I was rummaging in the refrigerator for lunch time salad ingredients and pulled out one of my staples, beets. I had half a can left from a previous recipe that had to be used soon. A friend gave me an Armenian cucumber (which I had not tried) and so I pulled that out. I washed, seeded and chopped about 1/3 of the cucumber, drained the beets and got out the feta. I combined the three ingredients in a bowl with some black pepper and tasted it. It was still missing something. I bought slivered toasted almonds today for a salad I am making later and thought those would make a good accompaniment. I was right! The crunch and the slightly smokey flavor complimented the mix well. The result was a new salad recipe for me, that I was so excited about I had to share it with you!

Ingredients:

Beets, sliced

Crumbled low fat feta

Armenian cucumber, seeded and diced (leave skin on)

Slivered toasted almonds

Black pepper to taste