Fresh vegetable chopped salad made in minutes – healthy lunch with some added protein or a delicious, nutritious side dish.
Fresh vegetable chopped salad
The first time I ever left my first born for a night (he was still with my husband) I went big.
I flew to Sydney for two nights.
I must admit, leaving felt like I was leaving a little piece of me behind but we both survived. In fact I think the boys had a pretty good time without me.
I missed them both like crazy but I had a pretty good weekend myself but with a bit of overindulgence – I was there for an engagement celebration.
After a weekend of a bit too much of things I usually don’t have much of at all, I was in serious need of balancing out the indulgences with a morning walk and a big salad for lunch.
If you’ve been visiting here for a while you’ll know I don’t really do salad in the traditional sense.
You won’t often see leaves on my plate.
Give me veges though and I’m a happy camper.
I tried a broccoli salad a few weeks ago and since then have been formulating a little recipe in my head.
This fresh vegetable chopped salad is a bit of a superfood plate for me loaded with veges.
I really wanted to top it with pomegranate seeds for a pop of pink but I couldn’t find any.
Some chopped strawberries would be nice too.
You can serve this as a side with grilled meats (or even garlic bugs), or add feta or haloumi for a light lunch. I made up a big bowl of it and it lasted in the fridge for a few days.
It would be a great one to make up on a Monday morning for a couple of day’s worth of lunches.
Feel free to switch up the vegetables for whatever you have on hand as long as you have roughly the same amount so there is enough dressing. Enjoy!
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Fresh vegetable chopped salad
Ingredients
- 250g broccoli
- 1 medium carrot, peeled
- 1 small capsicum, deseeded
- a few kale leaves
- Handful of spinach leaves
- 1 baby zucchini
- 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 1 tsp honey
- Handful of basil leaves
- Juice of half a lemon
- 2 tbsp roasted chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Place everything but the walnuts in a food processor and chop until fine.
- Toss through the nuts.
- Serve
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Claire Cameron
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Looks great. Thanks for sharing.
A beautiful combination of ingredients! I should eat more lentils,
this salad would be a great way to add them to my diet.
Congratulations on your first weekend away. I’m so glad you had a good time. I love this salad!
Thanks Maureen! It was a big hard but the boys seemed to have a great time without me.
A weekend away! What a treat! This salad looks great! I love an ‘add all the veggies’ salad.
It was a great treat Clare but boy did I miss the boys!
How lovely to have a weekend away and I’m so glad the boys survived. Chopped salad reminds me of the USA. I haven’t been able to find pomegranate seeds lately either – they must be out of season xx
Oh yes it reminds me too. So many movies have a ‘chopped salad!’
Looks so fresh and yummy Claire! I can always enjoy a salad like this. So fun that you got to get off for a weekend on your own. It’s wonderful being a mom but it’s also good to get away – it’s gives you a whole different perspective and helps you get reacquainted with yourself! :)
It sure does doesn’t it? It was a great weekend but I was very happy to be home.
I just came back from a weekend in Melbourne and all I wanted a vegetable juice! A huge 1 litre one that I gulped down :P Yay for veggies!
It’s funny how you crave things like that isn’t it?