I love simple grain and
veggies salads like these for weekdays - make for dinner, and then several lunches afterwards!
Not exact matches
I make
salads with Quorn (vegetarian chicken -
like product) cutlets, Napa Cabbage, and other
veggies.
I
like a lot of black pepper in my macaroni
salad; something about its peppery taste that mingles perfectly with the cool, mayo dressing and crispy
veggies.
This Mediterranean quinoa
salad combines
veggies like juicy tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers with a flavorful dressing, to make the perfect summertime meal!
Essentially, we've been alternating between dinner
salads (
like the kale Cobb Caesar and the popular paella
salad), and what I affectionately refer to as a Parisian picnic, which is nothing more than a large round serving board filled with an assortment of cold odds and ends from the fridge, some bread, pita, and / or crackers, and whatever seasonal fruits and
veggies and are hanging out on the counter.
If you can't cook, it's easy to make a clean meal at any
salad bar: Focus on whole
veggies, lean proteins, and a dressing
like olive oil and lemon.
I usually
like to fill my
salad with
veggies (cucumbers, red bell peppers, etc), a touch of cheese (feta, Gorgonzola, Parmesan) and sometimes some dried fruit or toasted nuts.
Nothing says a summer party quite
like a big bowl of pasta and
veggies, and this spaghetti pasta
salad is one of my favorites.
Meal prepping includes washing
salads, chopping the
veggies, grating the cheese, cutting and marinating the meat, etc... Make everything you can in advance —
like Tomato Sauce for Chicken Parmesan dinner, or Honey Mustard Dressing for your favorite lunch
salad.
So when I make my
salads I cram»em full of
veggies and add meat on occasion, and I always try to have homemade croutons or some sort of crunchy carb,
like tortilla chips or the guilty pleasure of Doritos.
Simply follow this basic formula for a delicious and highly nutritious warm plant - based
salad: mix complex - carb rich roasted
veggies with protein - dense pseudo-grains, fresh herbs, aromatics
like roasted garlic, and a light citrus vinaigrette.
Chickun Marsala and a Garden Side
Salad (The salad is not pictured, but love how they add yummy veggies like giant artichoke hearts, olives and big bites of broccoli to their garden s
Salad (The
salad is not pictured, but love how they add yummy veggies like giant artichoke hearts, olives and big bites of broccoli to their garden s
salad is not pictured, but love how they add yummy
veggies like giant artichoke hearts, olives and big bites of broccoli to their garden
saladsalad!
I use my regularly, mostly to make curly fries haha, but I loves serializing
veggies for big, fresh
salads like these!
The roasted
veggies were bursting with flavor and made the
salad feel
like a fancy orchestrated restaurant dish versus the easy toss - and - serve sort of ordeal it actually was.
Then hit up the
salad bar, followed by some lunch entrees
like pasta or chicken dishes, a few
veggies sides.
On Sunday morning, I
like to prep lots of different
veggies, grains,
salad dressings, marinades and most Sunday's, waffles for the upcoming week.
Healthy eating on Labor Day is easier than you might imagine with summer menu items
like salads, grilled meat and seafood, fruit,
veggies, salsas and dips.
Cauliflower is one of those
veggies that I think throws people for a loop, meaning, they buy it with intentions of trying something new and delicious but usually settle for something typical
like raw in a
salad or veggie plate, steamed, or how I
like to cook it, roasted.
Greek Chopped Vegetable
Salad is a healthy and delicious salad loaded with veggies like cucumber, red bell pepper, artichoke hearts, and Greek additions like feta cheese, kalamata olives, and sliced pepperon
Salad is a healthy and delicious
salad loaded with veggies like cucumber, red bell pepper, artichoke hearts, and Greek additions like feta cheese, kalamata olives, and sliced pepperon
salad loaded with
veggies like cucumber, red bell pepper, artichoke hearts, and Greek additions
like feta cheese, kalamata olives, and sliced pepperoncini.
My normal is to prep
veggies and fruits and pre-make
salads, soups and things
like that...
Serving Suggestions: As an everyday
salad, prepare this with any
veggies on hand
like broccoli, cucumber, mushrooms, or carrots.
I'm hoping I can figure out a way to get more versatility out of things
like greens and root
veggies (
like taking that winter
salad recipe I linked to above and just subbing in different vegetables and assuming it will probably taste fine in the end).
It looks
like cole slaw, but this shredded
salad of root
veggies — carrots, radishes, parsnips and celery root — is an excellent accompaniment to heavier winter foods.
Crisp
veggies, rotisserie chicken, pasta, and Asian flavors
like soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and sesame seeds is what makes Asian Pasta
Salad with Chicken a delicious, cold pasta that's a great side dish or light lunch.
It has nearly all of my favourite
salad veggies (I love a packed
salad), but you could add more variety, change it up completely or keep it simple, what ever you
like.
Or add some chopped
veggies like tomato and cucumber, tear in some mint, and drizzle with lemon and olive oil and you have a nice bulgur wheat
salad.
I served these tofu banh mi vegan sliders for dinner with fries but they'd also be great served with a
salad inspired by Vietnamese flavours
like this raw vegan noodles
salad, which you can quickly prepare while the
veggies are pickling.
Otherwise this is a pretty basic
salad recipe with a basic vinaigrette, but I think that the risoni made it special — we really
liked how it's texture combined with the floury chick peas and the crunchy
veggies.
I often have a bowl of cooked quinoa in the fridge to use for quick dinners
like quinoa
salad, or to serve with baked tofu or steamed
veggies.
Had with a side of rice since it was already meal prepped in the fridge, but steamed
veggies or something lighter
like an Asian
salad would have been better.
This
salad is filled with good stuff
like Vitamin C, B6, A, potassium, calcium and iron from the
veggies as well as plenty of protein, fibre and good fats from the olive oil and almonds.
Zucchini and corn are two of my fave summer
veggies and these fritters look
like the perfect addition to a
salad or sandwich!
Vegan Cranberry Pistachio Loaf by It Doesn't Taste
Like Chicken Magic Fruit Cake Bars with White Chocolate Drizzle by One Ingredient Chef Cranberry Cheesecake & Pistachio Stuffed Vegan French Toast by Connoisseurus Veg Pistachio Crusted Cranberry Cashew Coconut Cheese by Lemon and Coconut Cranberry Pistachio and Mango
Salad by
Veggies Save the Day Cranberry Cointreau Coconut Ice Cream with Candied Pistachios by Vegan Yack Attack Cranberry Pistachio Donuts by Two City Vegans (Casey) Cranberry Pistachio Gingersnap Truffles by Two City Vegans (Alix) Warm Barley Bowl with Roasted Brussels, Sweet Potatoes and a Coconut Curry Dressing by Taste Space Whole Wheat Cranberry Pistachio Vegan Biscotti by Veggie Inspired Journey Coconut Pistachio Cashew Cheese Panini with Cranberry Jam by Peppers and Peaches Toasted Pistachio Rice Pudding with Candied Cranberries by The Lazy Vegan Baker Pistachio and Cranberry Cream Sandwich Cookies by Love Me Feed Me Vegan Meringue Nests with Cranberry Coconut Whip and Crushed Pistachios by The Viet Vegan Vegan Coconut Quinoa
Salad by Beets Not Meats Cranberry Orange & Pistachio Muffins With Vanilla Cream by A Virtual Vegan Gourmet Lazy Cabbage Rolls by Choose to Cook Sweet Potato Coconut Curry with Cranberries and Pistachios by The Tofu Diaries Lebanese Semolina Pudding (Layali Lubnan) by Lands and Flavors Vegan Chocolate Cranberry Cake by The Seasonal Diet
A typical full day of eating for me looks
like: Breakfast: Spinach, Mushroom, Onion and Tomato Frittata... sometimes with bacon or homemade sausage Iced Coffee with coconut milk Lunch (this is usually my largest meal of the day): 4 - 5 ounces of protein (turkey burger, pulled pork, chicken thighs, ground buffalo), roasted
veggies and sometimes a sweet potato or butternut squash Snack: apple with almond butter or a handful of macadamia nuts Dinner: A large
salad with all kinds of raw
veggies (cucumber, celery, carrots, cauliflower), avocado or olives, usually a lighter protein
like grilled chicken breast, salmon or shrimp This would represent a full menu... I would say I hit this about 4 - 5 days a week, other days I may omit the snack or keep the snack and omit a meal, if i do that though I would add a bit of protein with it.
I ate a lot of
salads / side
veggies like this on our vacation.
So it's a good choice for foods that need just a little sweetness and would benefit from its distinctive flavor,
like salad dressing or roasted
veggies.
The man has been embracing my wan na be forever vegetarian dishes,
like the roasted
veggies Autumn
salad, and Sweet Potato Rounds.
The second day, we
like to eat the roasted
veggies on
salads at lunch.
At home, I
like to have grilled chicken
salads with lots of roasted
veggies, cheese and a light vinaigrette.
They still go nuts for carrots and apples, but the
salad bars have also exposed students to unfamiliar
veggies like jicama, beets, and zucchini.
Almond butter is also fantastic in sauces, from
salad dressings to flavorful spreads for
veggies like baked potatoes, sweet potatoes, or noodles made from zucchini or cucumber.
I
like to serve the fish with a big green
salad, roasted
veggies, or cauliflower rice.
I use the blender I have now on the daily for things
like soups,
salad dressings, homemade mayo, dips for
veggies, crazy good smoothies, bulletproof coffee, matcha lattes, etc. but would love to switch out that little one with a Vitamix While I appreciate the little blender I have now, a Vitamix is THE DREAM.
Vegan Cranberry Pistachio Loaf by It Doesn't Taste
Like Chicken Magic Fruit Cake Bars with White Chocolate Drizzle by One Ingredient Chef Cranberry Cheesecake & Pistachio Stuffed Vegan French Toast by Connoisseurus Veg Pistachio Crusted Cranberry Cashew Coconut Cheese by Lemon and Coconut Cranberry Pistachio and Mango
Salad by
Veggies Save the Day Cranberry Cointreau Coconut Ice Cream with Candied Pistachios by Vegan Yak Attack Cranberry Pistachio Donuts by Two City Vegans (Casey) Cranberry Pistachio Gingersnap Truffles by Two City Vegans (Alix) Warm Barley Bowl with Roasted Brussels, Sweet Potatoes and a Coconut Curry Dressing by Taste Space Whole Wheat Cranberry Pistachio Vegan Biscotti by Veggie Inspired Journey Coconut Pistachio Cashew Cheese Panini with Cranberry Jam by Peppers and Peaches Toasted Pistachio Rice Pudding with Candied Cranberries by The Lazy Vegan Baker Pistachio and Cranberry Cream Sandwich Cookies by Love Me Feed Me Vegan Meringue Nests with Cranberry Coconut Whip and Crushed Pistachios by The Viet Vegan Vegan Coconut Quinoa
Salad by Beets Not Meats Cranberry Orange & Pistachio Muffins With Vanilla Cream by A Virtual Vegan Gourmet Lazy Cabbage Rolls by Choose to Cook Sweet Potato Coconut Curry with Cranberries and Pistachios by The Tofu Diaries Lebanese Semolina Pudding (Layali Lubnan) by Lands and Flavors Vegan Chocolate Cranberry Cake by The Seasonal Diet Jolly Bollywood Holiday Curry by Sexie
Veggies
I also make a noodle
salad like this one on warm days with cilantro, lime juice and a hit of honey with julienned
veggies (carrots, cucumber, sprouts etc).
I massaged some of the dressing directly with the collards (
like I do for my raw kale
salads) and then drizzled more dressing for the rest of the
veggies.
Just
like Clean Food, her latest cookbook Clean Start is divided into summer / winter / spring / fall chapters (I'm already drooling over the fresh summer
salads) with a heavy emphasis on whole grains, fruit and
veggies.
This
salad might seem
like a random assortment of fruits and
veggies (because it kinda is), but this combo actually works really well together.
For the pasta
salad, just throw any
veggies you
like into the oven to roast, and meanwhile, boil some whole wheat pasta.
Other root
veggies, nada, though some are delicious grated raw on a
salad like carrots,...