Salad doesn’t have to be boring. Use these recipes and make salads a healthy choice for your diet.
Eating healthy meals can sometimes get boring; especially if you always stick to the same old salad combination. Making healthy diet choices doesn’t have to be a drag. Try any and all of these delicious and easy salad recipes for healthy meal choices that won’t take you a lot of time, or money, to prepare.
- Arugula Salad- This sweet and savory mix is a perfect choice for a side salad or main dish. Mix about 6 cups of arugula with some raisins or dried cranberries, your favorite nuts like pecans or walnuts, some soft goat cheese and a homemade dressing that consists of olive oil, red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard. This is a perfect easy and healthy mix!
-Fresh and Crunchy Garden Salad- You can add your favorite greens to this mix, but its not necessary with this blend of yummy vegetables. Just toss 4 cups of raw broccoli, 4 cups of raw cauliflower, 2 cups of halved cherry tomatoes and 1 cup of halved snow peas into a bowl. You can add your favorite tangy dressing before you refrigerate for a healthy and delicious salad. An easy and healthy tangy dressing to throw together can be a simple mix of lemon juice, honey and a mayonnaise substitute.
- Watercress and Meat Salad- This unique salad can be topped with your favorite cut of lean meat for a healthy meal. In the salad; a bunch of watercress, 1 half of a thinly sliced cucumber, 4 thinly sliced radishes and a 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger. Mixed together, you’ll then want to top these delicious veggies with a homemade mixture of low-sodium soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, vegetable oil and a little salt and sugar. We like topping this with teriyaki beef for a delectable dish.
- Apple and Zucchini Salad- These fruits and vegetables pair well together in a sweet and tangy salad. With everything else raw, you’ll want to start by grilling 1 sliced medium size zucchini. The stronger tasting arugula greens will also be the basis of this salad. Add about 6 cups of arugula to a bowl, with 3 sliced apples, 3 sliced beets, macadamia nuts and some creamy and light cheese like manchego. Throw in the grilled zucchini, and top it all with an easy herb and garlic mixture of olive oil, vinegar, garlic, fresh herbs and salt and pepper. This is an easy and light salad that will be sure to awaken your taste buds.
- Spinach Salad- Spinach is a mellow and mild green that can be combined with any of your favorite veggies for a healthy and easy salad. Try mixing 6 cups of fresh chopped spinach with 2 cups of corn and 1 chopped red or orange bell pepper. This accumulation of flavors is perfect when topped with a fresh and fruity dressing made of olive oil, lemon juice and vegetable seasoning.
- Asian Ramen Salad- Instead of making Ramen noodles the classic way, use the soup as a unique topper to this delicious salad. Start with a head of napa cabbage and a few chopped green onions. Mix these veggies in a bowl and throw together a tasty mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, soy cause and sesame oil as the dressing. For the ramen noodles, brown them in a skillet with a few teaspoons of olive oil. Get rid of the seasoning packet, and simply wait for the noodles to cook in the skillet before throwing them atop your salad combination. Serve right away for an amazing, unique and healthy salad.
