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Healthy Salad Recipes for Dinner

Waldorf

Chicken Salad

A can of white meat chicken, lettuce,

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On a bed of lettuce, place chicken, diced celery, diced apples, raisins and a few

chopped walnuts. Mix together dressing according to your desired taste and consistency.

Serve over salad.

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This is really a full meal. Add some raw vegetables if you need a little more.




Mixed Green Salad with

Turkey, Mozzarella and Fruit

HERE'S WHAT TO PICK

UP:

A prepackaged bag of mixed green salad mix, cooked turkey breast (such as Jennie-O),

a handful of lowfat mozzarella cubes, grapes, strawberries, celery and lowfat raspberry

vinaigrette dressing. Cube turkey breast, slice fruit and dice celery. Combine in a large salad bowl.

(Just make sure not to overdo cheese or dressing)

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Whole wheat french bread.




Mock

Cobb Salad

HERE'S WHAT TO PICK

UP:

Bag of salad, tomatoes, lean ham/turkey, avocado, light bacon bits,

hard-boiled eggs (some stores sell near deli, or make your own, or omit), crumbled blue cheese.

Just go light on the avocado, blue cheese, eggs and bacon and use a light vinaigrette.

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Whole grain rolls or bread.


Tropical Chicken Saladname="tropicalchksal">

HERE'S WHAT TO PICK

UP:

Romaine lettuce, cooked chicken, red grapes, a fresh mango, a can of pineapple chunks,

shredded coconut, sliced almonds, honey mustard and fat-free vanilla yogurt.

To prepare:

Toast coconut and almonds on a baking sheet for about 5 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Drain pineapple juice into bowl, combine with a couple tablespoons or more to taste of

honey mustard and yogurt. Toss with all salad ingredients.

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Whole wheat rolls.




Southwest Ranch Chicken

Salad

HERE'S WHAT TO PICK

UP:

Cooked (packaged or rotisserie) or canned chicken breast, packaged salad,

tomato, fresh cilantro, small can of corn, can of black beans. Optional: monterey jack cheese.

Condiments/dressing: Baked tortilla chips, light ranch salad dressing, salsa.

To prepare: Chop chicken, tomato and cilantro. Drain corn and drain and rinse black beans.

Combine all salad ingredients in a large bowl. Top with lightly crushed chips. Combine ranch

and salsa to make dressing.

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Big bowl of fresh mango, pineapple and banana.




name="caesarsal">Chicken Caesar Salad

HERE'S WHAT TO PICK

UP:

All of the following ingredients can be purchased from your grocery store: cooked chicken

(cubed or grilled slices), chopped romaine lettuce, light caesar salad dressing, croutons,

shredded parmesan cheese. Toss lettuce, dressing, and cheese in large bowl, top with

croutons.

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a steamed vegetable (my family likes a combo of zucchini and

yellow squash sprinkled with dried herbs) and garlic bread (lightly coat split baguette

with light butter spray and garlic salt; broil until lightly browned)






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