d's delights- cooking and crafts

Israeli Salad As summer seems to be officially here, I am once again going to try to eat better.  This week, I decided to try a meal from my “Atkins For Life” recipe book.  Not that I’m doing “Atkins” but there are still a number of healthy yummy choices in the recipe book. I am not sure why this is called “Israeli Salad, except for that it was in the “ Hanukkah ” section in the cookbook.  Today I put this over some greens and added some mozzarella cheese, but this evening I plan on pairing it with the Mediterranean Turkey recipe that is on the opposite page of the recipe. 4 Plum Tomatoes, diced 1 English Cucumber, diced 1 Yellow Bell Pepper 4 scallions, thinly sliced 3 Tbs Lemon Juice (All the juice squeezed from a fresh lemon) ¼ C Olive Oil ¾ Tsp Salt ½ Tsp Pepper Lemon Zest (Zest the lemon before juicing it) Combine the tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, and scallions in a bowl. Combine juice, oil, salt, pepper and zest. Add juice...