14 - Feta Cheese Tomato Salad

Day #14

This salad taste excellent with any kind of meat, kabob or gyro dish. It is a middle eastern inspired salad with the combination of black olives and distinct taste of feta cheese. Very tasty and refreshing!

What you'll need:

4 cups chopped lettuce
1 cup diced red pepper
1/2 cup black olives
1/2 cup Roma tomato diced
1/4 cup minced Basil
1/4 cup chopped Parsley
1/4 cup Olive oil
2 T Lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

What you'll need to do:

In medium sized bowl add lettuce, red pepper, black olives, tomatoes, and feta cheese.

In separate bowl whisk together basil, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Toss lettuce mix with vinaigrette. Enjoy!!

13 - Radish Lemon Salad

Day #13

This salad is definitely for those individuals that love soury dishes. Extremely simple to make and very few ingredients needed. It's also good to note that button red radishes are ideal for weight loss and maintaining optimum health! Simple, tasty and healthy!

What you'll need:

2 cup of shredded button red radishes
4 T lemon juice
1 T chopped parsley
Salt to taste

What you'll need to do:

Wash and shred the red radishes. Remove all but a little bit of its juice.

Add lemon juice, parsley and salt. Add more lemon juice if desired. Enjoy!!

12 - Arugula Mushroom Salad

Day #12


Arugula is an excellent source of vitamins and taste delicious in salads! It is best known for its richness in phytonutrients, which may reduce the risk of several kinds of cancer, most notably colon, stomach and breast. Best part is that it's only 5 calories!

What you'll need:

3 cups arugula
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes
3 T Balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup sliced mushrooms (either button mushrooms or cremini mushrooms)
1 T grated parmasean cheese for garnish
salt to taste

What you'll need to do:

Toss all ingredients together except for parmasean cheese.

Garnish with parmasean cheese right before serving.

Enjoy!

11 - Guacamole Lime Salad

Day #11

Avocados are so good they taste delicious independent of any other ingredient but when combined with lime and onions, its irresistible!

What you'll need:

2 avocados
2 medium sized Roma tomatoes
1/4 cup sliced red onion
1/4 cup lime juice
2 T chopped cilantro
Salt and pepper to taste

What you'll need to do:

Dice the avocados and tomatoes.

Toss all the ingredients together

Enjoy!!!

10 - Sweet, Sweet Potato Salad

Day # 10

If you love yams, this salad will hit the spot. Although this salad taste as sweet as dessert, it will still give us the vitamins that we need for the day. Rich in vitamin A and an excellent source of vitamin C make this a salad that will help our quest of going green, a.k.a going healthier.

What you'll need:

3 large sweet potatoes cut into cubes
1 T vegetable oil
1 T sugar
1 t salt
1 t red pepper flakes
1/2 cup sliced red onion
1/4 cup apple jelly
3 T apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup toasted pecans
2 1/2 T lime juice
1 T sliced scallions

What you'll need to do:

Preheat oven to 425

Toss cubed sweet potatoes with oil, sugar, red pepper flakes and salt.

Roast sweet potatoes in oven for 30 mins

Saute onions, add jelly and vinegar.

Toss potatoes with onion mixture, toasted pecans, lime juice and scallions and ENJOY!

9 - Beet Salad

Day #9

This colorful salad will take minutes to make but the benefits will last much longer. It is rich in nutrients and contains a wealth of fibers which play a role in fighting fat! More importantly, the main reason for going green (although in this case it's "going purple/Burgundy") is for the benefits such as protection against heart disease, birth defects and certain cancers, especially colon cancer. You're going to really enjoy this salad!


What you'll need:

1 can of red beets
1 t garlic mashed
2 T lemon juice
2 T olive oil
Salt to taste
Parsley to garnish

What you'll need to do:

In small bowl mix lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic.

Open can of beets and drain beet juice.

Mix the sliced beets with the garlic dressing. Add salt. Garnish with parsley and Enjoy!