Healthy Salad Recipes that Actually Tastes Good

by Rohit Bumrah Writter

A salad is a great way to add essential nutrients, fibers, minerals and vitamins to your meals. If you think salads are just leaves and boring vegetables, think again! Thinking of eating some wholesome meals this summer? Make some healthy brown rice recipes, dal or curry and a delicious salad. If you are looking for some delicious salad recipes for the summer, check out these:

• Lettuce with Greek Yogurt Dressing: Start with chopping romaine lettuce leaves. To make the dressing blitz Greek yogurt, pepper, capers, lemon juice, zest, salt, olive oil, nutritional yeast, and Dijon mustard. Add some crispy croutons, dried cranberries and drizzle over the dressing. Serve it cold.

• Thai Rainbow Noodle Salad: Thinly slice some kale, red cabbage, carrot, tri-color bell peppers, cilantro, mint leaves, and spring onions. Cook some glass noodles by blanching it in hot water. To make the peanut dressing, mix smooth peanut butter, lime juice, chopped lemongrass, maple syrup, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, minced ginger, and garlic. Mix the noodles, vegetables in a bowl and top with some ripe mango slices and crushed peanuts. Drizzle over the dressing and mix well. Serve this crunchy salad cold with a wedge of lime.

• Cuban Brown Rice Salad: Cook some organic brown rice. Sauté some onions, garlic, and bay leaf. Stir in some tomatoes, corn kernels, capsicum, red kidney beans, and cannelloni beans. Add coriander, cumin, paprika, and cayenne pepper. Add the rice and mix well with the other ingredients. Add a lettuce cup in a bowl, top it with the cooked rice. Garnish with avocado slices, crushed tortilla chips, cilantro, and lemon juice. This hearty rice salad can be served warm or cold.

• Watermelon, Feta & Walnut Salad: Cut big chunky pieces of watermelon. Crumble some feta cheese and add in the salad. Add some julienned basil leaves. Crush some walnuts and sprinkle in the salad.

• Greek Fresh Veggies Salad: Chop some cucumbers, kalamata olives, red onions, rocket leaves, roasted tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, cherry tomatoes, and feta cheese. Toast some barley bread and break into bite size pieces. To make the dressing, mix lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, fresh basil, salt, and apple cider vinegar. Mix all the ingredients and drizzle over the dressing.

These salad recipes are healthy, delicious, flavorful and easy to prepare. If you want to store a salad, simply store the dressing separately. Toss the dressing when you serve the salad.