A dinner salad is a healthy way to eat and also stay nourished. Check out some types of dinner salad here.
Those looking for a balanced diet often turn to salad to balance their diet. However, to really turn a salad into a meal, some requirements must be met. It’s not just putting leaves and tomatoes and carrots. To truly have a dinner salad, some ingredients are essential.
In addition to helping you maintain good shape, salad, if done correctly, can even lighten your mood. Therefore, the correct form does not contain the same ingredients, but rather a combination of them. Also, it is not necessary to have a large quantity of them, but rather that they be well distributed. Therefore, according to nutritionists, in order to replace salad with a meal, it is necessary to contain at least one of the three main points.
Firstly, you need to ensure that your dinner salad contains a protein. Thus, it can be any type of protein, be it red meat or soy, even seafood. Basically, the important thing is that you are present. After that, check if your salad has carbohydrates. Thus, it is possible to add screw noodles, the most common, or even other types of pasta. Tubers, such as potatoes, cassava and corn, or bread, still count as carbohydrates. The third point is also important. Make sure your salad has legumes. Therefore, beans fall into this category, white being the most used, as well as lentils and chickpeas, among others.
Therefore, as we have seen, to put together the ideal dinner salad you need to be careful. So, we have separated some individual recipes with important foods for you to enjoy and not get lost when putting together an efficient, nutritious and appetizing dinner salad.
Tropical dinner salad
Ingredients:
- Lettuce (you can mix its textures and types, depending on your taste)
- Arugula
- Grated carrot to taste
- 1 sliced tomato (can swap for cherry tomatoes, depending on taste)
- 1/4 cup diced mango
- 1/4 cup pineapple, also diced
- 5 pieces of kani kama, cut into cubes
- 1/4 cup sliced olives
- 3 quail eggs
Sauce: For the sauce, you don’t need much. Firstly, you will only need a tablespoon of olive oil, a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar and salt to taste. However, be careful not to add too much salt, as it is harmful to your health.
Preparation method: First, take the leaves and add the ingredients however you want. Finally, make the dressing, remembering to mix it well before adding it to the dinner salad.
Salad Panzanella
Ingredients:
- 1/4 of ciabatta bread
- 1/2 tablespoon caper
- 5 to 8 cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 large chopped tomato
- Parmesan cheese
- Oregano
- Basil
- 1/2 clove of minced garlic
- Red wine vinegar to taste
- Black pepper, according to taste
Sauce: First, add the red wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and mix well. The sauce is to taste and can be seasoned with salt and black pepper to taste.
Preparation mode: Preparing this salad is simple. The tip to make it tastier is to always try to use the ripest tomatoes possible. First, cut the ciabatta bread into cubes and bake with olive oil, seasoning with oregano, salt and pepper to taste. Therefore, they should bake for approximately ten minutes.
Meanwhile, place the tomatoes in a container and season them with salt, olive oil and black pepper to taste. Then mix everything and add the vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. So, add the finely chopped capers and garlic. Then add the sauce. To finish, add the baked bread, along with parmesan and basil, and mix the dinner salad again.
Summer Dinner Salad
Ingredients:
- Lettuce
- Cress
- Chard
- Arugula
- Cabbage
- Grated carrot to taste
- 1/2 can of green corn
- 1/2 cup grated or cubed turkey breast
- 3 spoons of sliced onion
- 1/2 tablespoon diced green pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon diced red pepper
Sauce: The sauce is simple: 2 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil and one tablespoon of vinegar. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix well.
Preparation mode: First, start assembling the salad with cabbage, carrots and mixed greens to make it easier. Then, add the ingredients however you prefer. Finally, add the sauce.
Peach and buffalo mozzarella salad
Ingredients:
- 4 ripe peaches
- 450g buffalo mozzarella
- 1/4 cup croutons
- 1 teaspoon cream-type balsamic vinegar
- Oil
- Salt, according to taste
- Pepper, according to taste
- Basil
Sauce: The sauce is a mixture of ingredients: crema-type balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Preparation mode: First, start with the peaches, cutting them in half and removing the seeds. Then, cut the fruit however you prefer and add the other ingredients to the container along with the peach, except the mozzarella. Then, mix well and drizzle with the sauce to add seasoning. Then, cut the mozzarella into small pieces and season the cheese with salt and pepper to taste. Finally, add all the ingredients and it’s ready.
Mediterranean salad
Ingredients:
- 1 ladle full of raw Lentils
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 1/2 raw carrot
- 1 lemon
- 4 small radishes
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- Black pepper, according to taste
- Refined salt, according to taste
- 10 unsalted roasted almonds
- 200 grams of watercress
Sauce: The sauce, as usual, is very easy to make. Then you just need to mix 1 tablespoon of olive oil with two tablespoons of vinegar, adding two tablespoons of parsley.
Preparation mode: Firstly, start by cooking the lentils in a pan with water, until they reach the right point. Then, season it with salt to taste and also with the sauce after draining the water. So, in another container, separate the tomato, cucumber, carrot and radish and use the lemon to season them. Then add the lentils, with the seasoned ingredients plus the watercress and almonds, and it’s ready to serve.
Oriental Salty
Ingredients:
- 8 shitake mushrooms, cut into strips
- 1 and a half cups of cooked quinoa
- 2 cups of cooked green beans
- 1 cup of dry white wine
- 1 small red onion cut into slices
- 1 clove of finely chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt, according to taste
Sauce: The sauce is the combination of 3 tablespoons of soy sauce with 2 tablespoons of water. Also, add ginger, sugar and finger pepper to taste.
Preparation mode: First, fry the shitake with garlic drizzled in olive oil in a pan, seasoning the mixture with salt to taste. So, when the shitake starts to release water, add the wine, sautéing the mushroom for another three minutes. Then remove from the pan and mix with the other ingredients. Then pour the sauce over the top. Finally, just serve.
Mexican Salty
Ingredients:
- 4 large, ripe tomatoes
- 1 broad of atum light
- 1/4 finely chopped onion
- 1/4 diced green pepper
- 1/4 diced red pepper
- 1 can of corn
- 4 tablespoons light mayonnaise
- Coriander, parsley or chive leaves for decoration, depending on taste
Preparation mode: This recipe has two ways of being made. Firstly, it consists of cutting the top part of the tomatoes, removing the pulp and letting them rest so that excess water can escape. Then, mixing all the ingredients previously in a bowl, take this filling and place it inside the tomatoes. Finally, then serve your Mexican dinner salad.
However, the second way is more practical, and simply consists of placing the ingredients in a bowl and mixing them. Therefore, the tomatoes must be chopped and will not serve as support and ingredient for the dinner salad, but only as an ingredient.
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Sources: Glamor Magazine Weekly Guide
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