The Only Main Course Salad Recipe You Need to Know |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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This salad welcomes experimentation with other ingredients including: cooked sweet corn, alfalfa sprouts, snow peas, fresh herbs, olives or sun-dried tomatoes. Ingredients:
2 cups cooked quinoa or 2 cups kamut or 2 cups rice or 2 cups millet or 2 cups barley or 2 cups posole or 2 cups wild rice or 2 cups pasta shells |
1 cup cooked chicken breasts (optional) or 1 cup salmon (optional) or 1 cup tempeh (optional) or 1 cup cooked beans (optional) |
1 small carrot, diced |
1 stalk celery or 1 stalk fennel, diced |
1/2 cup red bell peppers or 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced |
2 sliced scallions |
toasted chopped nuts or sunflower seeds or eggs, slices or grated cheese, to garnish |
1/3 cup salad dressing, of choice |
Directions:
1. Combine salad ingredients, dress and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
2. Serve on a bed of lettuce.
3. For Vegetarian omit the cooked chicken breasts or salmon and use the Temphe or the beans instead.
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