• Home
  • No Excuses Running
  • Kids Run the Nation
  • Races and Paces
    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
  • Product Reviews
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Sandwiches and Mains
    • Soups and Stews
    • Slow Cooker
    • Pastas and Sauces
    • Healthy Snacks and Smoothies
    • Salads and Sides
    • Jewish Nosh
  • Running Coaches’ Corner
    • Hydration & Nutrition
    • Running Form
    • Running Tips
    • Strength and Stretch
  • Friday Five 2.0
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • No Excuses Running
  • Kids Run the Nation
  • Running Coaches’ Corner
    • Hydration & Nutrition
    • Running Form
    • Running Tips
    • Strength and Stretch
  • Races and Paces
    • 2011
    • 2012
    • 2013
    • 2014
    • 2015
    • 2016
    • 2017
    • 2018
    • 2019
  • Product Reviews
  • Recipes
    • Healthy Snacks and Smoothies
    • Breakfast
    • Salads and Sides
    • Soups and Stews
    • Slow Cooker
    • Sandwiches and Mains
    • Pastas and Sauces
    • Sweet Treats and Desserts
    • Jewish Nosh
  • Friday Five 2.0

Recipe Monday: Salad!

August 25, 2014
I’ve been on a salad kick lately. Salads are underrated. Salads make for delicious snacks or meals packed with nutritional punch. But there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to make a salad. To get the most bang for your caloric buck, you need to make sure you’re making the best nutritional decisions possible. This means swapping iceberg lettuce for kale or spinach, and adding in treats such as orange slices, raisins, sunflower seeds, or a sprinkling of chia seeds. 
I’m excited to be linking up with Fit Foodie Mama and Powered by BLING for another #MeatlessMonday recipe. Hopefully you’re finding lots of awesome recipes.
I dedicate today’s post to all things salad!
Exciting Salad!
Eat This Exciting Salad!
Ingredients

  • 1 C packed kale, chopped or torn into bite size pieces
  • 1/4 C kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 strawberries, quartered
  • 1/3 heirloom tomato, cut into bite size chunks
  • 1/4 Barlett pear, cubed into bite size pieces
  • carrot peels
  • 1 Tbsp oil/vinegar based dressing (I use Garlic Expressions)

Directions
Prepare all ingredients, combine, dress, eat, enjoy!
—
Of course there are a million variations on a good, dense salad. Here’s another one I recently created. It was so simple. I would say this one is more for the time-saver or less adventurous eater. 
Easy Salad
Easy Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 C mixed kale pieces (from bag or prepacked tub)
  • 8-10 cherry or grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 avocado, sliced
  • dressing of your choice

Directions
Place all ingredients in a bowl. Eat. Yum!
—
I liked a good fruit salad every now and again, too. I grew up eating fruit salad as dessert (thanks, mom!) but now we eat it any time we buy big melons and need something to do with all of it. Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of recent fruit salads, but I do have a simple recipe to share.
Fruit Salad
Ingredients
  • 1 cantaloupe, cubed
  • 1 honeydew melon, cubed
  • 1 pineapple, cubed
  • grapes (halved if you have little people in your household like I do!)
  • 1 – 2 bananas, sliced
Directions

Prepare the melons by scooping out the insides and cubing. Prepare the pineapple by coring and peeling, and cubing as well. Combine all ingredients and enjoy. If you are not eating right away, wait to slice and add the bananas. They still taste delicious but once they are added to the rest of the fruit they turn a weird brownish color.
—
I hope you give a salad a whirl. They’re so good and satisfying. Even if you don’t use one of my recipes, I challenge you to incorporate one salad into your diet this week. Feel free to adjust and add ingredients whenever you feel the urge. If you’re in need of a protein boost, you can add a hard boiled egg. Or perhaps some shredded cheese or crumbled feta for some additional texture or even calcium.
And if you’re anti-salad… try it, you may like it!
Have a great day!

An InLinkz Link-up

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

easy recipefruit saladkale saladmeatless mondayrecipesalad
Share

General

8 Comments


laura @ scribbles and sass
August 25, 2014 at 5:28 pm
Reply

salads are my go-to weeknight dinner, they are so quick, fresh and easy. these look yummy!



    rfrutkin
    August 25, 2014 at 6:51 pm
    Reply

    I love salads any time of day 🙂

SD Mom
August 25, 2014 at 5:46 pm
Reply

I am a big fan of salads! I am NOT a huge fan of lettuce so I do love kale in my salad. And I have been adding almost ripe nectarines to my salad for a punched up flavor profile!



    rfrutkin
    August 25, 2014 at 6:52 pm
    Reply

    Oooh, that sounds good. I might have to try that!

Annmarie L
August 25, 2014 at 6:34 pm
Reply

All of those salads look amazing and refreshing! I just ate lunch but now I am hungry one of these mouthwatering salads!



    rfrutkin
    August 25, 2014 at 6:52 pm
    Reply

    Lol, I had a salad for lunch again 😉

Farrah
August 25, 2014 at 10:23 pm
Reply

The Eat This Exciting Salad looks awesome! 😛 Made me realize that I haven't had a pear in ages!



    rfrutkin
    August 26, 2014 at 2:59 pm
    Reply

    Pears are so yummy! You should definitely stock up on pears next time you're at the grocery. 🙂

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Recent Posts

    • Childhood Unplugged: Spending Time in the Woods
    • Deep Thoughts from the Long Run
    • Balance Work and Stability for Runners
    • 50K Training in 2020
    • Staying Grounded with Running and Fitness in 2020
  • Archives

  • Ambassadorships and Affiliations

     photo Orange Mud Ambassador7.png

     photo LHRS_logo.jpg

    pjur active ambassador

     photo SPRING_APP_ICON.jpg


    official meatless monday blogger

  • Running Coach Blogs

  • Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy



© Copyright 2020 Running on Happy