3 Salads That Made the Favourite List!

Here's 3 ways to avoid eating a boring salad!

A note about salad dressing:

I prefer to make my own salad dressing in order to avoid all the additives and sugar in store bought bottles. It is super easy and keeps well in the fridge (olive oil will solidify, so just take dressing out of fridge for 10 minutes, mix and serve). I keep the salad dressing in a separate container so that guests can use as little or as much as they want as well as to keep any leftover salad in an edible state. No one likes a soggy salad! 

Carrot, Avocado, Sprout Salad

Quick, easy and tasty!

Serves 4

Can be made a few hours ahead without avocado; keep covered in fridge.

Ingredients



2.5 cups bean sprouts

2 medium carrots, grated

1 TBSP sunflower seed kernels, roasted

2 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped

1 avocado, sliced

Dressing

2 TBSP olive oil

2 TBSP lemon juice

1 TBSP honey

1 clove garlic, crushed

Directions

Combine all ingredients, except avocado and dressing, in medium bowl.

Whisk dressing ingredients well and place in a pourable container

Top salad with avocado

Mediterranean Crunch Salad
A colourful salad packed with protein and flavor!

Serves 4

Needs to be chilled for an hour

Ingredients

1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained, or 1/2 cup dried

1 cucumber, chopped

1 cup small broccoli florets

1.5 cups grape tomatoes, halved

1 cup kale, stems removed and finely sliced

1/2 cup red onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

1 TBSP fresh parsley, chopped

1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped or 1/2 tsp dried

3 TBSP red wine vinegar (mix 1 part red cooking wine with 3 parts white vinegar)

1/2 cup roasted pecans or walnuts (optional)

Directions

Cook dried chickpeas.

Mix all ingredients in bowl and chill for minimum of 1 hour.

If desired, top with roasted pecans or walnuts.

Swiss Salad
Simple yet scrumptious!

Ingredients

Romaine lettuce, torn/cut in 1" squares

3 plum tomatoes, cubed

1 medium cucumber, cubed

1 small bunch of green onions, sliced

1 avocado, cubed

Swiss or cheddar cheese, cubed

Dressing

4 TBSP Balsamic vinegar

4 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 TBSP yellow mustard

2 TBSP Italian herbs

1 garlic clove, minced 

1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 

salt and pepper to taste 

Directions

Mix all salad ingredients, except avocado

Whisk together all dressing ingredients, taste and season accordingly and place in pourable container

Top salad with avocado