Chopped Summer Salad

Last week, we had quite a few days of 90+ degree days around these parts. When the weather fills you with dread about making dinner, this chopped salad is a lifesaver. Mine had imported tuna in olive oil and garbanzo beans as a protein, tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers, red roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, and fresh mozzarella. Chopped salad, because you can’t serve popsicles for dinner every night!

• 1 – 5 oz. can imported tuna in oil
• 1 cup garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup cucumber, peeled, quartered lengthwise, seeds removed
• 1 red roasted pepper, skin and seeds removed
• 1 large tomato, chopped
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1 small red onion, finely chopped
• 6 canned artichoke hearts, chopped
• 1 cup fresh mozzarella, cut into bite sized pieces
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• juice of half a lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste