Simple Healthy Salad

 

You Will Need: 

• organic spring mix salad greens
• desired amount of grated carrots or other veggies you'd like
• sprinkle of salt, garlic powder, dried oregano leaves, dried dill weed, dried chives, dried basil leaves, dried thyme leaves, experiment with the amounts based on your taste, (if you have fresh herbs, you can certainly use them too)
• a side of low fat cottage cheese (I use 1% milk fat) 
• drizzled avocado oil (desired amount)

Place greens in a bowl, top with grated carrots and any other veggies you'd like, sprinkle with salt, garlic powder and desired herbs, put cottage cheese on the side and top with desired drizzled amount of avocado oil, top with bread crumbs. (for a homemade recipe of bread crumbs, see the post below this one, or look in the recipe index on the side bar of this website. You may have to click view web version of this website at the bottom of the page to find it, if you are viewing this website from a phone). 

A couple of months ago, I decided to stop using store bought salad dressing on my salad, and now I prefer my salad with the avocado oil and herbs mixture now. It's very fresh and tasty, and I feel I've cut down on some of the preservatives in my diet eating it this way. 

Enjoy!

Taco Salad

You Will Need:

• 1 lb. ground beef cooked and drained 
• 3/4 cup picante sauce 
• bag shredded lettuce 
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 can black beans (partially drain, and add water to cover beans in a small pot, heat until boiling, reduce heat and keep warm) 
• 1 can whole corn (bring to a boil, reduce heat and keep warm) 
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1 small tomato
• guacamole (optional)

Season cooked meat with 3/4 cup picante sauce, bring to a boil and keep on low until ready to put the salad together. Layer lettuce, cheese, warm beans, warm corn, onion, tomato and optional guacamole, on individual plates, top with beef, drizzle with dressing and optional guacamole. 

For the Dressing You Will Need: 

• 1/2 cup picante sauce
• 4 Tablespoons Sour Cream
• 2 Tablespoons Lime Juice

Makes 4 Servings

Enjoy! 

Cucumber Salad with Parmesan Cheese

You Will Need: 

• 3 cucumbers (peeled, sliced, and seeded
• 1-2 roma tomatoes (sliced and diced)
• 1/4 of a small red onion (diced) or 1-2 green onions chopped
• 1/4 cup oil (canola)
• 1/2 tsp. salt and more to taste
• pepper to taste
• dash of sugar or more to taste
• parmesan cheese (to sprinkle on top)

Mix the ingredients together, the longer it sits the better it tastes, refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with Ritz cracker or Captain Wafer crackers. Will keep up to 5 days refrigerated. 

Enjoy! 

Cucumber, Tomato and Green Onion Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

You will need:

• Small pickling cucumbers washed,  peeled and sliced
• Tomatoes washed, peeled and sliced
• Green Onion washed, and sliced
• Balsamic Vinaigrette  (I used Traditional Blends brands purchased at The Dollar Tree Store)
• Salt and Pepper sprinked to taste

Purchase the amount of vegetables you think you will need for your party size or family size.

Mix all of the ingredients and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve in indivual pretty bowls,  delicious served with vegetable crackers.

This is easy and so refreshing on those hot summer days. Perfect for a side dish or appetizer or just a snack.

Enjoy~ 

*A Special Thanks to my Mama for sharing this delicious treat  :)

Easy Chicken Salad for Spreading on Crackers

You will need:

• 12.5 oz. Can of Great Value Chunk Chicken Breast in water fully cooked (drained and crumbled)
• 4 Heaping Tablespoons Mayo (I used Kraft)
• 3 Boiled Eggs chopped
• 1 Heaping Tablespoons Sweet Pickle Relish
• Seasoned Salt and Pepper Sprinkled to Taste

Mix ingredients together in a bowl, put in the refrigerator until chilled, serve in individual bowls with the crackers of your choice (I used Townhouse Crackers). This is good spread on bread for chicken salad sandwiches also.
Enjoy!

My sweet Mama made her chicken salad this way for sandwiches.

Broccoli Salad~

 You will need: 

• 3 crowns of Broccoli, cut off of the stems and chopped, 
• 6 cherry tomatoes halved (optional) 
• 1/4 of a Red Onion, 
• 4 slices of cooked Bacon, (I use the Oscar Meyer fully cooked microwaveable, to save time), 
• 1/2 box of snack size raisins, 
• 1 cup of grated Medium Cheddar Cheese , 
• 1/4 cup of Sugar, 
• 1 cup of Mayonnaise,  
• 2 Tablespoons of White Vinegar

Mix it all up in a medium sized bowl and then transfer it......to a large serving bowl....

or individual bowls......this makes a colorful appetizer or side dish....

Enjoy!