Quinoa Salad

Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1 box pasta

red pepper

orange pepper

red pepper

cucumber

pomegranate seeds

olives

Dressing:

olive oil

fresh lemon juice

parmesan cheese

salt to taste 

onion powder

pepper

italian dressing

chopped cilantro

1. Boil pasta as per box instruction....do not over cook.

2. Rinse with cold water and drain.

3. Combine all dressing ingredients in a big bowl excluding chopped cilantro.

4. Pour pasta in the bowl and stir lightly.

5. Sprinkle chopped cilantro on top and lightly stir. Best when it's chill at least an hour before serving.

Chicken and Fruit Salad

1/4 c. cubed chicken

1 wedge sliced pineapple, cubed

1 small gala apple, cubed

6 pcs. big green/red grapes, halves

6 pcs. cherry tomato

1/4 of red/orange bell peppers, cubed

1/4 c. dried cranberries

Dressing Ingredients: 

1 tsp. mustard

1 tbsp. olive oil

1 tsp. seasoned vinegar

pinch of salt

pinch of ground pepper

1/2 tsp. lemon juice

garnish with chopped cilantro 

Wash and cut all veggies including fruits. Put them in a big salad bowl. In a separate bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and mix well until all ingredients are incorporated. Assemble salad on a plate and pour at least 1 tbsp of dressing. Ingredients makes two servings.

Fruit and Veggie Medley Salad

you need: 

1/2 c. each red and green grapes

1/2 each yellow and orange peppers

1 small carrot

1/4 c. black beans

chopped cilantro

vinaigrette:

1/4 tsp turmeric

1/4 tsp paprika

1/4 tsp pepper

1/2 tbsp seasoned vinegar

pinch of salt 

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1. Wash and cut grapes into half, dice yellow and red peppers, and cube carrot.

2. Combine all cut ingredients in a salad bowl.

3. Add vinaigrette ingredients in to the bowl and mix well. 

Mix Fruit Salad

you need: 

green grapes

strawberries

cherry tomatoes 

slice of pineapple (cubed)

firm ripe mango (cubed)

chopped cilantro

vinaigrette:

tbsp seasoned vinegar

lemon juice (quarter of lemon)

olive oil

salt

 pepper

1. In a salad bowl, combine all ingredients and pour vinaigrette. Lightly mix all ingredients until fruits are coated. Enjoy the fresh flavor of these colorful ingredients. Serve with grill meat.

Fiber Filled Salad

Ingredients:

10 cherry tomato

1/4 c. black beans

1 gala/jona gold apple

1/2 cup grapes

1/4 c. sweet pea

Vinaigrette:

chopped cilantro

1/4 of fresh lemon juice

1 tbspseason vinegar

1 tbsp olive oil

 pinch of ground pepper

1. Cut all apple into bite pieces, half tomato, and grapes. Combine veggies and fruits in a salad bowl.

2. Squeezed 1/4 of whole lemon and combine the rest of the vinaigrette ingredients. 

3. Pour over to the salad and top with chopped cilantro. 

4. Slightly mix all ingredients. 

Tomato and Mozzarella Salad

You need:

2 ripe tomato

1 mozzarella cheese ball

olive oil

balsamic vinegar

salt

pepper

fresh sweet basil

You will:

1. Slice tomato and mozzarella, alternatively arrange on a plate. 
2. In a bowl, combine olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and pepper. 
3. Chop basil and sprinkle over tomato and mozzarella. 
4. Pour olive oil and vinegar mixture over tomato and mozzarella.. Here you go a fresh and good way to eat tomato. Enjoy!

Protein Filled Salad

 Ingredients:

handful of arugula greens

1 hard boiled egg

1 strip cubed smoked salmon

cherry tomato

tofu

1. Cube tofu into bite pcs, season with turmeric, paprika, olive oil, salt and pepper. 

2. In to the oven and bake (350 degrees) for at least 20 minutes. 

 Dressing: 

1 tbsp mustard

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp rice vinegar

pinch of ground black pepper

Mix all ingredients and can keep left over in a glass jar for later use.

A freshly cup arugula greens from my garden. Healthy, good, and protein filled salad.

Healthy Salad

1 apple

1 roma tomato

1 sm. carrot

1/2 pepper

3 tiny radish

few slices of fresh pineapple
kidney beans

cilantro

Dressing:

1 tbsp olive oil

juice of 1/4 fresh lemon

pinch of ground pepper

light salt

Wash, slice and cut veggies and in to a big salad bowl. Prepare dressing by incorporating all dressing ingredients and pour to vegetable slices. Mix well and garnish with cilantro.

English Cucumber and Radish Chutney

Ingredients:

half of english cucumber

8 radish

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp sugar

ground pepper

pinch of salt

1/4 cup sushi vinegar

chopped fresh mint

Combine all ingredients in a bowl except cucumber and radish. Thinly slice veggies and arrange to a plate. Pour vinegar mixture to veggie, chill, and set for at least an hour for better taste.

Multicolored Salad

Ingredients:

olives

yellow and orange pepper

garbanzo beans

kidney beans

blueberries

cherry tomatoes

Dressing:

olive oil

lemon juice

salt 

ground pepper

chopped cilantro

Procedure: cut all veggies into bite cubes and into a salad bowl.

Mix all dressing ingredients except cilantro. Pour over veggies and mix well. Sprinkle cilantro on top and enjoy.

Note:  Apple, pineapple, and mango can add sweetness to this salad. Good source of fiber and filled with vitamins.

Healthy Salad.

Ingredients:

1/4 c. fresh frozen lima beans

1/4 c.garbanzo beans

1/4 c. dark kidney beans

1 sm apple

1/4 red pepper (color optional)

1/4 c. corn kernel

Dressing:

olive oil

lemon juice

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

cilantro

Cut up apple and pepper into cubes. Drain and rinse beans and boil lima beans until tender. In a big bowl goes all ingredients. 2.In a separate bowl, prepare dressing and pour over ingredients. Mix it up lightly and enjoy.

Recipe is one serving.

Mix Veggie Salad

Ingredients:

1 small apple

1/4 c. lima beans

5 whole olives

1/4 c. shredded carrot

1/4 c. dark kidney beans

Dressing:

1/4 c. fresh lemon juice

1 tbsp olive oil

pinch of salt

pinch of pepper

Rinse all beans including olive and drained. Cut olive into half, and boil lima beans. Cut up apple into cubes without core. In a bowl, mix your lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.All in ingredients in a big salad bowl, pour dressing, and mix lightly until veggies coated with dressing.

Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

box of multicolored rotini pasta

1 cup lg black olives

red, yellow,and orange peppers

1 small package cherry tomato

1/4 cup olive oil

juice of half fresh lemon

pinch of ground pepper

pinch of salt

2 tbsp of parmesan cheese

Procedure: 

1. Cook pasta according to box instruction and in to  a big salad bowl.

2. Wash veggies, cut peppers to bite pieces, rinse olives, and combine all ingredients.

3. In a bowl combine lemon juice, salt, pepper, an olive oil. Mix well and add to the ingredients. Toss all ingredients and mix in parmesan cheese to the bowl.