Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salad. Show all posts

Monday, June 4, 2012

Pico de Gallo Salad

 This salad takes about 15 minutes to make

Ingredients:

6-10 Roma Tomatoes
1 med yellow or white onion
1 med green pepper
1-2 jalapenos
1 lime
cilantro (optional ingredient)
2-3 cloves

Coarsely chop the tomato, onion, green pepper, and the jalapenos (they will give more heat if you leave the seeds in)

Finely chop the cilantro and mince the garlic. Lastly squeeze add the juice of 1 lime.

Let sit for at least a couple of hours before serving.  (or let sit overnight)


Lunch Salad


Any or all of the ingredients listed below

Romaine Lettuce
Red Onion
Carrots
Peas
Green, Red, or Orange Bell Pepper
½ Oz sunflower seeds
1-2 tablespoons raisons
Clementine, orange, raspberry, blueberry or banana
Radishes
Chick Peas
½ Avocado
Flavored Vinegar
No-salt seasoning
The fruit is a must as the sweetness offsets the sourness of the vinegar

Triple Treat Cabbage Salad

Serves: 4
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
  • SALAD
  • 2 cups green cabbage, grated
  • 1 cup red cabbage, grated
  • 1 cup savoy cabbage, grated
  • 1 carrot, peeled and grated
  • 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup currants
  • 2 tablespoons raw pumpkin seeds
  • 2 tablespoons raw sunflower seeds
  • 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seed
  •  
  • DRESSING
  • 1/3 cup soy, almond or hemp milk
  • 1 apple, peeled and sliced
  • 1/2 cup raw cashews or 1/4 cup raw cashew butter
  • 1 tablespoon Dr. Fuhrman's Spicy Pecan Vinegar or balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon currants
  • 1 tablespoon unhulled sesame seeds, lightly toasted* 
Instructions:
Mix all salad ingredients together.

In a high powered blender, blend soy milk, apple, cashews and vinegar and toss with salad.

Garnish with currants and lightly toasted sesame seeds.

Blended Mango Salad

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2  ripe mangos, peeled and chopped or 2 1/2 cups frozen mango chunks
1 cup chopped spinach
4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
1/4 cup unsweetened soy, hemp or almond milk

Instructions:
Place mangos in a food processor or high-powered blender.
Add the spinach and half the lettuce. Blend until well combined. Add the milk and remaining lettuce. Blend until creamy.