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Want a healthy salad that’s so hearty you make it once and it stays crunchy and delicious all week? There’s a base recipe with seven variations so you’ll never get bored.

VERY VERSATILE CHOPPED SALAD WITH 7 VARIATIONS

Patti Diamond
Want a healthy salad that’s so hearty you make it once and it stays crunchy and delicious all week? Here's a base recipe with seven variations so you’ll never get bored.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course 20 Minute Meal, Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep, Salads, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 8 2 cup servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 half head green cabbage
  • 1 half head purple cabbage
  • 1 small bunch kale

Optional Hearty Ingredients

  • carrots
  • celery
  • radishes
  • green onion

Instructions
 

  • Chop the cabbages and kale as desired and store refrigerated. Chop or slice optional hearty ingredients and store separately. To serve desired amount of salad with dressing of choice and add all the optional goodies that make you happy. If you're eating salad, you should be happy about it! I'm proud of you!
  • Recipe variations below.

Southwestern Salad

  • Add any combinations and amounts of corn, black beans, red onion, avocado, bacon, bell peppers and tomatoes, dressed with ranch, chipotle or BBQ flavored dressings. For a main dish salad, add chopped grilled chicken.

Greek Salad

  • Add any combinations and amounts of Kalamata or black olives, feta cheese, red onion, garbanzos, cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper. Dress with Greek dressing or red wine vinegar and olive oil.  Add chicken or sliced steak for a main dish.

California Club Salad

  • Add any combinations and amounts bleu cheese, bacon, chopped chicken, hardboiled egg, olives, tomatoes and avocado. Add ranch or bleu cheese dressing.

Rainbow Confetti Salad

  • Use a food processor to finely chop raw broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, celery, red and green peppers, red onion and toss with your favorite dressing for a veggie bomb of a salad.

Asian Chicken Salad

  • Add any combinations and amount of chicken, carrot, green onions, crunchy chow mein noodles, cucumber, and sliced almonds or peanuts served with sesame ginger dressing.

Taco Salad

  • Add any combinations and amount of cooked ground beef seasoned with chili powder, cumin, green chilies and salsa. To the salad add cilantro, kidney beans, tomato, avocado and shredded pepper jack cheese. Dress with ranch, cilantro lime vinaigrette or chipotle dressing and top with crushed tortilla chips

Italian Antipasto Salad

  • Add any combinations and amount of sliced pepperoni or salami, tomato, olives and cubed mozzarella cheese, dressed with Italian vinaigrette.
Keyword Autumn, Dairy Free, Frugal, Frugal and Fast, Ketogenic, Low Carb, Spring, Summer, Vegetable, Vegetarian
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