paprika, oregano, and sumac. Whisk until blended, then slowly drizzle in the oil, stirring the whole time. Season with salt and pepper, taste, then adjust seasonings.

2. Prep the vegetables. Dice all the vegetables into roughly the same size – a 1/4-inch dice works well – and toss them into a large mixing bowl. It’s a rainbow! Think about how good it will taste going into your mouth –and then all those kickass vitamins and minerals and fiber making their way into your body. Slice the olives and add to the bowl. If you’re not going to eat it right away, stop here.

3. Toss it! Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until the vegetables are coated. Taste and add salt and pepper as necessary.

Quick, Easy, low calorie, and super ridiculously delicious.  

4 large servings @ 175 calories a serving 

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