Revamp Your Salads with a Twist of Red
Nova Health Club • June 30, 2024
Make life better by adding some color to your salads! Did you know that eating a rainbow of colors provides a diverse range of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and phytochemicals? Shake up your traditional green leafy salads with a burst of red using these three ingredients:
1)Strawberry
2)Watermelon
3)Radish
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Salad Ingredients:
- Baby Spinach - 1 package
- Red Onion - ¼ onion cut into thin slivers
- Pine Nuts - ¼ cup
- Strawberries - 15 strawberries (local organic if possible)
- Vinaigrette Ingredients
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) - ½ cup
- Balsamic Vinegar - 2 tbsp
- Strawberries - 5
- Garlic - 1 clove minced/grated
- Mint - 10 leaves
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Pepper - ¼ tsp
Instructions:
- Heat a frying pan and toast the pine nuts until they are lightly browned. Make sure not to burn them! Allow them to cool.
- Wash and dry the strawberries. Cut the strawberries in half.
- In a large salad serving bowl, combine the spinach, strawberries, onions, and pine nuts.
- Place all the vinaigrette ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Watermelon Salad
Salad Ingredients:
- Watermelon - 3 cups cubed
- Cucumber - 1 ½ cups sliced
- Mint - 10-20 leaves sliced
- Goat Feta Cheese - 1/3 cup cubed
- Vinaigrette Ingredients
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) - 6 tbsp
- Lime Juice (Fresh) - 2 tbsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Pepper - ¼ tsp
Instructions:
- In a bowl, combine the watermelon, cucumber, mint, and feta cheese.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
- Drizzle the dressing over the watermelon mixture and gently toss to coat.
- Serve the refreshing watermelon cucumber salad immediately and enjoy!
Radish Cucumber Salad
Salad Ingredients:
- Spinach - 2 cups chopped
- Red Radish - 2 cups sliced
- Cucumber - 2 cups sliced
- Vinaigrette Ingredients
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) - 6 tbsp
- Apple Cider Vinegar - 2 tbsp
- Garlic - 1 clove minced/grated
- Maple Syrup or honey - 2 tsp
- Salt - ½ tsp
- Pepper - ¼ tsp
Instructions:
- Wash, dry and cut all ingredients.
- Toss the spinach, radish and cucumber in a serving bowl.
- Add all vinaigrette ingredients into a mason jar and shake well.
- Add the vinaigrette to the salad, serve and enjoy.
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