No doubt salads of all kinds are some of the healthiest foods, so you should always make sure to eat them, especially if you're on a diet. And since most people first think that salad ingredients are just green, leafy veggies, Let's clear that up in this article and give you several tasty recipes for popular healthy salads.
First salad: Greek chicken salad
Ingredients:
1- Lettuce sliced
2- Grilled chicken breasts, sliced
3- Tomato slices
4- Cucumber slices
5- Sliced olives
6- Feta cheese cut into cubes
Salad dressing ingredients:
1- Small spoon of olive oil
2- Spoon of white vinegar
3- Clove of chopped garlic
4- Two spoons of chopped thyme
5- quarter teaspoon sugar
6- teaspoon salt
7- teaspoon ground black pepper
Preparation method:
- Take a large bowl and put in lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, chicken slices, and feta cheese pieces. To make the dressing, add olive oil, vinegar, garlic, sugar, salt, and pepper. Mix these ingredients well in a small bowl, then pour the dressing over the salad.
This dish contains 330 calories.
Second salad: Shrimp and avocado salad
Ingredients:
1- Half a kilo peeled shrimp
2-3 spoons olive oil
3- Pastrami slices
4- Boiled eggs
5- Lettuce cut into slices
6- Avocado
7- Canned corn
8- Crumbled goat cheese
9- Lemon
10- Thyme
Sauce ingredients:
1- Chopped coriander
2- Lemon juice
3- Two garlic cloves
4- One small spoon of salt
5- Ground black pepper
6- Two tablespoons of olive oil
7- Two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
8- Jalapeno
Preparation method:
- Make the sauce by mixing cilantro, lemon, jalapeno, and garlic in a blender or food processor. While blending, add olive oil and vinegar until everything is smooth.
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit, line a baking tray with parchment paper, place the shrimp on it, drizzle a bit of olive oil, then bake until the shrimp turns pink, about 5 minutes.
- Heat a large pan on the stove, add the pastrami and cook until crispy, about 8 minutes, then Boil the eggs, then combine all the ingredients in a large bowl with avocado, corn, and goat cheese.
The third salad: Turkish salad
Ingredients:
1- Two slices of whole wheat bread
2- One teaspoon of olive oil
3- Crumbled pastrami
4- Chopped tomato
5- Chopped cucumber
6- Diced turkey meat pieces
7- A head of chopped lettuce
8- Low-fat ranch dressing
Preparation method:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Brush the bread cubes with olive oil, put them on a baking sheet, and bake for 10 minutes until golden and crispy. Then mix the toasted bread with pastrami pieces, tomatoes, cucumbers, and turkey in a large bowl.
This salad contains 230 calories.
Salad four: Spicy calamari salad
Ingredients:
1- Clean calamari pieces
2 - Half a teaspoon of peanut oil
3 - A teaspoon of salt
4 - A teaspoon of ground black pepper
5 - A tablespoon of fish sauce
6 - A tablespoon of spicy garlic sauce
7 - Arugula
8 - A few basil leaves
9 - Peeled cucumber
10- chopped tomatoes
11- onion sliced
12- two tablespoons of roasted peanuts
Preparation method:
- Heat the grill, then toss the calamari pieces in olive oil, season with salt and black pepper, then put the calamari on the grill for 5 minutes. Mix lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar, and hot pepper well until all ingredients combine.
- In a large bowl, mix calamari pieces with arugula, cucumber, tomato, onion, and peanuts with the sauce. Add basil before serving.
Calamari salad has 220 calories
Fifth salad: Mexican steak salad
Ingredients:
1- 1 tortilla bread sliced
2- Diced tomatoes
3- Red onion diced
4- Jalapeno pepper
5- Chopped cilantro
6- Juice of one lemon
7- A little salt and black pepper
8- A spoon of vinegar
9- A teaspoon of honey
10- A tablespoon of olive oil
11- A head of chopped lettuce
12- Black beans
13- A sliced avocado
14- Thick steak slices
Preparation method:
- Put the tortilla bread on a tray lined with parchment paper until it gets crispy and golden. Mix the tomato, onion, jalapeno, coriander, and half the lemon juice, then set aside.
- Heat the grill, season the meat slices with salt and pepper, then put the meat on the grill until cooked and its color changes, which takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Then take out the meat and let it cool a bit. Meanwhile, mix the lemon juice with honey and vinegar, slowly drizzle a spoon of olive oil over it, then toss the chopped lettuce with this mix well. Mix all ingredients together, finally cut the meat and mix it with everything.
This salad contains 340 calories.
Sixth salad: Chinese salad
Ingredients:
1- Cabbage head
2- Half a red cabbage head
3- Grilled, chopped chicken
4- A little bit of Asian sauce
5- Fresh coriander
6- Half a cup of orange juice
7- A little roasted almonds
8- A little black pepper and salt
Preparation method:
- Cut the cabbage in half then remove the core and slice it thin.
- Season the chicken pieces with some vinegar then heat them for a minute in the microwave.
- Mix the cabbage with cilantro, orange juice, almonds, a bit of vinegar, and add chicken pieces. Before serving, add salt and black pepper to taste.
This dish has 380 calories.
Seventh salad: pastrami and cheese salad.
Ingredients:
1- 6 slices of pastrami
2- slices of red onion
3- slices of green apple
4- a handful of peeled walnuts
5- One big spoon of vinegar
6- One big spoon of mustard
7- One spoon of olive oil
8- A little salt and black pepper
9- Some chopped spinach leaves
10- Goat cheese
How to prepare:
Heat a big non-stick pan, put the pastrami in until its color changes and it gets crispy, it takes about 5 minutes. After taking out the pastrami, add onion slices in the same pan and cook for about 2 minutes. Then add apple slices and walnuts for 2 minutes while stirring. After that add mustard, vinegar, olive oil, a little salt, and black pepper. Keep stirring well. Then mix all the ingredients together in one bowl.
This salad has 240 calories
Eighth salad: Salmon salad
Ingredients:
1- Salmon fillet
2- Quarter teaspoon salt
3- One teaspoon black pepper
4- Two tablespoons tahini
5- Two teaspoons lemon juice
6-3 tablespoons of olive oil
7- a teaspoon of minced garlic
8- cabbage or chopped lettuce
9- grapefruit
10- a little bit of chickpeas
11- an avocado
Preparation method:
- Heat the oven, put the salmon in a tray, sprinkle on some olive oil, and bake at 400 degrees Celsius. This will make it easier to scrape the salmon with a spoon. Meanwhile, mix tahini with lemon juice, a teaspoon of olive oil, garlic powder, a pinch of salt, and black pepper. Then season the cabbage with some black pepper and olive oil. Cut the grapefruit into small pieces, put the lettuce with the salmon, and put chickpeas over the grapefruit pieces on the plate. Also, put the avocado pieces on top. Add the sauce just before serving.
This dish has 369 calories
Salad 9: chicken quinoa salad
Ingredients:
1- grilled, boneless chicken breasts
2- 3 tablespoons of tomato sauce
3- 1 cup cooked quinoa
4- half a cup chopped tomatoes
5- half a cup black beans
6- One cup of corn with no added sugar
7- One red onion chopped into cubes
8- One chopped avocado
9- One clove of chopped garlic
10- One tablespoon of olive oil
11- One tablespoon of lemon juice
12- One tablespoon of coriander
13- Half a teaspoon of salt
14- Half a teaspoon of black pepper
How to prepare:
- In a small bowl mix the chicken with the sauce, put the quinoa, tomatoes, corn, chicken, black beans, onions, and avocado together in another small bowl.
- Mix lemon juice, oil, coriander, garlic, salt, and pepper until combined, then sprinkle it over the other ingredients.
Tenth salad: Keto Salad
Ingredients:
1- One tablespoon of white vinegar
2- Two eggs
3- Two slices of pastrami, cut into thin slices
4- One tablespoon of vinegar
5- One teaspoon of mustard
6- A quarter teaspoon of black pepper
7- One pack of zucchini noodles
8- Chopped green onion
9- Radish cut into slices
10- A mix of herbs like basil, dill, parsley, and thyme
11- Two big spoons of grated parmesan
Preparation method:
- In a big pot, boil 4 cups of water with vinegar. Then gently add one egg. After a minute, add the other egg. Let them cook for about 3 minutes. In a suitable pan, fry the pastrami in olive oil until it changes color. Then add mustard, pepper, zucchini noodles, and onion. Just before it's done, add the mix of herbs. After taking it off the heat, add the two eggs and the cheese.
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