Top 10 must-try healthy salad recipes

Are you looking for healthy salad recipes to incorporate into your daily diet? In this article, Soumaki suggests nutritious and easy-to-prepare salad recipes. Let's explore them now.

1. Grilled chicken salad

Ingredients: Chicken (boneless thigh or breast), greens, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, scallions, and other preferred ingredients.

Instructions:

• Wash and cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

• Grill the chicken at the appropriate temperature and slice it into pieces.

• Mix all the vegetables with the grilled chicken, and you can add various nuts to enhance the flavor and nutritional value of the dish.

• Recommended dressing: salt, pepper, olive oil, lemon juice, chili flakes, etc.

2. Salmon salad

Ingredients: Leafy greens, fresh salmon, roasted pumpkin seeds, parsley, tomatoes, scallions, purple onions, etc.

Instructions:

• Grill the salmon, wash and chop the vegetables.

• Combine the greens with the grilled salmon, and you can add roasted pumpkin seeds for an extra crunch (optional).

• Recommended dressing: apple cider vinegar, sesame dressing, ground chili, a pinch of salt, pepper, etc.

• Serve with white rice, pasta, or bread.

3. Rare beef salad

This is a popular salad recipe at Vietnamese parties. It is delicious, nutritious, and easy to make. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients: Fresh beef, lotus stems, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, bell peppers, lime, chili, vinegar, etc.

Instructions:

• Slice the beef thinly and blanch it in boiling water. If you want a richer flavor, you can marinate the beef with spices.

• Wash and slice/chop the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

• Mix the beef with all the vegetables.

• Recommended dressing: fish sauce, filtered water, chili, garlic, lime, sugar, pepper, vinegar, etc.

• Serve with rice paper or bread.

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4. Shrimp avocado salad

Ingredients: Shrimp, taro leaves, carrots, scallions, fresh pineapple, avocado, brown rice, etc.

Instructions:

• Cook brown rice.

• Boil or sauté the shrimp (if boiling, just place the shrimp in boiling water for about 10 seconds and then immediately remove to maintain its sweet and crisp texture).

• Slice the shrimp, taro leaves, and other ingredients into bite-sized pieces.

• Arrange the rice in a bowl and add the vegetables and shrimp.

• You can serve it with a sauce made from sesame oil, lime juice, honey, and spices.

5. Fresh bamboo shoot salad

Ingredients: Fresh bamboo shoots, greens, scallions, purple onions, roasted cashews, olive oil. You can add pork ears, boiled meat, or shrimp according to your preference.

Instructions:

• Wash and slice the bamboo shoots into bite-sized pieces. Mix them with vegetables, purple onions, and roasted cashews.

• Add your choice of meat or seafood toppings.

• Recommended dressing: lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, pepper, chili, etc.

6. Quinoa and bean salad

Ingredients: Quinoa, beans, cilantro, tomatoes, scallions, purple onions, and optional animal protein such as meat or fish.

Instructions:

• Rinse the quinoa and beans and simmer them together in a pot for about 1 hour.

• Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.

• Once the quinoa and beans are cooked and tender, add spices to enhance the flavor.

• Scoop the quinoa into a bowl and add the vegetables.

• Recommended dressing: olive oil, lime juice, minced garlic, and spices.

7. Burrata cheese salad

 This is a famous salad recipe from Greece and is easy to prepare.

Ingredients: Cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, pineapple, lettuce, burrata cheese.

Instructions:

• Cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

• Peel and dice the cucumbers.

• Cut the lettuce and pineapple into bite-sized pieces.

• Salad dressing: olive oil, sugar, lime juice, salt, and pepper.

• Mix all the vegetables and dressing together.

• Place the burrata cheese on top and use a knife to create a creamy effect.

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8. Potato egg salad

This salad is popular in Japan. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients: Potatoes, eggs, sausage, smoked meat, bell peppers, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, spices, etc.

Instructions:

• Boil the potatoes and eggs until fully cooked.

• Sauté the smoked meat and sausage.

• Cut the vegetables into small, bite-sized pieces.

• Once the potatoes and eggs have cooled, peel them into small pieces.

• Mix the potatoes, eggs, and vegetables together.

• Use sesame dressing, mayonnaise, chili sauce, or tomato sauce, and add a pinch of salt and pepper to dress the salad.

9. Cabbage salad

Cabbage salad is a familiar dish in Vietnam. For example, when eating boiled chicken with rice, it is common to have a side salad made from cabbage and vinegar. It is nutritious, delicious, and easy to make. Here are the details:

Ingredients: Green cabbage, purple cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, chicken, etc.

Instructions:

• Boil the chicken and shred it into bite-sized pieces.

• Wash and chop the vegetables, including the cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, and watercress.

• Mix the chicken with the vegetables.

• Prepare the dressing: fish sauce, filtered water, chili, pepper, sugar, lime juice, etc.

10. Avocado pineapple salad

Ingredients: Shrimp, avocado, pineapple, greens, scallions, purple onions, tomatoes, cilantro, etc.

Instructions:

• Wash and cut the greens into bite-sized pieces.

• Slice the shrimp and avocado into thin slices, and dice the pineapple.

• Salad dressing suggestions: mayonnaise, finely chopped cilantro, olive oil, red pepper flakes, salt, and sugar.

• Mix all the ingredients together.

• Serve chilled.

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