Recipes Summer Vegetable Salad Recipe 6/26/2013 | By Seniors Guide Staff from Food Network Salads are meant for the summer, and what better than to make a salad out of your favorite summertime vegetables. This summer vegetable salad offers all of those salad lovers a new and exciting option to bring to a cookout. This summer vegetable salad offers a light, clean dish to the typical greasy, heavy cookout foods. It allows one to eat more without feeling like it. So healthy eaters out there, make sure you bring this dish to those cookouts so you can maintain that healthy lifestyle you have been living. Summer Vegetable Salad Recipe Serves 6 For the vinaigrette: 1 tablespoon finely chopped shallot 1 1/2 teaspoons dijon mustard 1 1/2 teaspoons honey 3 tablespoons champagne vinegar Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil For the salad: 1 zucchini, cut into 2-inch segments 1 yellow squash, cut into 2-inch segments 4 baby golden beets, peeled 3 large white mushrooms 1/3 cup chopped fresh chives, chervil and/or tarragon Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper DIRECTIONS: Make the vinaigrette: Stir together the shallot, mustard, honey, vinegar, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste in a bowl. Whisk in the olive oil. Thinly slice the zucchini and squash lengthwise (with a mandoline, if you have one, or a vegetable peeler), then thinly slice the beets and mushrooms. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and toss. Sprinkle with the chives, chervil and tarragon. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Per serving: Calories 120; Total Fat 10 grams; Saturated Fat 1 gram; Protein 2 grams; Total Carbohydrate 8 grams; Sugar: 5 grams; Fiber 2 grams; Cholesterol 0 milligrams; Sodium 392 milligrams Read More Seniors Guide Staff Seniors Guide has been addressing traditional topics and upcoming trends in the senior living industry since 1999. We strive to educate seniors and their loved ones in an approachable manner, and aim to provide them with the right information to make the best decisions possible.