Healthy Salad Recipes & Healthy Salads for Weight Loss     

How to Make a Healthy Salad

Everybody loves delicious Healthy Salad! So if you are thinking of How to make a Healthy Salad, follow some simple rules.

1. Try to use fresh fruits and vegetables. Remember - a seasonal food is great, but organic is the best!
2. Use homemade dressing whenever you can. If not, you have to read labels. Choose low-fat or reduced fat, sodium-free or reduced sodium dressing and vinaigrettes.
3. Healthy Salad is an important source of dietary fiber, as well as essential vitamins and minerals. So try to use nuts, seeds and healthy fats in your salad.
4. Healthy Salad can help you drop your pounds easy so you can Lose Weight without sacrificing. All you have to do is to pay attention to caloric intake. How to cut off calories? Use fat-free dressings, avoid fat cheeses and don't add oil to your salad!

If you are looking for healthy salad recipes check these yummy recipes and you will get extra inspired. In addition, if you want to Lose Weight make one easy tweak to your routine and you will be delighted with the results! So eat Healthy Salad!

Healthy Salad Recipes

POPPY SEED ICEBERG SALAD

(Ready in about 25 minutes | Servings 6)

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1 medium-sized head of Iceberg lettuce
• Kalamata olives for garnish

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Directions

1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine together balsamic vinegar, sugar, mustard powder, and salt. You can mix with an electric mixer.
2. Gradually and slowly, pour in olive oil in a slow thin stream, and mix all the time, until dressing is smooth and uniform. Add sunflower seeds and poppy seeds.
3. Cut iceberg into wedges and place on a serving platter. Add dressing, garnish with olives and serve chilled.

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Nutritional Information
(Amount Per Serving)

Serving Size 57g
Calories 323
Total Fat 35.3g
Saturated Fat 5.0g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 390mg
Potassium 41mg
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g
Sugars 3.4g
Protein 0.8g
Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 5%,Iron 2%

VEGAN SPINACH & BERRY SALAD

(Ready in about 35 minutes | Servings 4)

Ingredients

For the Salad:
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 1/3 cup red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 cup mixed berries (raspberries, blueberries and blackberries)
• 1 middle-sized ripe pear, thinly sliced
• 1 avocado, chopped
• 1/4 cup tempeh
• 1 tablespoon sodium-deduced soy sauce

For the Dressing:
• 1 cup mixed berries
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
• 1 tablespoon flax seeds
• A dash of ground black pepper
• A dash of ground white pepper

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Directions

1. In a large serving bowl, toss all the salad ingredients together. Toss to combine.
2. Next, place all ingredients for dressing in a container of your blender or a food processor. Process until everything is well incorporated.
3. Drizzle the prepared dressing over salad in the bowl. Serve chilled and enjoy with your favorite croutons.

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Nutritional Information
(Amount Per Serving)

Serving Size 226 g
Calories 209
Total Fat 12.9g
Saturated Fat 2.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 34mg
Potassium 667mg
Total Carbohydrates 20.4g
Dietary Fiber 7.3g
Sugars 8.9g
Protein 4.8g
Vitamin A 58%, Vitamin C 60%, Calcium 7%, Iron 14%

Healthy Salads for Weight Loss

CREAMY FRUIT SALAD BOWL

(Ready in about 15 minutes | Servings 6)

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 cups fat-free Greek yogurt
• Juice of 1/2 fresh orange
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 banana, sliced
• 3 ½ cups strawberries
• 1 handful green grapes, seedless
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds

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Directions

1. In a medium-size bowl, combine the honey and yogurt. Set aside in a refrigerator.
2. In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Stir to combine. Add yogurt mixture and gently stir to combine.
3. Divide your salad among six serving bowls, and enjoy immediately.

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Nutritional Information
(Amount Per Serving)

Serving Size 165 g
Calories 102
Total Fat 0.3g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 2mg
Sodium 28mg
Potassium 211mg
Total Carbohydrates 22.2g
Dietary Fiber 2.3g
Sugars 15.8g
Protein 4.2g
Vitamin A 2%, Vitamin C 91%, Calcium 5%, Iron 3%

SUMMER EGG SALAD

(Ready in about 15 minutes | Servings 2)

Ingredients

• 1 ripe large tomato, cut into small wedges
• 1 cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 hard-boiled eggs, quartered
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh dill

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Directions

1. In a medium-sized salad bowl, place tomato, cucumber, mustard, parsley, vinegar, and salt. Stir well to combine.
2. Add hard-boiled eggs on top and sprinkle with fresh dill.
3. Taste, adjust the seasonings and serve chilled.

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Nutritional Information
(Amount Per Serving)

Serving Size 319 g
Calories 114
Total Fat 5.1g
Saturated Fat 1.5g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 164mg
Sodium 1014mg
Potassium 596mg
Total Carbohydrates 10.7g
Dietary Fiber 2.5g
Sugars 5.5g
Protein 8.0g
Vitamin A 48%, Vitamin C 61%, Calcium 8%, Iron 14%