Salad Challenge: Fruit Salad

I had a different salad planned for today, but since I had all the extra left over fruit from previous salads this week, I decided to make a fruit salad instead.

Fruit Salad
Strawberries
Apple
Pear
Grapes
Tangerine

Salad Challenge: Summer Berry Salad

Did some spring cleaning today so this was a nice and refreshing lunch treat.

Summer Berry Salad
Mixed greens
Strawberries
Blackberries
Feta cheese
Walnuts
London broil
Creamy balsamic dressing

Salad Challenge: Summer Salad

This was a new creation and boy was it yummy!! I had this along with London broil, broccoli, and a baked potato for dinner.

Summer Salad
Mixed greens
Sliced pears
Mandarin oranges
Walnuts
Feta cheese
Herb citrus dressing - I made my own and soo yummy!

Salad Challenge: Fiesta Fun

One of my all time fave salad creations is my version of the Fiesta Salad.  I make this one often because I love it so much!  I just recently started adding fresh cilantro to this salad and it makes a world of difference.  I just love the taste of fresh cilantro!

Fiesta Salad

Shredded Lettuce

Corn

Black Beans

Sliced Tomatoes

Sliced Cucumbers

Cilantro

Tortilla Chips

Buttermilk Ranch Dressing (Made from Hidden Valley Packet)

Can you tell I LOVE Buttermilk Ranch Dressing??

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Salad Challenge: Caprese Salad

Day two of the salad challenge was a Caprese salad for lunch. I made this at work so my supplies were a bit limited and the presentation is not as fancy but it got the job done.

Caprese Salad
Sliced Tomatoes
Fresh mozzarella cheese
Fresh basil
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper

This was light and yummy for lunch!!

Salad Challenge

As a young adult (early to late 20s) I never really cared to eat salads, I just never craved them.  But as soon as I hit 30, that craving changed completely and I frequently opt to eat salads, and especially love to get creative with making them at home.  Although, I’d say it’s a toss up if the salads that I make are actually healthy or not once I add all the “extras” but to me they feel healthy and the fresh veggies and fruits provide me with a very cleansing and fresh feeling.

So having just returned from a 5 day vacation to Key West for a combined trip of witnessing two friends tie the knot and a one year anniversary celebration (YAY we made it to the one year mark!) where the last five days were spent drinking margaritas, eating really bad food, feeling swollen from the heat, salty food and drinks, and staying up till all hours of the night, my body was craving salads something BAD.

So my salad challenge will be to eat a yummy-riffic SUMMER themed salad for one meal a day for the next 7 days and I will document each salad and the makings along the way!!  This will be FUN!

Day one – Summer Salad

Mixed Greens

Craisins

Sliced Apples

Walnuts

Grilled Chicken - I cheated and used cut up rotisserie chicken

Feta Cheese

Zesty Italian Dressing (Made from the Hidden Valley packet, much better than the bottle stuff)

Pre-Dressing

 Post-Dressing

D asked how long before I start putting Easter Chocolates and Swedish fish on my "creative" salads.  I have to say, I kinda wonder too!

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