Ultimate Leftover Salad
Ingredients
Dressing:
- ¼ cup lemon juice or apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or olive oil
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 TBSP spicy or brown mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
Salad:
- Whatever you have in your refrigerator – be creative…
- 4 cups lettuce any kind of mixed greens: Lettuce, Swiss chard, baby kale.
- ½ cup cucumber
- 1/4 cup peppers bell peppers
- ½ cup carrots grated
- 1/4 cup tomatoes sliced baby or cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup zucchini sliced
Additions:
- Animal Protein: roasted chicken/turkey
- Vegetable Protein: tofu, tempeh, pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Prepare salad by adding the cut greens to a serving bowl (lettuce, chard, kale)
- Top with all your cut vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, carrot, zucchini)
- Prepare dressing by adding all ingredients to a glass jar and shaking well.
- Add the dressing to the salad and toss to coat.
- Store leftover salad separate from dressing if keeping for later use. The salad will keep in the refrigerator (not dressed) for 2-3 days. Store the leftover dressing for 3-4 days in the refrigerator. The oil will harden when cold, so let it sit out for a few minutes to warm and shake well before using.