The Ultimate Salad
When it comes to Salad, I urge you to be experimental. Remember a green salad with some lettuce and a tomato is not a complete meal. Below is a guide to creating an amazing salad.
Base:
Spinach
Iceberg
Rocket
Kale
Shaved Brussels or broccoli
Complex Carbohydrate:
Lentils
Quinoa
Brown rice
Baked sweet potato
Beans
Fat:
Avocado
Olive oil
Nuts and seeds (walnut, almond, pistachio, flax, hemp, pine nut, sunflower, pumpkin)
Olives
Cheese (Parmesan, halloumi)
Protein:
Chicken
Chickpeas
Egg
Tofu/Tempe
Beef
Prosciutto
Beans
Lentils
Dressing:
Olive oil, lemon or Apple cider Vinegar, salt & pepper
Optional add: Mustard, Tahini, Garlic
Other Fun Additions:
Fruit (strawberry, mango, cranberry, raisins, pear, apple)
Literally any vegetables you like: Radish, cucumber, carrot.. make it colourful!
Gut loving: Sauerkraut, pickled veg, cappers, kimchi.