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Mozzarella, Tomato, Black Olive and Cumber Salad

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Mozzarella Cheese with black olives and tomatoes in a great summer salad

Summer just screams salads, doesn’t it?  We eat salad daily during the summer, and we have so many favorite great salad recipes and variations. 
I love a great lettuce salad but sometimes I wish to get away from the plain lettuce based salad and have something completely different like this Mozzarella, tomato, black olive and cucumber salad.  

Mozzarella Cheese Salad with tomatoes, black olives and cucumbers
We added a few slivers of basil to add a little more flavor to this combination. 
 This salad may be a little higher in fats than I really like, but it’s all healthy fat.   The health benefits from the olives and the Mozzarella cheese outweigh the bad so it’s totally worth the extra calories.
Mozzarelle, Tomato, Black Olive and Cucumber Salad

Ingredients
  • 1 pint of grape tomatoes
  • 1 English cucumber, cut into chunks
  • 8 oz of Fresh Mozzarella, cherry size, drained
  • 1 can of black olives
  • fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons
  • 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
  • Freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
1. Gently mix the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl
2. Add olive oil and black pepper
3. Top with the basil ribbons
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Mozzarella cheese in a summer salad with tomatoes, cucumbers and black olives

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  7. Lizbeth McGow

    Hola amor! well I made up my mind and today I'm trying my best to look as wonderful as you! so this is in my #1 list because I get bored so easily of the same thing…like lettuce. Pining this onto my new it's Easy to be Green boards. Besitos, Lizy

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  15. BeBetsy

    My family loves this kind of salad – we typically add a bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar – with salt and pepper – makes it taste wonderful! Oh, and we always add about 500 black olives! per serving… (Sharon)

    So glad you linked up with us at the BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT Link and Hop.

    We'd love it if you would link back to BeBetsy at the bottom of your post. http://bebetsy.com

    Have a great week~xo
    Sharon and Denise!

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  18. Michelle

    Thanks for linking this week, Evelyn! Great summery recipe. I love when I can get in the garden and gather a lot of what I need. And I really dig those little bites of mozzarella.

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  24. Kerry Fountain

    Yummy! I cannot wait until the garden starts producing cukes and tomatoes. Is it the end of July yet???

    Thanks for sharing on our Healthy Tuesday Blog Hop, I hope you will join us again next week!
    Kerry from Country Living On A Hill

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  30. Krista Rollins

    This is looking light, fresh, and delicious! Perfect for the summer months… i might switch up the black olives with kalamata in mine… great recipe! Can't wait to try it.

    Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats

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  32. Diane Balch

    Me too I love a little cheese or meat or both in a salad if not I can't be satisfied with it for a meal. Thank you so much for sharing this with us on foodie friday.

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  39. sweetsav

    The combination of tomato and mozzarella and anything else always wins, in my book. This is an awesome salad that is being featured at My Meatless Mondays, this week. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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