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 |