Recipe Ideas: Mixed Salad

There are probably millions of salad possibilities, even for what you might think of as a simple mixed salad. Here are some typical ingredients and a few popular variations.

Vegan Ingredients

• Avocado
• Beets
• Bell peppers
• Cabbage
• Carrots
• Celery
• Chick peas / garbanzo beans
• Croutons
• Cucumber
• Fennel
• Greens (dandelion, watercress, endive...)
• Herbs (parsley, mint...)
• Lettuce (Romaine, leaf...)
• Mushrooms
• Nuts (walnuts, cashews...)
• Olives
• Onions
• Radishes
• Seeds (sunflower, sesame)
• Spinach
• Sprouts
• Tomatoes

Vegetarian Ingredients

• Cheese (mozzarella, swiss, goat, blue...)
• Hard-boiled eggs

Dressings

• Aïoli
• Herb Dressing
• Mayonnaise
• Tzatziki
• Vegan sour cream dips
• Vinaigrette

My favorite mixed salads

Classic Mixed Salad
(serves 1-2)

• 4-6 leaves assorted lettuce, torn or chopped
• 1 tomato, sliced OR 10 cherry tomatoes
• 1/3 cucumber, sliced
• 1/2 carrot, sliced or grated
• 5-6 radishes, sliced
• 3-4 mushrooms, sliced
• a handful of croutons
• your favorite dressing

Protein Salad
(serves 1-2)

• 2-3 leaves Romaine, torn or chopped
• 2-3 leaves of leaf lettuce, torn or chopped
• several sprigs watercress
• 1/2 carrot, sliced
• 1/3 cucumber, sliced
• 1/4 c walnuts, chopped
• 1/4 c sunflower seeds
• 1/2 c fried tempeh
• 1/4 c parmesan cheese, grated (optional)
• 1 warm hard-boiled egg, chopped (optional)
• vinaigrette or herb dressing

Cabbage + Blue Cheese Salad
(serves 2-3)

• 1/4 head red cabbage, sliced
• 10 sprigs Italian parsley
• 1/4 c blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/3 c walnuts, chopped
• vinaigrette

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