Enjoy an energizing and delicious Chef Salad, with as many leafy greens that you can handle, veggies, beans and fruits of your choice!!! “Better Than Chef’s Salad” (E) is found on Page 304 of the original Trim Healthy Mama Book! This is a single-serve recipe and is part of
the Trim Healthy Exclusive Collection!
Better Than Chef’s Salad
Description
Enjoy an energizing and delicious Chef Salad, with as many leafy greens that you can handle, veggies, beans and fruits of your choice!!! "Better Than Chef's Salad" (E) is found on Page 304 of the original Trim Healthy Mama Book! This is a single-serve recipe!
1 Single Serve Recipe
Ingredients
Instructions
- Put the leafy greens and veggies like a sliced cucumber, tomato, and onion into your favorite bowl.
- Add a generous handful of garbanzo beans (or any bean of your choice) and a small amount of sliced fruit of your choice such as mango, apple, pineapple, or a smattering of goji berries.
- Add the diced lean deli meats or leftover/canned chicken breast.
- Dress with a generous drizzles of balsamic vinegar, a light splash of extra virgin olive oil, black pepper and sea salt.
Note
Serene Chats: I don’t like to use any dressing made from soybean or canola oil unless I have no other choice. I prefer homemade dressings. If I am eating out, I stick with balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Pearl told me to be nice and not freak out our regular mamas with my purist idealism. She thinks I might turn folks away from a weight loss plan that will be healthy for them, regardless of a little “not so perfect” dressing. Our debate found a meeting ground by agreeing that the most important thing is to watch for hidden sugars in your dressings if you buy them from the store. I guess I will have to overlook that Hidden Valley Ranch some may have slipped into their shopping cart!
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Pearl Chats: Sometimes, just saving time wins out for people like me who don’t want to constantly make everything from scratch. We don’t want to live with so many rules and regulations that we feel like throwing it all in and feasting on potato chips. I’ll admit to using store-bought Ranch dressing, but not all the time, and I always water it down a little. Ken’s ranch is my go-to, because it only has one carb. But, I often make my own homemade dressings when I have more time, or want to be healthier. I like to switch it around about 50/50. For E Dressings, I sometimes buy Newman’s Own “Light Balsamic” and use it when I’m in a hurry. It tastes great, is low in sugar, and does not have too much fat for E purposes. But, I know that since it has soybean oil in it, I shouldn’t rely on it. Therefore, many times, like Serene, I drizzle balsamic and a little olive oil for E, or a lot of olive oil for S, and know I’m doing my body a better favor.
