Ah, salad. The ultimate one-dish meal. But how depressing are your salads? Really, be honest. If you'd rather skip lunch altogether than eat a salad, you may need some help to create a proper salad. I'm not talking iceburg lettuce with shredded carrots, doused in ranch dressing. I'm talking deliciousness you'll look forward to eating, that also happens to be super healthy. You can always use recipes like the ones at the bottom of this post, but you don't really need one.
Follow the 5-ingredient rule. Any salad with at least a "base", protein, vegetable, "extra", and dressing is sure to be tasty. Choose at least one from each category to make a salad you'll actually want to eat. Use our guide below to try it out.
Follow the 5-ingredient rule. Any salad with at least a "base", protein, vegetable, "extra", and dressing is sure to be tasty. Choose at least one from each category to make a salad you'll actually want to eat. Use our guide below to try it out.
Pick a Base
(rice, quinoa, any type of lettuce, spinach, pasta, barley, etc.)
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Protein
(chickpeas, chicken, black beans, shrimp, lentils, eggs, red beans, cheese, etc.)
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Veggie
(tomatoes, bell pepper, broccoli, kale, spinach/greens, squash, corn, any you like!)
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Extras
(nuts, sunflower seeds, parsley, raisins, chopped dates, dried cranberries, etc.)
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Dressing
(oil & vinegar, balsamic, or your favorite!)
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And now for some examples of the tasty salads you can make with this guide:
 Apple Cranberry Salad Toss  Kale Slaw |  Veggie Barley Salad  Simple Green Salad |  Cucumber Salad with Tomatoes  Southwest Salad |
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