Issue 64: Sensational Spring Salads

Cool Spring Salad

Ingredients:
3 cups spinach leaves, shredded
1 cup Romaine lettuce, shredded
½ cup shredded organic carrots
2 zucchini, shredded
1 cup of alfalfa sprouts
1 cup of broccoli florets
½ cup diced yellow bell pepper
1 cup red cabbage (chopped)
2 hard-boiled omega-3 eggs (sliced)
2 ounces shredded organic cheese

Dressing: Blend together 2 organic tomatoes, one peeled and pitted avocado, 1 celery stalk, and two carrots, two Tablespoons mayonnaise, and a dash of Herbamare.

Directions:
Layer large salad bowl with listed salad ingredients. Top with dressing—and it’s ready to serve.

Fruit Salad

Ingredients:
2 bananas
1 cup of white or red seedless grapes
2 cups fresh strawberries, sliced
1 cup fresh blueberries
2 sliced kiwis

Topping:
1 cup Greek yogurt (whole fat)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons raw honey

Oriental Chicken Salad   
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
5 cups mixed salad greens
1 cup fresh bean sprouts
1 cup fresh snow pea pods, trimmed
½ green bell pepper, thinly sliced
½ red bell pepper, thinly sliced
1 small or medium cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced green onions
2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
Oriental Salad Dressing (see below for recipe)
Spicy Peanut Sauce (see below for recipe)

Directions:
Combine soy sauce and ginger in a shallow baking dish. Add chicken. Cover and marinate in refrigerator up to 4 hours. Remove chicken from marinade, and discard remaining marinade. Cook until lightly browned.

Combine mixed salad greens and next 6 ingredients. Pour ½ c. Oriental Salad Dressing over salad and toss. Arrange cooked chicken on top and pour more salad dressing on top. Serve with Spicy Peanut Sauce.

Oriental Salad Dressing     
Yield: 1 cup

Ingredients:
4 Tablespoons rice vinegar
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons grated ginger
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons finely chopped green onion or chives
2 cloves garlic, peeled and mashed
1 teaspoon raw honey
2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons unrefined flaxseed oil

Directions:
Place all ingredients in a jar and shake vigorously.

Spicy Peanut Sauce      
Yield: 1 1/3 cups

Ingredients:
½ cup peanut butter
1/3 cup coconut milk
2 Tablespoons soy sauce
1 Tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 Tablespoon sesame oil
¼ teaspooon dried crushed red pepper 
¼ cup chicken broth

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Source: Nicki Rubin