Heart Shaped Sweat: Whats On Your Salad #4

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Whats On Your Salad #4

Have you had your salad today?
Salads are cool. Salads are crunchy. Salads are fun.

They're the perfect way to be sure of healthy eating. Salads are an option at practically every restaurant, as cheap as one buck-a-roo at the drive thru, and take less than 5 minutes to throw together in your own kitchen. They offer a bang of fiber and can satisfy one serving of fruits and veggies, add nuts, meats, or seafood for a boost of protein then pick the right dressing to pull it all together.

In last week's salad post I promised to share with you some easy home made dressing recipes.
Here's what you may have missed up to this point...

Thai Peanut Dressing - paired with slaw mix, every veggie in the fridge, and nuts
Sweet Asian Dressing - paired with Napa Cabbage, ramon, and almonds
Citrus Dressing - paired with spring lettuce, asparagus, red onion, and mandarins

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Tahini Dressing - paired with spinach and chickpea

1/4 c. lemon juice
2 tbs red vinegar
pinch cayenne & salt
1 clove garlic
let sit 5-10 minutes then whisk in...
1/4 c. tahini
1/2 c. olive oil
1/2 shallot, thinly sliced

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Orange Zest Dressing - paired with scallops and oranges on arugula

3 1/2 tbs sherry vinegar
1 tsp orange zest
1/2 shallot, thinly sliced
pinch of salt
let sit 5 - 10 minutes then whisk in....
1/2 c. olive oil

I recommend trying any one of these 5 dressings. It's too hard to pick a favorite, they are all seriously that good. Each one is healthy...a little olive oil does the body good. Home made dressings are easy to make and more tasty than store bought, since you can alter the ingredients to your own liking. You could even take the simple route of filling a jar with vinegar and infusing it with your favorite herbs like dill or cilantro or peppers and Italian seasonings. get creative!

Here's my favorite salad of the week....can't wait to see what you've been chomping on!!!

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Mix chopped Romaine lettuce with grilled chicken breast slices. Add almond slivers and wonton crumbles. Sprinkle sesame seeds and cilantro on top! Brace yourself for a yum, yum salad, the cilantro adds a punch!

Asian Sesame Dressing - Panera Bread Knock Off

1/4 c. vinegar

1/4 c. toasted sesame oil

2 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp crushed red pepper

1 tsp sesame seed

whisk and let sit then add 3/4 c. canola oil

straight off the Panera site!

Last weeks most viewed posts are here and here. You know you want to know if it was yours!
I've pinned many of these salads in hopes to share these ideas with an even larger "audience" and potentially bring hungry readers your way :)

I'm really looking forward to your salad creations!
This is our final round, so make your salads and show them off!

Keep up the healthy bites and THANK YOU all so much for joining me this month!!!
I truly hope it's inspired you and motivated you! You've all done that for me :)
It's been a fun way to start a healthy new year!

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Join us with the hashtag #whatsonyoursalad or comment below with your creative spins to eating salads!