Healthy Salad Recipes For Weight Loss

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Quick, easy and delicious healthy salad ideas. These salad recipes are perfect for weight loss that you can make at home to get back into shape. And for anyone looking to add a little more nutrition to their diet!

You can have any of these delicious healthy meals either for lunch or dinner or even snacks.

Cucumber bean salad (210 calories):

Ingredients:

4 leaves romaine lettuce,  7 cherry tomatoes, 1/4 red bell pepper, 1 medium cucumber, 1/3 cup red bean, boiled, 1tsp olive oil, Salt and black pepper, 1 tsp lemon juice.

Method:

Chop all the veggies in small pieces and put in a serving bowl. Add olive oil and lemon juice. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and mix well. Enjoy.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS (Amount per serving):
Calories 210                                                   Calories from Fat 70
Total Fat 7g                                                                              11%
Saturated Fat 1g                                                            5%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg                                                                        0%
Sodium 200mg                                                                           8%
Total Carbohydrates 32g                                                        11%
Dietary Fiber 9g                                                           36%
Sugar 9g
Proteins 8g

Mango, tomato chicken salad (390 calories):

Ingredients:

1/4 onion, 5 cherry tomatoes, 3 oz mango, 1tsp cilantro, 1/4 cup corn, 4 oz boiled chicken breast, 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp honey, Salt and black pepper

Method:

Chop all the veggies in small pieces and put in a serving bowl. Add olive oil and lemon juice. Add a pinch of salt and pepper and mix well. Enjoy.

NUTRITIONAL FACTS (Amount per serving):
Calories 390                                                   Calories from Fat 110
Total Fat 12g                                                                            18%
Saturated Fat 2.5g                                                         13%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 95mg                                                                    32%
Sodium 100mg                                                                          4%
Total Carbohydrates 33g                                                      11%
Dietary Fiber 5g                                                           20%
Sugar 9g
Proteins 39g

Chickpeas and Broccoli salad recipe (270 calories):

Ingredients:

1/2 cup broccoli florets, 1/2 cup canned chickpeas, 1/4 cup onion , chopped, 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped, 1 tsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 oz feta cheese crumbled, 1 tsp lemon juice, Salt and black pepper

Method:

Boil water in a pan and add broccoli florets. Boil for  a minute and drain all water. Run cold water over it to stop the process of cooking. In a bowl, mix broccoli florets and add boiled chick peas, Add chopped  veggies. Add olive oil and lemon juice together with salt and pepper and mic well. Crumble feta cheese on top and enjoy!

NUTRITIONAL FACTS (Amount per serving):
Calories 270                                                   Calories from Fat 110
Total Fat 13g                                                                              20%
Saturated Fat 5g                                                            25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg                                                                      8%
Sodium 280mg                                                                           12%
Total Carbohydrates 28g                                                        9%
Dietary Fiber 8g                                                           32%
Sugar 8g
Proteins 12g

Corn Avocado Salad (190 calories):

Ingredients:

1/2 cup corn, 10 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup cucumber, 1/4 cup green onion, 1 tsp lemon juice,  1 tsp olive oil, salt and black pepper, 1.5 oz avocado

Method:

In a serving bowl, take corn. Chope all veggies nicely either in cubes or in shreds and add to the bowl. Nicely cut avocado in small cubes and add. Mix olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl and  give it a nice stir. Add to the veggies and mix well. Relish it!

NUTRITIONAL FACTS (Amount per serving):
Calories 190                                                   Calories from Fat 90
Total Fat 10g                                                                              15%
Saturated Fat 1.5g                                                         8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg                                                                       0%
Sodium 30mg                                                                            1%
Total Carbohydrates 25g                                                       8%
Dietary Fiber 6g                                                           24%
Sugar 9g
Proteins 5g

Green Bean Salad with Walnuts (320 calories):

Ingredients:

3 oz green beans, trimmed and halved, 1 tsp olive oil, 1/4 onion, 1/2 tbsp feta cheese, 1 oz walnuts, 5 cherry tomatoes, Salt and black pepper

Method:

In a pan boil water and add the green beans to give it a  boil for roughly a minute. Remove from water and run cold  water over beans to stop the cooking process immediately. Chope all other veggies nicely and add to a serving bowl together with beans. Add chopped walnuts. Pour olive oil and add chopped walnuts. Give it a nice mix. Garnish with feta cheese and your salad is ready to be served!

NUTRITIONAL FACTS (Amount per serving):
Calories 320                                                   Calories from Fat 240
Total Fat 26g                                                                              40%
Saturated Fat 4.5g                                                         23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 15mg                                                                      5%
Sodium 150mg                                                                           6%
Total Carbohydrates 16g                                                        5%
Dietary Fiber 5g                                                           20%
Sugar 7g
Proteins 9g