Want a light salad for dinner? There’s nothing like a light healthy meal to end your day after all the pressure of a hard day’s work.
Living healthy and developing healthy habits is a lifestyle choice; therefore you also have to make the necessary adjustments to keep yourself healthy at all times. That means, getting rid of artificial ingredients, processed chips, fatty snacks, and processed junk foods.
It’s a given that not everyone will like the idea of snacking on fruits and vegetables, but once you get started, you’ll find that healthy food can also be enjoyed just as much and your taste buds will start craving the good stuff. Salads are easy and nutritious meals you can eat, and even better – they are super easy to prepare.
Watch the video below for full recipe.
In this video, you will be taught how to make a yummy and easy salad recipe using only fresh greens and a few other delicious ingredients.
Ingredients:
- Romaine lettuce
- Spinach
- Kale
- Chickpeas
- Chicken/Salmon/Tuna (Optional)
- Nuts or Seeds (hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds)
- Fresh sprouts like sunflower sprouts
- Tomatoes
- Shallots
- Cucumbers
- Bell peppers
- Fresh basil
- Avocado
- Extra Virgin olive oil
- Apple cider vinegar
- Salt & pepper (to taste)
Instructions:
Add all the leafy greens in a large bowl. This includes the romaine lettuce, spinach and/or kale.
Add the chickpeas into the mix. You can add any kind of beans to your salad as well as other sources of protein like chicken, tuna or salmon. Feel free to experiment with this and see what you like.
Add the nuts or seeds. You can add any kind of nuts or seeds to your salad.
Add the sprouts. This can either be sunflower sprouts, bean sprouts, etc. Make sure they are organic.
Add the other ingredients into the mix, which includes your tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, etc. Your salad will look vibrant and colorful.
Add a few fresh herbs into your salad. Herbs are a great way to add more flavor.
Lastly, add the avocado to your salad and mix thoroughly until everything is mixed together.
Instructions for dressing:
- Add 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
- Add a little bit of salt and pepper
- Mix or shake thoroughly
When you eat healthy, you will also feel healthy!