Healthy chefs and food bloggers share their favorite unexpected salad ingredient ideas.
Plus, see a recipe for how to use each one.
Theres nothing quite as lame as eating the same bowl of greens every day.
Experiment with their suggestions and youll have nine completely new lunch ideas.
9 delicious salad ingredient ideas straight from healthy foodies
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Its fresh, crunchy, slightly sweet, but savory, she says.
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(you’re free to also buy em canned and store them in your pantry.)
(you’ve got the option to use any combination of spices you desire, of course.)
Then, theyre ready to have on hand to be worked into any salad youre making.
Small cubes of delicious cheese, breaded and lightly fried to golden brown perfection.
Try the humble pigeon pea.
Plus, theyre a surprisingly goodsource of protein!
My Korean Kitchen creator Sue Pressey says she especially loves them in her Korean spicy green onion salad.
Its ready in minutes and doesnt require days of fermentation the way kimchi does.
As far as underrated salad ingredients go, black pepper is definitely up there, she says.
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Nevins adds that black pepper goes well with pretty much everything and makes the whole dish taste more interesting.
He also offers up another invaluable salad tip: roast your veggies to vary the texture.
It changes the entire dish completely.
Recipe ideas for salad dressings
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I suggest adding one jalapeno and tasting the sauce for potency before adding the second.
Place all in a blender and puree till smooth.
Season with salt and pepper.
He especially loves this sauce on veggies (raw or roasted) and proteins.
I tend to make it a little more vinegar-based, just out of preference, he says.
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