Salads for Spring

We’re definitely heading into Spring and the body is demanding something lighter than protein and two veg.  

We want fresh veg, colourful and mouthwatering, multi-textured and multi-flavoured with enough heft to make the perfect transition to toothsome vegetables. 

These gorgeous platters,  healthy and wallet-friendly, easy to prepare and outrageously tasty, are from the 67goingon50 bounteous Archives.  None will break the bank.

MONOCHROMATIC PLATES (both recipes included in this url)

 A pleasure to look at, a delight to eat and easily put together.  Both can be made in large or small quantities; a little less of one thing and a little more of another is not a problem.

Green Goddess Salad with Pistachio Nuts & Green Herb Dressing

 Splendid mix of raw and lightly cooked veg with green herb dip/dressing

Green Goddess Salad with Pistachio Nuts & Green Herb Dressing/Dip

 

 Marvellous Mediterranean Tomatoes

Simple, sensational: stunning flavours

Turns common-all-garden tomatoes into gourmet treats!  Add a slosh of red wine vinegar for a piquant accent.  Works brilliantly with gourmet tomatoes, too

CRUNCHY ASIAN CABBAGE LETTUCE 

Not quite ready for summery lettuces?  Chinese Leaf makes a great wallet-friendly replacement and this combo of raw and cooked veg (cabbage, carrot, green beans) and a peanut lime dressing with crushed peanuts is gorgeous  

St Patrick's Layered Spinach Salad (Triple Duty)

Layers of spinach, raw mushrooms, tomato, beetroot & pumpkin seed provides delightful mouthfuls.  It easily transforms into a vegan, vegetarian, pescatorian or carnivore delight.

Spinach, Bean & Vegetable Salad (Vegan)

A nutrient-filled budget-friendly dish that can cost as little or as much as you like, depending on your fridge or the depth of your pockets.  Very easy to prepare.  

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Fantastic Frugal Salad

It's amazing what you can do with 4 inexpensive ingredients!

Presentation matters; this easy-peasy knock-out salad will have the entire household salivating; serve with a simple vinaigrette or yoghurt mayonnaise dressing (see Salad Dressings)

Beetroot and Orange

Beetroot is always a pleasure when we encounter it unexpectedly. Here, the 
beets glisten prettily with orange vinaigrette, orange zest and delicate chives.  Perfect when you’re after something more than lettuce and tomatoes

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Copyright: These salads have been designed by B M Lee/ Bright Sun Enterprises and may only be reproduced in home kitchens.  Not for commercial use.