How to Have Fun with Quick & Easy Salads ..

An article by Cari Cole    No Comments

So many times I am in such a rush at lunch I barely have time to EAT let alone make it myself.  BUT — given my insistence on eating as fresh as I can — I much prefer to make my own salads.   Who needs high fructose corn syrup and extra sodium (in most commercial salad dressings) and other crap that finds it’s way into a perfectly healthy salad? BESIDES the extra calories!!

Here’s my quick fix for a low calorie YUMMY organic salad you can make in the tiniest of kitchens (for my New York East Villager’s ;D)

~ Stock organic beans in cans – garbanzo, black beans, lentils
~ Keep organic romaine or a mesclun salad mix in the frig
(the herb salad mix from Organic Farms is my fav)
~ Add organic cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, avocado, red bell peppers (or any other assortment of fresh veggies in your frig)

Cari’s very own Organic Jalapeno Lime & Raw Honey dressing -
For a salad for two:

1/3 cup organic olive oil (try LA Cuisine from Organic farming — my fav)
2 (or 3) tsp fresh lime juice
1 tsp raw honey — blend all together
Add 2 TBSP of finely chopped jalapeno

Re: Going Organic..

I hear this one all the time: “But organic is so much more expensive” – is it really?  Who wants to get sick from the poisons from pesticides and chemicals in our food — let alone get less nutrition? It’s proven that organic foods have more nutrient content and are better for you. Would you put cheap petrol in your Porsche?

Tip: you can also keep frozen organic veggies in the frig to add – invent your own salads… try adding corn, green beans, peas etc..