Recipes of the Week: S3 Veggie Salads

Debbie W from 6:20am Concord has conquered her 5 veggies each day. She sent in these salad recipes, along with the dressings that go with them.

Nice job Debbie. These are delicious!

Greek Salad:

• 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped
• 1 red onion, diced fine
• 1 small can of black olives
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• 1/2 cup feta cheese

Mix all these ingredients in a large bowl. Add the lemon dressing on top.  (there are approximately 10 servings of veggies in just the stuff she added to the romaine lettuce)

Lemon Dressing (great  Greek salad):

• 1/4 c olive oil
• 2 Tbs. lemon juice
• 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme
• 1/8 tsp pepper

Blend together. Makes a thick, creamy dressing.

Strawberry Spinach Salad

• 8 cups torn spinach
• 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 2 Tbs finely diced onion (I like scallions)
• 1 Tbs sunflower kernels
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted

Enjoy the beauty of this salad before you eat. (Divide this salad into 4 portions for 2 servings of veggies and a fruit)

Dressing:

• 2 Tbs olive oil
• 2 Tbs red wine vinegar or cider vinegar
• 2 1/2 tsp stevia
• 1 1/2 tsp snipped fresh dill or 1/2 tsp dried dill weed
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp garlic powder
• 1/8 tsp ground mustard

Blend dressing. Pour over the salad before serving. If you have extra dressing, it keeps great.