I made this salad vegan, but you can easily add some chicken or shrimp to it. I used my Ginger Scallion Dressing, which is also vegan and gluten free. Since there is onion in the salad as well as the dressing, you might want to reduce the amount of red onions you use. I love onions, as you guys know by now. But if you don’t love them like I do, I would reduce the amount by half.  I also used romaine hearts, but napa cabbage would be great for this salad as well.

I think this is a really great base salad to get creative with, depending on what produce you find. I can see myself adding avocados, radishes, and even broccoli sprouts to it. Actually that sounds good on it’s own. Maybe I’ll make that soon.

Easy Asian Salad

 

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Author: Lauren Bolanos

Ingredients

• 3 romaine hearts
• 1 red onion finely sliced
• 1.5 cups of finely shredded carrots (2 large carrots)
• ¼ sliced almonds
• garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds

Instructions

1. Chop the romaine hearts, and shred carrots in food processor. Add to large bowl.
2. With a mandolin, finely shred red onion, and add to bowl.
3. Mix in sliced almonds, then add desired amount of ginger scallion dressing
4. Mix ingredients before garnishing with additional sliced almonds and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 2

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I love fresh figs and they are in season again!!!! So I wanted to make a really easy salad where they shine. You are welcome to add goat cheese to this, but I’m sensitive to dairy, so I left it out.  If you made cashew kreme cheese or have some leftover in your fridge, that would be a wonderful dairy free addition to this salad. I kept the salad dressing really simple with olive oil and balsamic vinegar, and threw in some pine nuts to keep with the Mediterranean (and/or Italian) theme.

Easy Fig Salad

 

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Prep time

5 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

10 mins

 

Ingredients

• 2 fresh figs (technically 1.5 but I ate the half before it got to the salad part)
• 2 cups of wild arugula
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• 3 tbsp (or a drizzle) of olive oil
• 3 tbsp (or a drizzle) of balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp sea salt (or to taste)
• 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)

Instructions

1. On top of arugala, place halved figs.
2. Sprinkle with pine nuts, then drizzle a little olive oil and balsamic vinegar over salad.
3. Add sea salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.5m

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1 person

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So I know what you are thinking … another quinoa tabbouleh recipe. But I like to keep track of my successful recipes, and this tasted delicious. Even my dad, who’s super picky and prefers unhealthy options dug into this one.

I used quinoa because I had some cooked and ready to go in the fridge, but if you want to keep this paleo you can use cauliflower rice or raw hemp seeds. Quinoa has no flavor so it’s a great choice for picky eaters. Hemp seeds have their own flavor and some picky eaters won’t appreciate it in their salad. Quinoa itself is technically a seed that is used and prepared similar to a grain, which makes them gluten-free and very nutritious. Check out this article about Quinoa by Well-Being Secrets for more information about quinoa.

You can always omit quinoa, cauliflower rice, or hemp seeds altogether. If it doesn’t work with your diet, just omit it. I promise you this salad will still taste delicious.

Quinoa Tabbouleh

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

5 mins

Total time

35 mins

 

Ingredients

• 2 bunches of parsley
• juice of 1+ lemon
• ½ cup drizzled olive oil
• ½ cup of quinoa
• 1 cup of grape tomatoes halved
• ½ cup of white onions finely chopped
• 1 tsp sea salt

Instructions

1. Chop parsley. I chop the leaf part with the stems on, then leave the stem part without leaves. It's the easiest, and I don't mind a few stems.
2. Halve tomatoes, then finely chop onions. Then mix in pre-cooked quinoa (or raw hemp seeds).
3. Juice one lemon and drizzle over salad. Add more if desired.
4. Drizzle olive oil over salad, add more if desired. Sprinkle with a little sea salt, and toss salad to mix together.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 4-6

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