Healthy and Tasty Vegetarian Salad Recipes

Appcat Salad

Appcat salad is an easy vegetarian salad recipe. It consists of the goodness of fresh and colorful vegetables high in beta-carotene, minerals, fiber and vitamins that are essential for managing weight. Bean sprouts in this recipe are one of the greatest vegetarian sources of protein.

Things you need:

• Carrot -1

• Celery stalk -1

• Apple – 1

• Bean sprouts – 1 cup

• Sprouts – ¾ cup

• Sunflower kernels – ½ cup

For dressing:

• Lime juice – 1 tbsp.

• Finely chopped coriander – 1 tbsp.

• Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.

• Sesame oil – ½ tsp.

• Reduced-salt soy sauce – ½ tsp.

• Grated fresh ginger – 1 tsp.

• Pepper to taste

Process:

Take the celery and carrot and cut them into thin matchstick-sized pieces. Core an apple and chop it. In a mixing bowl, combine the carrot, apple, celery, bean sprouts, sunflower kernels and sprouts. For dressing, you whisk together all of these ingredients and season with pepper. Then, combine the dressing with the salad and toss well. Finally, enjoy it.

Banana Orange Salad

This vegetarian salad recipe is packed with potassium, calcium, and vitamin C. You can serve it alongside crackers and a simple vegetable soup.

Things you need:

• Medium banana – 1, sliced

• Orange – ½ , peeled & sliced

• Honey – 1 tsp.

• Almond flakes – 1 tsp.

For dressing:

• Honey – 1 tbsp.

• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.

• For taste: black pepper powder

Process:

Firstly, prepare a smooth dressing by whisking the lemon juice with pepper powder and honey. Soak orange slices in the honey and later refrigerate for around 1.5 hours. Remove it from the fridge and toss with banana slices. Then, spoon in that dressing atop this fruit mixture and toss well. Line a serving plate with mixed salad greens and transfer to the plate. Scatter almond flakes atop the salad and immediately serve.

Broccoli Salad

This vegetarian salad recipe is loaded with healthy vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. Broccoli is full of vitamins A, B2, C and K along with folate, fiber, pantothenic acid, phosphorus, chromium, potassium and manganese that are extremely needed for overall health. Chickpeas in this salad are high in fiber and protein, which help to control your hunger. This potent combination is useful for weight loss promotion in a healthy way.

Things you need:

• Crumbled cheese – 1/3 cup

• Plain yogurt – ¼ cup

• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp.

• Garlic clove – 1, diced

• Pepper – ¼ tsp

• Broccoli crowns – 3 cups

• Rinsed chickpeas – 6 cups

• Chopped red bell pepper – ½ cup

Process:

Simply, in a bowl, mix the crumbled cheese, lemon juice, yogurt, garlic and pepper. Add chickpeas, broccoli, bell pepper to it and mix them well. Finally, serve chilled or at room temperature.

Tofu & Quinoa Salad

This salad is also easy to prepare and is full of nutritious ingredients such as olive oil, quinoa, bell peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes. Quinoa is an awesome substitute for rice and is also rich in protein. It contains no gluten and is loaded with folate, minerals, and fiber as well. Being rich in fiber, quinoa is one of the best options for weight watchers since it helps to enhance satiety and prevent the craving for bad foods. Olive oil present in this recipe has lots of benefits for the body as well as overall health. It is also high in essential fatty acids.

Things you need:

• Rinsed quinoa – 1 cup

• Baked smoked tofu – 1 cup, cut into cubes

• Yellow bell pepper, diced – 1

• Tomato, diced – 1

• Cucumber, diced – ½

• Chopped parsley – 1 tbsp.

• Chopped mint leaves – 1 tbsp.

• Garlic cloves, minced – 2

• Lemon juice – 2 tbsp.

• Black pepper powder – 1 tsp.

• Salt – 1 tsp.

• Water – 2 cups

• Extra virgin olive oil – 2 tbsp.

Process:

Firstly, in a saucepan, boil the water and to it, add 1/2 tsp of salt. Next, pour the quinoa and lower the heat to simmer. Then, cover the quinoa and now cook for 15 to 20 minutes till this water is absorbed. After that, take a baking tray and pour the quinoa in it. Evenly spread it so that this cools down. In a large bowl, mix the garlic, lemon juice, pepper and remaining salt & the cooled quinoa together with the bell pepper, tofu, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley and mint. Finally, toss well and serve.

Crunchy Cracks

This healthy salads recipe is made from the cabbage, yogurt and carrots. Surprisingly, cabbage is actually an ideal vegetable for weight loss because this vegetable has just 33 calories a cup. Besides, low-fat yogurt is full of protein that is necessary for cell growth, muscle building and tissue repair.

Things you need:

• Finely chopped cabbage – 200g

• Large carrot – 1

• Finely chopped onions – 4

• Plain low-fat yogurt – 150g

• Radishes, sliced – 30g

• Unsalted roasted peanuts – 1/3 cup

• Chopped parsley – 4 tbsp.

• Pepper to taste

Process:

In a large bowl, mix the cabbage, onions and carrot. Stir the yogurt afterward and season with pepper. Next, dress it onto that cabbage mixture and then, toss well. Top it with the radishes, parsley and peanuts prior to serving. Serve immediately.

These amazing healthy and tasty vegetarian salad recipes will give you all the needed nutrition and give various flavors to relish and enjoy as well. Try these healthy vegetarian salad recipes and don’t forget to share your feedback.

Guest Post by Nina Nguyen

Author Bio:

This guest post is by Nina Nguyen, a blogger with many years of experience on searching the best natural home remedies for beauty and health issues.