As healthy food goes, you don’t get much healthier and tastier than this. I used to hate salads until I figured out how to make them properly. I practically live on this. There is a simple plan to this salad:
- Use the best ingredients you can get.
- Minimise the amount of green leafy stuff.
- Put a decent amount of protein in it.
- Use a killer vinaigrette.
The salad pictured above would feed me, but really these are proportions for two people. The ingredients are as follows:
- 4 Spring Onions chopped
- 1 carrot finely grated (with some ginger grated into it too for some kick)
- 1/2 bell pepper, chopped small
- Several cherry tomatoes halved (quarter if you are using larger tomatoes)
- 1/2 cup of chopped coriander
- 1/2 cup of chopped rocket (though don’t chop it up as much as the herbs)
- Some finely chopped parsley (not too much its quite strong)
- 1/2 cup of chopped mint
Douse at least 1 tablespoon of vinaigrette over everything. I refined my Super Simple Vinaigrette precisely for this salad. You don’t have to mix or toss the salad too much.
Finally add in all the fun protein food:
- 2 boiled eggs
- A palm full of diced Feta cheese
- A few spoons of soft goats cheese (this mixes delightfully with the salad)
- Whatever else you have to hand (hummus often ends up in my salads, as well as leftover food, like falafels or vegetarian curries).
This is a great salad. The things that make it great are using fresh herbs to replace the leafy content. Proper vinaigrette is essential, as well as using flavourful ingredients. All the protein makes it a meal. If you hate salads, try this and see if it changes your mind.
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