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Whole Meal Salad

whole meal salad recipe
An extravaganza of highly nutritious ingredients

Ingredients

 4 cups mixed dark leafy greens
 1 cup thinly sliced celery
 1 cup shredded red cabbage
 1 cup halved and thinly sliced cucumber
 1 large tomato, diced
 1 cup cooked pinto or black beans, drained
 ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
 ½ cup assorted seeds and nuts (such as toasted sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and/or slivered almonds
 1 cup shredded zucchini
 1 cup shredded carrot
 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
 1 cup cottage cheese, crumbled feta cheese, or non-dairy cheese
Vinaigrette dressing Yield 1 cup
 ½ cup olive oil
 ¼ cup vinegar
 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
 ½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
 1 tablespoon mixed chopped fresh herbs (parsley, dill, chives, tarragon or basil) or ½ teaspoon dried
 1 garlic clove, pressed
 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup (optional)

Instructions

1

Toss all ingredients together except the last four

2

Divide between four serving plates.

3

Pour zucchini, carrot and sprouts all over the salad and distribute among each plate equally.

4

Top each with ¼ cup cottage cheese.

Serve it with Dressing.

Vinaigrette dressing
5

Our version of France’s most popular and traditional dressing

Stir all the ingredients together.

6

Mix well before serving

Serves 4

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Ingredients

 4 cups mixed dark leafy greens
 1 cup thinly sliced celery
 1 cup shredded red cabbage
 1 cup halved and thinly sliced cucumber
 1 large tomato, diced
 1 cup cooked pinto or black beans, drained
 ½ cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
 ½ cup assorted seeds and nuts (such as toasted sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, and/or slivered almonds
 1 cup shredded zucchini
 1 cup shredded carrot
 1 cup alfalfa sprouts
 1 cup cottage cheese, crumbled feta cheese, or non-dairy cheese
Vinaigrette dressing Yield 1 cup
 ½ cup olive oil
 ¼ cup vinegar
 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
 ½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
 1 tablespoon mixed chopped fresh herbs (parsley, dill, chives, tarragon or basil) or ½ teaspoon dried
 1 garlic clove, pressed
 1 teaspoon honey or maple syrup (optional)

Directions

1

Toss all ingredients together except the last four

2

Divide between four serving plates.

3

Pour zucchini, carrot and sprouts all over the salad and distribute among each plate equally.

4

Top each with ¼ cup cottage cheese.

Serve it with Dressing.

Vinaigrette dressing
5

Our version of France’s most popular and traditional dressing

Stir all the ingredients together.

6

Mix well before serving

Serves 4

Whole Meal Salad