Spring Salads - Choose Your Own Adventure!
/'Tis the season for fresh vegetables. Your local farmer's market will soon be overflowing with asparagus, radishes and leafy greens, while early summer is the high season for all things garden. Stumped about just what to do with all that beautiful veg? We're here to help.
With big thanks to our culinary friend, Dawn the Brawn, we've pulled together a Choose Your Own Adventure Salad guide! Fresh vegetables, healthy fats and citrus combos come together any way you'd like. You can't really go wrong. Select from each category below. Your next nutritious and unique salad is as easy as 1 - 2 - 3!
VEGETABLES (Pick 2 to 3):
- lettuce
- green peppers
- chard
- asparagus
- radish
- basil
- beets
- broccoli
- broccoli rabe
- brussels sprouts
- cabbage
- cilantro
- dandelion greens
- collard greens
- cucumbers
- fennel
- kale
- mint
- parsley
- spinach
NUTS AND SEEDS (Pick 1):
- almonds
- walnuts
- peanuts
- sunflower seeds
- pumpkin seeds
- pecans
- cashews
- hazelnuts
- flax seeds
- chestnuts
- pistachios
- pine nuts
VINAIGRETTE (Pick 1 Oil, 1 Vinegar, 1 Citrus juice and add salt & pepper)
OIL (2 parts):
- avocado oil
- olive oil
- grape seed oil
- walnut oil
- pumpkin seed oil
- sunflower oil
- sesame oil
VINEGAR (1 part):
- white wine
- champagne
- red wine vinegar
- rice vinegar
- balsamic (LOTS of infused options here too!)
- apple cider
CITRUS (1 TBS if desired):
- orange juice
- lime juice
- lemon juice
- mandarin juice
- grapefruit juice