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Simple Spring Mix Lunch Salad
Yield: 1 salad 1x
Prep: 10 minutesTotal: 10 minutes
This Simple Spring Mix Lunch Salad is loaded with seasonal ingredients like radishes, shredded carrots, and microgreens. Customize with your fave protein and dressing. Save money by making this delightful Spring salad at home! Recipe makes one serving, but make as many as you want!
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Ingredients
For each serving:
- 1–2 cups packed Spring Mix greens
- 1/3–1/4 cup microgreens or watercress greens
- 1/3 cup shredded carrots
- 2 radishes, thinly sliced into quarter moons
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese (optional – omit for dairy free option)
- 2–3 tablespoons roughly chopped salted shelled pistachios
- 4–6 ounces cooked chicken breast (or protein of choice)
- 3 tablespoons your favorite dressing (works well with Ranch, vinaigrettes, Caesar, etc)
Instructions
Have it now: Place all ingredients into a wide salad or dinner bowl, starting with the Spring Mix (1-2 cups packed) as the base. Add microgreens (1/3-1/4 cup), shredded carrots (1/3 cup), radish slices (2, thinly sliced into quarter moons), feta cheese (2 tablespoons), pistachios (2-3 tablespoons, roughly chopped) and your protein of choice (4-6 ounces). Add your dressing of choice as topping and enjoy.
Have it later: Add ingredients in layers to a pint sized (or larger to fit more greens) mason jar or other tall, narrow container in the following order: dressing, carrots, radish, feta cheese, pistachios, meat or other protein, microgreens, and spring mix (stuff the rest of the jar with this!). Prep as many servings as you need. Store in the refrigerator and enjoy within 4 days.
Notes
Protein Ideas:
Thin-Sliced Stovetop Chicken Breast is my top choice. It’s delicious directly from the fridge, and goes well with the ingredients in this salad! Chicken cooked in any method will work though. Roasted chickpeas would also be a good option.
Ways to use up leftover ingredients:
Radish: Add to tacos, soup, or just eat plain with some yummy dip because they are crunchy, cheap and delicious! One bunch of radishes will make four salads.
Shredded carrots: Pre-shredded carrots are very reasonably priced, and an incredible time saver. I’ve been putting them on all kinds of salads, in tacos, in stir fry, even on pizza. Yes, pizza.
Microgreens: On burgers, tacos, over meat, pretty much anytime you want to dress up a meal with some fancy looking greens. No limits!
Feta cheese: In burgers, on gyros or pitas, on pizza! Wherever you like cheese, really.
Nutrition information estimated with My Fitness Pal.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size: 1 salad
- Calories: 347
- Sugar: 5g
- Fat: 16g
- Carbohydrates: 11g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 40g
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