Kitchen Sink Salad
 
 
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Sides
Ingredients
Salad:
  • ½ cup protein - choose marinated tofu. poached chicken, cooked shrimp, turkey/ham cold cuts (no nitrates!)
  • 1½ cups veggies - the sky is the limit - any lettuce, spinach, diced cucumber, diced sweet peppers, cherry tomatoes, chopped celery, shredded carrot or zucchini, sliced jicama, red cabbage, etc...
  • ¼ cup fruit - sliced apple, grapes, raisins, blueberries
  • ¼ cup nuts/seeds - any combo pecans, sliced almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, flax seeds
  • ¼ cup grain, cooked - farro, quinoa or brown rice work well
  • herbs to taste (cilantro, basil) optional
Dressing:
  • 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 2 Tablespoons red or white balsamic vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tablespoons lemon or orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon raw honey or maple syrup (optional)
Instructions
  1. Combine all salad ingredients. Toss in a portable container.
  2. Combine all dressing ingredients in separate portable container.
  3. At lunchtime, toss together and enjoy!
Recipe by Health & Nutrition Coaching at http://healthandnutritioncoaching.com/kitchen-sink-salad/