It’s time for the freshness of National Salad Month. Greens pop this time of year, and it’s easy to grow garden lettuce even in a small space. They fill the grocery with a variety of color, too.
Beyond the leafy part of the salad, the crisp vegetables, proteins, flavorful cheeses, herbs, berries, grains, and nuts make salads exciting and healthy. If we don’t over indulge in the cheese and fatty meats, it’s usually the dressing that causes our salad downfall.
GET INVOLVED:
- Salads are an excellent way help get your 5 servings of fruit and vegetables a day. We’ve provided tips to get the maximum salad-eating in this month!
- Mix up the lettuce variety. Iceberg is what we’re most familiar with in the United States. Try spinach for a change of pace. Romaine makes excellent lettuce wraps. Butterhead comes in loose, crisp, rosettes.
- Prepare salads for the work week. Fill the bottom of a Mason jar the salad dressing. Add the more solid fruits or veggies to next layer followed by any proteins and cheeses. Next, add the leafy greens. The items crunchy croutons, nuts or soft fruits and veggies should be added the day you eat the salad.
- Serve salad with every meal, even breakfast. Fruit salad is a bright way to start the morning.
- Substitute salad for one meal a day.
- Try a different type a salad every week.
JOIN US: Salads are one of my favorite things to make in the kitchen. My husband and I have talked for years about taking an entire month to eat nothing but salads, and finally, we're going to do it. We'll be making and sharing our favorite recipes over the next 31 days, so much sure not to miss out on the fun. You can also share some of your favorites on our Facebook page.
- 5/1 Tuna Macaroni Salad
- 5/2 Broccoli Salad
- 5/3 Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette
- 5/4 Classic Chef Salad
- 5/5 Taco Salad
- 5/6 Mediterranean Brown Rice Salad
- 5/7 Pittsburgh Steak Salad
- 5/8 Orange Chicken Salad
- 5/9 Signature Fancy Salad
- 5/10 Tropical Ambrosia
- 5/11 Thai Peanut Chicken Salad
- 5/12 Antipasto Salad
- 5/13 Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad
- 5/14 Cobb Salad
- 5/15 Orzo Salad
- 5/16 Grape Salad
- 5/17 Crispy Chicken Caesar Salad
- 5/18 Linguine Salad
- 5/19 Southwestern Chicken Salad
- 5/20 Quinoa & Wild Rice Salad
- 5/21 Tortellini Salad
- 5/22 BLT & A Salad
- 5/23 Caribbean Shrimp Quinoa Salad
- 5/24 Pea Salad
- 5/25 Five Bean Salad
- 5/26 Summer Corn Salad
- 5/27 Greek Salad
- 5/28 Millionaire Cheesecake Salad
- 5/29 Caprese Salad
- 5/30 Potato Salad
- 5/31 Watergate Salad