I love salads! I do not love the typical 'garden salad'. Throw in some nuts, dried fruit, fresh fruit, roasted veg, feta, seeds. It may take more time - it actually may not depending on your combinations (and what's available in your fridge/ fruit basket!
I tend to put my salads on a half/half field greens with spinach.
1. Roasted Beet and Sweet Potato Crunch Salad
Roasted sweet potato(I made this for another meal and have left overs for yet another, so no I didn't set out to roast just for salad and since I was already roasting…)
Roast a diced beet
A handful of craisins
A handful of toasted walnuts
BAM!
Dressing idea:
1 Lemon (zest and juiced)
1/2 Inch of finely graded ginger
1 Tsp of dijon mustard
1 Cup of balsamic vinegar
1/3 Cup of olive oil
(adding honey wouldn't be discouraged)
2. Dried Fruit and Nut Chicken Salad(makes 2 portions)
1 Chicken breast (baked)
Craisins
Chopped Apricots
Toasted walnuts (obviously I have walnuts in my fridge!
3. Fresh Fruit and Feta Salad
(Probably my favourite!)
1 Pear sliced and diced as desirable
1 Gala apple sliced and diced as desirable
1 Tbsp of feta per serving (just a salty touch)
(If you have the know-how or time to do a balsamic reduction dressing DO IT)
4. A Better Greek Salad
Diced red pepper
Diced cucumber
Halved cherry tomatos
Chick peas
Feta
(You could add red onion and olives - I don't tend to)
- Use a balsamic dressing!
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