# Back in the D to the garden full of herbs and veggies! My husband @matt-a and I made it back home last night after being away in Eastern Kentucky for almost three weeks! It was my first time there during summer and it was a lot of fun, we got to check out plenty of cool spots and I am going to talk about it more in my future posts (sorry, gotta edit the photos first). Right now though, I would like to share a recipe of a simple summer salad you can make if you grow a small garden. This year we didn't plant a lot of things, just a couple pepper plants, some cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. All of the herbs in the photos came back themselves from last year which of course I am very happy about. #### Here we go! Some tomatoes and peppers are already ripe and ready to be picked!

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![619A5352.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXDUR6p1PfHvmAUz5AykiF9NnRZaMvyPMij7DLPvvndCY/619A5352.jpg) So, to make this simple and light dish you are going to need: * a couple sweet peppers; * a few cherry tomatoes; * some parsley; * some basil; * a small cucumber; * extra virgin olive oil; * salt and black pepper to taste. Slice and dice all of the ingredients, place them in a bowl, add salt and olive oil, maybe some balsamic vinegar if you're into it and toss. ![619A5355.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcfjhzweVSTVxjfRn4BntDGoKsy7m2UisLaqBFAfb2vP1/619A5355.jpg) ### DONE! Summer salad is ready to be consumed! ![619A5359.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmav7gLWykqRt3S9RoAyg9j9h8iwrsULJgaxahECzf1UGM/619A5359.jpg) #### When I was harvesting the vegetables in the garden our cat Lenorka was just chilling in the shade of cucumber leaves, ain't she a cutie :) ![619A5344.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSPcPBuNV9vC4AerZBAHQtVRCzCMjbXJxP2bxXwBBNmV7/619A5344.jpg)