For this months Secret Recipe Club, I was paired with Laura of A Healthy Jalapeno. Laura is a food lover who loves watching football with her husband and has seriously adorable puppies. She has a great attitude towards food and loves to eat mostly healthily. My kind of girl!
She has tons of amazing looking recipes, including these avocado mango popsicles, these hot apple pancakes that could easily be made gluten free as well as some gluten free and dairy free recipes! It’s pretty easy to make me happy when it comes to food!
I ended up choosing her Herbed Cucumber Feta Salad as I wanted some quick, easy, simple and delicious! I was initially a bit apprehensive about the mint, but it definitely did not disappoint! Mr. Bean even asked me to make it again, so you know it’s really good!
The only changes I made to the recipe were to use 1/2 tsp. dried oregano instead of 1 tsp. fresh as I couldn’t find any fresh at the grocery store and to use apple cider vinegar instead of red wine vinegar. The salad tastes great both fresh and after the cucumber has marinaded for a while, so make lots of leftovers!
Laura, it really was a treat to look through your beautiful blog! I look forward to spending more time looking through all of your recipes!
Please check out the rest of Group D’s recipes below!
Without Adornment 
Yum! Fresh and summery tasting. My kind of salad š
Definitely a great summer choice! I imagine it could also be made in the winter using dried herbs, but it might not be quite as fresh. š
That looks so fresh and pretty!! Great SRC choice!!
It definitely is a wonderfully fresh salad!
Fabulous choice and lovely photos! Karen
Thanks! š
I love her blog too, and her puppies are simply too much!
great choice of recipe, by the way – perfectly refreshing!
Thanks! It is a very refreshing salad! š
What a wonderful salad. My mom’s garden is going crazy with cukes and she always tries to pawn them off on me. Now I will have something to use them for! š
If you try it, please let me know how you like it!
Gorgeous salad! The photos are beautiful!
Thank you!
Feta with dill and mint tend to make dishes so much better! A really vibrant and refreshing salad!
Agreed! It was a very great summer salad!
I’m super sad my cucumber plants were a bust this year… I’ll have to hit up the grocery store to make this because it sounds great! I love feta on anything!
That’s too bad. You definitely should get some from the store – this salad is great!
Yummy! This looks so good!!
Thanks – it tasted as good as it looked!
I am so pleased that you chose this recipe. It’s simple but sometimes just a few flavors melded together can make an outrageous party for your pallet. Plus, I just love anything with crunch.
Thank you so much for all your sweet comments. Your photos are fabulous and I might have to try your adaptations the next time I make this salad!
You’re welcome! Your blog was really a treat to look through! š
I just want to let you know I listed you in my top 15 and nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award, so good to see your still cooking the tasty treats.
http://ostranderblog.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/versatile-blogger-award/
Aww.. Thanks Jenny! That’s very kind of you, especially considering my lack of blogging as of late. š
This looks so fresh and perfect for summer. Happy belated reveal day.
It is! Too bad summer is almost over!
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Cucumber Salad is a favorite, and this version hits some tasty flavor notes. Yum.
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