Raw food - salads

its called a summer salad romaine lettuce 1/2 cup strawberries 1/2 cup mandrain oranges, roasted no salt almonds 10, feta cheese or blue cheese crumbled 1 serving 1/4 cup/ kens lite rasberry vinagerette dressing 2 TBS

Back in March I took part in a month-long challenge. One of the mini challenges was to eat raw for an entire day...below is the salad that I made. It will last a few days and is so versatile and soooo yummy! Hope you give it a try.

Grilled Sweet Corn Salad w/ Honey Lime Vinaigrette

Salad Ingredients:
5 ears sweet corn, grilled (I used 1 can Mexican-style corn) but you can also just thaw a bag of frozen corn
2 green peppers, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 yellow pepper, chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
1 bunch green onions, sliced
½ cup fresh cilantro, chopped (I used 1 cup)
2 15oz canned black beans, drained and rinsed

Vinaigrette Ingredients:
¾ cup olive oil, plus 2 Tbsp for brushing corn (didn’t need the 2 tbsp since I didn’t grill corn)
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
1 Tbsp honey
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 cloves garlic (I used 3 cloves)
½ tsp cumin
Salt and pepper, to taste (using sea salt will keep it RAW)

Directions:
Combine all vegetables and corn with cilantro. Add beans and toss gently.
In separate bowl, whisk vinegar, olive oil, honey, lime juice and ½ tsp lime zest, and spices.
Pour over vegetables and coat evenly. (I keep it in a separate jar and add vinaigrette as needed)

Serves 14-16

I generally think of a salad now as more of a mix of veggies than a pile of lettuce. I had issues with salads a month or so ago and asked for some suggestions on here. What I got out of it and has helped me is adding hearty crunchy veggies. Broccoli and carrots for example. I love peas and nuts. Beans totally help with adding protein and fiber to keep you full. A good vinaigrette (healthy oil like olive, canola) helps too since the fat takes a little longer to digest - sometimes I just go simple with some oil and balsamic vinegar, few fresh cracks of pepper. If you can handle dairy, cheese is a good addition too. I personally need dense hearty stuff or I get hungry 20mins later.

You can get raw cookbooks by the way. I remember years ago (like 10) my bff had gotten one at Borders or something. There were some great options in there. Eating raw doesn't have to be salads. There are so many neat things you can make!

Edit: I'm assuming you are trying to be hardcore raw and really avoid cooked items so, be careful if you go for the cheese! Make sure you know where you are getting the cheese from since unpasteurized cheeses can make you sick. So strong emphasis on KNOW THE SOURCE!

its called a summer salad romaine lettuce 1/2 cup strawberries 1/2 cup mandrain oranges, roasted no salt almonds 10, feta cheese or blue cheese crumbled 1 serving 1/4 cup/ kens lite rasberry vinagerette dressing 2 TBS

My variation on this is spinach leaves, sliced raw almonds, sliced strawberries, reduced sugar poppyseed dressing. I am going to try yours though too - love the madarin orange/blue cheese combo!!