Hello everyone welcome back to my blog! This time I have decided to do a post with 5 salads that are not the usual lettuce and tomato.
Salads with body, texture, healthy and very tasty!
You can use any of this salads as a side dish or as a main. Make 3 of them in the one go and have a fest!
I love having any of this salads in the fridge just ready to serve with any protein. So handy to have over the summer so you can just come in and serve not need to heat it up!
Let’s start with the first one;
1. Lentil Salad
This salad reminds me some type of Arabic dish my granny used to make. Is packed with protein and fibre
(Serves 4 as a side)
Ingredients
2 cans os green lentils or 1 cup of dry lentils
2 tomatoes
1 red pepper
1 red onion
1 courgette or cucumber so nice with both
70g feta cheese
Dressing:
3 tablespoons olive oil
Juice 1 lemon
1 crushed garlic
2 tablespoons white vinegar
Handful of parsley
Sea salt
Method:
If you are using cans, simple drain them and mix up with the rest of the ingredients!
If you are using dry lentils:
Place 1 cup of lentils on a saucepan. Add 500ml water. Bring them to the boil. Bring heat to the lowest setting and cook until water evaporates
Mix with the rest of the ingredients and enjoy!
2. Potato Salad
Ingredients:
5 potatoes
3 boiled eggs
1 green pepper
2 sticks of celery
1 red onion
Handful of kale or spinach
Dressing:
3 tablespoons of mayonnaise
2 tablespoons of sour cream or fraise cream
1/2 teaspoon mustard
Dash of Worcestershire sauce (optional)
Method:
1. Peel and chop potatoes
2. Boil them for 10 minutes or until soft
3. Drain and place in a bowl. Wait until they cools down
4. Mix with the chopped boiled eggs, veggies and dressing
3. Pesto Couscous
This salad is very tasty! I also used frozen broccoli rice from Green Isle. But you can use a head of chopped broccoli
Ingredients:
1 cup of raw couscous
2 handful of kale or spinach
1 pack of frozen broccoli rice or a head of broccoli finely chopped
2 handful of toasted almonds
1 jar of pesto
Method:
1. Place couscous on a bowl and cover with 500ml of boiling water or stock. Cover with a plate and wait until all the water evaporates.
2. Follow instructions on broccoli rice or chop the head of broccoli
3. Mix with the rest of the ingredients
4. Red cabbage healthy Colslaw
I love this salad anytime of the year! Specially at Christmas with the leftover turkey!
Ingredients:
1/2 red cabbage
2 large carrots
2 grated apples
1 small red onion
Handful of parsley
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Juice of a lemon
1/4 cup extra virgen olive oil
Method:
Using a food processor shred everything together and mix up with all the ingredients.
It couldn’t be easier.
If you don’t have a food processor you could use a sharp knife and chop, chop, chop!
5. Beans & chickpea trio
This is one of my favourites. Litera throw in all the protein and grains and what you have is a delicious Mexican style salad
This salad I usually have it as a main with some tostadas or crispy wraps. So if you want to make it as a side half the ingredients
Ingredients:
1 can of pinto beans
1 can of chickpeas
1 can of sweet corn
1 cup of cooked rice
1 head of Lettuce
1 head of steamed broccoli
2 tomatoes
1 red onion
1 avocado
Dressing:
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Juice of a lemon
1 teaspoon of mustard
Mix it all together and dig in!
