Super Sexy Salads
Forget the old ‘rabbit food’ clichés – salads are so much more than this!
Salad can be versitile, hearty, packed with protein, and utterly refreshing! Why not try…
- a classic mixed salad, such as a classic Greek Salad
- a vegetable-based salad like Roast Pumpkin Salad with Tahini Dressing or a slaw with fresh and crunchy additions such as white cabbage, carrots, beetroot, celeriac
- marinated or lightly cooked vegetables like Superfood Salad with Kale & Sweet Potato
- multigrain salads like Herby Quinoa Salad with Pomegrante and ‘Feta’
- bean or lentil salads such as Smoked Tofu, Puy Lentil & Spinach Salad with Apple & Tamari Dressing
- complex salads – these might feature some or all of the above and are a complete and satisfying meal like a Street Noodle Salad with Peanut or Sesame Sauce
Other salads Winter salads
such as coleslaw or our Fennel, Orange and Candied Walnut Salad and easy to make. You can use vegan mayo – thinned down with a little soya or rice milk – and for extra variety, use combinations of grated celeriac, red cabbage, swede and carrot, finely chopped red/spring onion and sprouts (home-grown or from a good health food shop). It’s easy to make your own mayo with aquafaba or tofu!
Sprouts
can be bought or made. They add flavour and a big nutritional punch, especially in the winter. See our Super Sprouting article for simple tips on home sprouting.
In the Bag?
We’re realists at Viva!’s Vegan Recipe Club, but it might be worth taking a fresh look at how salad leaves are sold… Salad bags are convenient – but are more expensive by weight than using regular lettuces etc. And, despite what the package might claim about being pre-washed, health experts suggest it’s safer to rinse the contents thoroughly in cold water and spin off excess liquid before placing back in the fridge. Buy the freshest you can – 6-8 days before the sell-by date is the maximum, apparently.
Or not?
Unpackaged lettuces, rocket and all tend to be a cheaper way of buying salad leaf for leaf than the stuff in bags. If you have a local greengrocer/veg shop or veg box delivery, just wash everything when you get it then store in the fridge for the rest of the week. A good combination might be a small lamb’s lettuce and a bunch of rocket or watercress.
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This post was written by VRC Team
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