Your journey to better health begins with exercise and healthy eating habits. It is said that eating the right things contributes to 80% of someone’s weight loss or weight gain journey. Hence, your diet cannot take a back seat if you aim to improve your health.

Salads are a great way to introduce nutrients in your diet. Raw vegetables are filling help control the urge to overeat or binge eat.

There are various types of salads each with different health benefits. We will concentrate on three different types of salads.

One is made with legumes and is rich in protein. One of the salads listed below is made mainly of fruits and hence adds to the vitamins and mineral intake in your body. The third salad consists of noodles and can be more feeling and a healthy alternative to fried snacks consumed during mid-meal hunger pangs.

Vegan Salad Recipes

  • Brussel Sprouts and Lentils salad
  • Fruit Salad with Citrus Dressing
  • Asian Peanuts and Noodle Salad Recipe
vegan salad

Brussel Sprouts and Lentils salad

This salad recipe comprises of legumes that are cheap and are loaded with important nutrients such as proteins and fiber that help muscle growth aid weight loss. This is why this is a recipe one must add to their meal chart!

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Ingredients:

  • For this recipe, you will need –
  • Half a cup cooked lentils
  • One medium carrot half a red bell pepper
  • a teaspoon kosher salt
  • One tablespoon olive oil
  • Four large shredded brussels sprouts
  • Eight sliced olives
  • Two tablespoons lemon juice
  • Quarter teaspoon ground black pepper

Method To Prepare:

  • Line a large baking sheet with olive oil and preheat the oven to a temperature of 350F.
  • Toss the lentils, carrots, and bell peppers on the baking sheet along with salt and olive oil.
  • Roast for 20 to 25 minutes. Keep checking and stirring everything about halfway through this time.
  • When the ingredients are ready, slice the carrot into thin rounds and dice the bell peppers into thin slices.
  • Combine lentils, veggies and shredded Brussels sprouts with some olives, lemon juice, and black pepper to add some taste.
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves before serving it

Fruit Salad with Citrus Dressing

It can be difficult to control your sweet tooth, especially on a diet. Suppressing your urges will only increase your chances of being tempted by fast food and binge eating. The best way to curb your sweet tooth is to eat fruits.

fruit salad

Ingredients:

  • two clementines that are peeled and each slice cut into 3 pieces
  • Half a cup of freshly diced strawberries
  • quarter cup grapes, sliced in half
  • Half a cup of diced papaya
  • Half a cup of diced pineapple, diced
  • juice of one lemon
  • juice of one lime
  • Two chopped mint leaves

Method To Prepare:

  • Add all the chopped fruits into a mixing bowl
  • Squeeze the juice of the lemon into the bowl
  • Squeeze the juice from the lime into the bowl
  • Add the mint leaves into the bowl and mix the ingredients with a ladle
  • Add some salt to taste

This recipe has many variations and can be prepared in different ways to make sure that you can enjoy the recipe without it becoming repetitive or drab. You can add blueberries to this mix. To make it more interesting you can add cherries as well as apricots to create a unique combination of flavors.

Asian Peanuts and Noodle Salad Recipe

It is not necessary that all salad recipes need to be bland and boring. There are ways to switch things up and introduce different kinds of ingredients, flavors, and textures in your salad mixes. A great ingredient to experiment with is healthy wheat noodles. You can dress it up as you like with sweet options such as mango and savory options such as vegetables, herbs, and edamame.

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Ingredients:

  • Here is a list of ingredients that you will require-
  • four ounces whole wheat spaghetti noodles or brown rice noodles
  • one cup frozen edamame
  • two cups shredded red cabbage
  • two cups chopped baby spinach
  • one cup shredded carrots
  • one cup diced mango
  • quarter cup fresh cilantro leaves
  • a quarter cup fresh mint leaves
  • two tablespoons chopped peanuts
  • Two tablespoons natural creamy peanut butter
  • two teaspoons ginger paste or freshly grated ginger
  • two teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
  • one tablespoon sesame oil
  • quarter cup rice vinegar

Method To Prepare:

  • Cook the noodles according to the directions given on the package. Add edamame in the last 5 minutes of cooking time. Drain and set aside to cool.
  • In a large bowl, combine cabbage, spinach, carrots, mango, cilantro, mint, and peanuts.
  • To make the dressing, whisk together peanut butter, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, and rice vinegar. Add to the bowl along with the noodles and edamame. Gently toss to coat.
  • Divide into four containers and refrigerate for lunches, or enjoy immediately.

This is a great recipe for meals that are preplanned and can be stored in the refrigerator as they make great lunch solutions for busy working-class people. This cold lunch will help you manage your weight and help you eat healthier despite a hectic work schedule.

These recipes are a great way to add a low-calorie substitute for a course in all of your meals. They can help you fight hunger pangs between meals or accompany the low carb meals that you have during the day. Go ahead and try them today!