4 EASY HEALTHY SALAD RECIPES

 hello my friends it's danny and today i

am sharing four easy healthy salad

recipes with you to help keep you

feeling excited and inspired in the

kitchen so whether you want to eat

better lose weight or simply incorporate

more beautiful delicious vegetables into

your diet salads are always a fantastic

option if you're new to the channel

welcome i'm so glad to have you here do

note that all of the recipes i'm sharing

today i will link down in the

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the recipe and print it out now the

first salad that i'm going to share is a

strawberry and spinach salad so i'm

going to start by making the salad

dressing which is so easy to do i'm

going to start with a quarter cup each

extra virgin olive oil

and balsamic vinegar

then i have a quarter teaspoon of dijon

mustard

a tablespoon of raw honey

and then a good fat pinch of salt and

black pepper i'll pop my lid on

shake that up

and set it aside then in a nice big bowl

i have eight ounces of baby spinach

along with one cup of sliced

strawberries now to slice the

strawberries i just cut the greens off

the top lay the berry flat side down and

then just slice and you can do this as

thin or as thick as you'd like to then

i'm going to take that dressing give it

one more shake

drizzle it right over the greens and the

berries and gently toss this all

together you just want a nice light

coating of the dressing on all of the

berries and the spinach

to finish the salad off i'm going to top

it with a quarter cup of toasted pecans

and a quarter cup of crumbled gorgonzola

cheese this is an easy delicious salad

that is simple to make and it screams

summer and keep in mind that if you

didn't have strawberries any seasonal

fruit would do you could do blackberries

blueberries raspberries peaches plums

they would all be delicious next i'm

going to show you how to make a lovely

and simple green bean tomato salad so to

start i have one pound of green beans

that i've washed

trimmed and cut into one inch pieces i'm

going to transfer them into a steamer

basket and cook them for three to four

minutes or until they are nice bright

vibrant green with a bit of an al dente

bite to it you don't want to let them

get too soft now the secret to getting

the green beans just right is once

you've got them where you want them

transfer them into an ice bath this is

going to shock the green beans it stops

the cooking process and it helps them

retain that bright beautiful green color

now for the salad dressing again this is

so simple i just start with two

tablespoons of diced red onion that's

going to add a great texture to the

dressing one clove of crushed garlic

then a quarter cup of extra virgin olive

oil and a quarter cup of red wine

vinegar give it a fat pinch of salt and

black pepper pop on the lid shake that

up

and the dressing is ready to go then in

a nice big bowl i have my blanched green

beans and to that i am adding one and a

half cups of quartered tomatoes and then

just for a little creamy tangy texture a

little bit of feta cheese as well a

handful of fresh chopped basil this is

like such a garden fresh salad i'll

drizzle my dressing over the top and

then again gently toss this all together

this salad is a great side dish but it's

also lovely as a main meal i would just

add some hard-boiled eggs or some type

of leftover protein to bump it up from a

side dish to a main dish the next salad

i'm going to show you is a crunchy

romaine dill and mint salad this is one

of my favorite go-to salads in the

summer and i'm telling you every single

time i make it i get asked for the

recipe so again i'm going to start with

my salad dressing i have one clove of

crushed garlic along with a quarter cup

of extra virgin olive oil and a quarter

cup of fresh lemon juice then i just add

a teaspoon of honey to round the flavors

out a bit this is a super bright fresh

dressing and give it a pinch of salt and

some black pepper pop on the lid give it

a good shake set that aside you're going

to notice that not only are these salads

extremely simple but the dressings are

as well so just a little side note to

self you do not have to take a lot of

time or get really fancy to make great

tasting delicious nutritious foods so

the base of this salad uses fresh

romaine lettuce i have two hearts here

i'm just going to trim off the bottom

slice them in half lengthwise and then

cut them nice and thin romaine is a

really fresh crunchy lettuce so i love

using it in a salad then i have some

fresh herbs i have a half a cup each of

fresh chopped mint

fresh chopped dill and then i have

thinly sliced scallions now remember you

can use both the white and the green

parts of the scallion as long as they

are nice and fresh and crunchy like mine

are here and then we'll just drizzle the

dressing right over the top gently toss

everything together and you will have

just made the most simple the most

delicious bright and beautiful romaine

and herb salad for my fourth and final

salad i'm making a cucumber tomato and

onion salad this one just like the green

bean salad is perfect for those of you

who are looking for a non-lettuce salad

and yes you guessed it we are gonna

start by making this salad dressing so i

have one clove of crushed garlic make

sure it's a nice big fat clove otherwise

you might want to use two one quarter

cup of extra virgin olive oil

a quarter cup of red wine vinegar and

then a fat pinch of salt and black

pepper remember whenever you're

seasoning your salad dressings you want

to be generous because this is what's

going to season the entire salad right

the entire bowl of vegetables is going

to be seasoned by this dressing so be

generous then i'm going to chop up two

large cucumbers now i like using these

english cucumbers because they don't

have any seeds and they're nice and

crisp and crunchy but really any

cucumber will do the job you're going to

need about six cups total

and three cups of cherry tomatoes that

i'm going to slice in half

and then i'm going to slice some red

onion you just want to get them as thin

as you can as great texture and flavor

so then into a nice big bowl i've got

all of my cucumbers i'm going to add in

those tomatoes and the thinly sliced red

onion

and then i'm going to add some creamy

tangy feta cheese this is of course

optional and if you wanted to keep this

salad dairy free but you still want that

rich buttery flavor and texture try

swapping in some kalamata olives for the

feta cheese such a delicious swap and

then we'll just drizzle the dressing

right over the top i'm going to gently

toss this all together i'm keeping this

salad nice and easy but keep in mind any

fresh herbs would elevate this salad as

well so a little bit of fresh oregano or

basil they would both be delicious it's

so crunchy it's so bright it's so simple

and honestly all four of these salads

just scream summer and so i cannot wait

to hear

which one you think you're going to try

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much for watching i'm danny spees and

i'll see you back here next time with

some more clean and deliciousness cheers

you