All the recipes I’m sharing have been tested and selected for tastiness and healthiness. They’re made without any animal products (vegan) and can be made gluten-free. For maximal nutrient density, there is minimal salt, oil, or sugar. I hope you find these dishes to be tasty, simple to follow, and health-promoting. Please make your own adaptations as necessary, and have fun!
Easy-Pickled Beets
I’m just learning to pickle vegetables, and when we got a bunch of beets from our wonderful CSA, I decided to give it a try. I got this delicious recipe from Fiber-Fueled, although I have altered it a bit after making it a few times and using what I had. This recipe is super quick … Continue reading “Easy-Pickled Beets”
Hemp Seed Ranch Dressing
We’re always looking for new ways to dress up a salad, and this one hits the spot! Very herby and flavorful, and also simple and quick to whip up. It makes eating salads a delicious treat!
Spicy Peanut Slaw
This salad is quick, packed with nutrients, and best of all, it’s so delicious! Definitely one of my all-time favorites. It goes well with crunchy cabbage to make a flavorful slaw. The little spice at the end is a bonus and leaves you wanting more. It’s so good, you’ll almost forget it’s a salad!😃🌱
Rainbow Cabbage Slaw
This is one of my all time favorite salads! It’s sweet and crunchy, bright and beautiful, and makes eating colorful vegetables fun! Even non-salad eaters enjoy this salad, so I often bring it to dinner parties. It’s good any time of the year, as I’m always trying to eat more cruciferous veggies.
Roasted Sweet Potato Fajita Salad
I first had a variation of this salad at the Food as Medicine Conference, hosted by Karen’s Healing Kitchen in New Jersey. As I love sweet potatoes, combining it with the flavors of a fajita salad seemed like a win-win dish. It was so delicious, and it tasted like a real comfort salad (did you … Continue reading “Roasted Sweet Potato Fajita Salad”
Chris’s Killer Roasted Salad
I eat a lot of salad. And while I love a simple salad, sometimes I just want to spice it up and send it over the top. And this salad is just that! It’s the best of all worlds – the roasted veggies are sweet and flavorful, while the raw greens and pomegranates add a … Continue reading “Chris’s Killer Roasted Salad”
Black Bean Fajita Salad
We often have huge salads as our meal, and this salad is perfect for that! With the beans and all the wonderful veggies, it’s extremely satiating. It offers heat, tartness, sweetness, crunch, and freshness all in one dish, and it even gets better as it sits, so you can make it the day before. It … Continue reading “Black Bean Fajita Salad”
Curry Chickpea Salad
This is a tribute to a salad that stole my heart the first time I visited Aspen. It was in Main Street Bakery, and it was a curried chicken salad set on a bed of lettuce. It absolutely won me over, and I spent many of my early days in Aspen sitting at their community … Continue reading “Curry Chickpea Salad”
Easy Asian-Style Broccoli Slaw
This salad is a staple in my house! I buy the packages already chopped – organic when they have it – and just pour it into the bowl with some chopped green onion. It’s so fresh, crunchy, satisfying, and QUICK. It travels well, too! Serves 2-3 Prep time: 5 minutes Salad Ingredients: 1 package … Continue reading “Easy Asian-Style Broccoli Slaw”