✨ SALADS DON’T HAVE TO BE BORING ✨

Six fresh ways to keep things interesting 🥗✨

This Salad – 6 Ways lineup makes healthy eating easy, flavorful, and anything but boring!

Ingredients

🥗 Big Mac Salad

6 cups chopped iceberg lettuce

1½ pounds very lean ground beef, browned and drained

1½ cups shredded Colby jack cheese

1 cup diced Roma tomatoes

1 cup sliced red onion

½ cup diced dill pickles

Thousand Island dressing

🥗 Olive Garden Salad

Salad

6 cups iceberg lettuce, chopped

1 cup whole pitted black olives, drained

1 cup red onion, thinly sliced

4 medium firm Roma tomatoes, sliced

1 cup seasoned croutons

6 whole pepperoncini peppers

¼ cup parmesan cheese, fresh grated

Dressing

⅔ cup olive oil, extra virgin

⅓ cup white wine vinegar

3 tablespoons water

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon granulated sugar

2 teaspoons garlic, fresh minced

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon fresh cracked black pepper

¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

🥗 Elote Corn Dip

4 cups frozen corn, thawed

1 tablespoon salted butter

¼ teaspoon ground cumin

¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder

¼ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon salt

½ red onion, diced

⅓ bunch cilantro, chopped

1 lime, juiced

⅓ to ½ cup Mexican crema, see recipe below

1 jalapeño, seeded and diced (optional)

½ cup cotija cheese, crumbled

Mexican Crema

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup heavy cream

1 tablespoon lime juice

¼ teaspoon chipotle chili powder

⅛ teaspoon salt

🥗 Chick-Fil-A Salad

Apple Cider Vinaigrette

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

3 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin

3 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon honey Dijon mustard

2 teaspoons maple syrup

1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

½ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Kale Salad

6 cups chopped curly kale greens, washed and dried

2 cups thinly sliced green cabbage

⅓ cup toasted and sliced unsalted almonds

🥗 Cucumber Bell Pepper Salad

Ginger Dressing

3 tablespoons olive oil, extra virgin

2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar, I used Marukan brand

2 tablespoons tamari soy sauce, Kikkoman brand

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1 fresh ginger, peeled and grated (1 inch segment)

1 large clove garlic, peeled

1 teaspoon spicy chili crisp, Lao Gan Ma brand

½ teaspoon kosher salt

Vegetables

5 persian cucumbers, or mini cucumbers

4 mini sweet red bell peppers

3 mini sweet orange bell peppers

3 mini sweet yellow bell peppers

1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning, I used Einstiein Bros brand

🥗 Caesar Salad

Dressing

½ teaspoon minced garlic

1¼ teaspoons anchovy paste

1½ tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 cup olive oil mayonnaise

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

¼ teaspoon black pepper

1 pinch salt

Salad

3 hearts of romaine lettuce

½ cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated

1 cup croutons

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