Make eating salad as easy as can be with these tips for easy salads every day of the week!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1per salad made
Calories: 50kcal
Ingredients
VEGETABLE OPTIONS
chopped greens: typically a mix of romainespring mix, spinach, arugula, or butter lettuce (rarely all of them, just whichever ones I have on hand at the time)
tomatoes: sliced or chopped
cucumber: sliced or choppedI often remove the seeds, but it isn’t required
corn: cannedfrozen, or fresh
bell peppers: sliced thin or chopped small
red onions: sliced thin
green onions: sliced thin
PROTEIN OPTIONS
ground beef or ground turkey: cooked and seasoned generously with Mexican spices or taco seasoning
taco meat with black beans and corn
pulled pork or carnitas: shredded and chopped bite-size
cooked or roasted chicken: shredded or diced
ham: diced
hard boiled eggs: chopped
canned tuna fish: drained well
cooked shrimp or fish
beans: blackkidney, or pinto beans
TOPPING OPTIONS
cheese: shreddeddiced, or crumbled
avocado: sliced or diced
fruits: diced apples or pearsorange slices, fresh berries
plenty of crunch: croutonstortilla chips, or my personal favorite Fritos
Prep the vegetables and place in serving size containers. (I use these containers and these containers to store prepped salads.) Add a paper towel to each box to help the produce last longer. Place in the refrigerator until ready to eat.
When Ready to Eat
Warm the protein of your choice and chop bite-size, if needed. Add the protein to the pre-made salad greens and vegetables.
Add the toppings of your choice. Squeeze lime generously over the salad and sprinkle with salt and pepper, or drizzle with your favorite salad dressing.
Notes
Vegetable Options: any combination of the vegetable ingredients will keep nicely for several days in the refrigerator.Try topping your salads with these combinations:
Don't forget to add plenty of crunch to each salad!Nutritional info will vary - calories are calculated here for vegetables alone. The additional toppings you choose will vary the numbers.