Everyday Lunch Salad

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? A Symphony of Flavors: Everyday Lunch Salad! I could give you a bunch of reasons to incorporate salads into your diet. The short list is…salads are high in fiber, contain nutrients that are beneficial to the immune system, help fight off infections, and promote better heart health. Fruit and vegetables have a way of filling you up, and at the same time, stave off cravings that can lead to unnecessary binging on junk food. By packing a salad lunch be creative with colorful fruits and veggies. Keep the dressing in a separate container to avoid a soggy, wilted mess. I typically add nuts for protein, crunch, and another snack option. Be good to yourself. If you don’t, who will?

EVERYDAY LUNCH SALAD

Ingredients for the Salad:

3 cups mixed spring greens

1 cup mandarin orange, segments

1/2 cups radish slices, packed loosely

1/4 cup sliced almonds

2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Ingredients for the Dressing:

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tablespoon acacia honey

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

Sea salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

In a large bowl, place mixed spring greens, mandarin orange segments,  radish slices, sliced almonds, and crumbled bacon. Gently toss; set aside. In a smaller bowl, whisk together olive oil, acacia honey, Dijon mustard, apple cider vinegar, minced garlic, sea salt, and pepper. Whisk until smooth. Offer the dressing on the side, or drizzle over salad mixture and toss. Serve immediately. 

27 thoughts on “Everyday Lunch Salad”

      • I love both of those too. Nuts sometimes fill me up. Eggs seems to depend on how they’re cooked… fried eggs = I can eat 6+ in one sitting (and I still waan’t full). Yet no one but me believes that I don’t make the “full” hormone!!

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      • I wish that worked for me! I recall once seriously contemplating eating an entire dozen. I didn’t, but it was a conscious decision and had nothing to do with feeling full.

        Conversely, popcorn sometimes fills me up but I had a thin friend who called it “stupid food” cause it never filled him up.

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      • I’m sorry. I could tell you my appetite waned once I had breast cancer, surgery, and two rounds of radiation, but I don’t wish that on anyone. Hang in there. Better days are coming. 🌟✨💫

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      • Thanks. I’ve always been this way, despite a lifetime of diets (first doc-suggested diet was at 13), phen/fen, and 2 gastric surgeries. I seriously don’t make enough/any ghrelin. The world doesn’t accept it but, at 62 years old, I do!
        I’m glad you can get full like a normal person@!

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