Janet Groene’s
Main Meal Salad
Master Recipe
Scrap the old macaroni salad. Healthy whole grains are all the rage these days, so make them the foundation for a main dish salad that includes a starch, fruits or vegetables, protein and a dressing to bind it all together. Serve on a bed of shredded lettuce or cabbage, in a lettuce cup, in a wrap for added carbs. Just keep proportions the same and you can have a different dish every day.
2 cups cooked grain (farro, rice, freekeh, red or gold bulgar, barley, spelt, kamut, etc.)
2 cups chopped fruits or vegetables
2 cups protein such as meat, fish, cheese, tofu, nuts or egg
Dressing to taste
Do the math. Here’s a f’rinstance:
1 cup raisins
2 cups cooked farro
1 cup chopped apple
2 cups diced, cooked chicken
Juice of one lemon
1/4 cup olive oil
Plump raisins by soaking in warm water or juice. Drain. Toss all ingredients lightly. Season to taste. Serve as is or wrap in lettuce leaves. Makes 4 main dish servings.
Invent a main dish salad using whole grains and share it as a comment below.
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1 comment:
Whole wheat salad macaroni (cooked), diced celery, shredded carrots, drained tuna or diced cooked
chicken, dressing of choice
whole wheat spaghetti, chicken, green/red/yellow bell peppers, shredded carrot, diced
celery, diced tomato, italian dressing, salad seasoning.........any other veggies you like
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