Enjoy this easy summer salad that has ALL the colours of the rainbow - Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. Or, choose your own fruit and veggies, pick a protein to add and pull it all together with the yummy Lemon Cilantro Dressing. Delicious and good for you! Makes 4 meal-size salads or 8 side salads.
Eat the Rainbow Summer Salad
Ingredients:
* 2 Tomato, chopped
* 1 Orange Pepper, diced
* 1 cup frozen/fresh Corn
* 6 cups Mixed Greens
* 1 1/2 cups Broccoli, chopped
* 1 cup Blueberries
* 1 Beet, grated or diced
* 2 cups Purple Cabbage,
shredded
Lemon Cilantro Dressing
Ingredients:
* 3/4 cup Plain Greek yogurt
* 1/4 cup Mayonnaise
* 1/2 Avocado
* 1/2 cup Cilantro (or Basil)
* 1 Garlic clove
* 1 Lemon zested & juiced
* 1/8 tsp Sea Salt
Directions:
1. Make the Lemon Cilantro Dressing: Add all the ingredients for the dressing into a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Set aside or in the fridge until ready to serve.
2. Assemble the Salad: Arrange the salad like a rainbow in a salad bowl. When ready to serve toss with the dressing and divide. Alternatively, assemble the rainbow salad in individual bowls. Enjoy!
More Protein: Serve with quinoa, crispy tofu, hard boiled eggs, chickpeas, beans, lentils, grilled chicken, salmon, beef, or pork.
Grilled Veggies: Roast or grill the veggies on skewers or in a grill pan if you like.