More Easy Salads for Lunch

Eating a healthy lunch, either at home or that you bring to work, is true self-care.  And it doesn't have to be difficult. If you make sure you have the right ingredients on hand, you can pull together a great lunch quickly. 

I usually just drizzle some olive oil and  balsamic vinegar on my salad as a dressing, but if you are looking for more flavor then follow this link to my favorite homemade salad dressing.

Pictured above are some of the lunches I've made recently.  You can add anything you want to your salads, but here is a sample shopping list to get you started:

Veggies:
Butter Lettuce
Arugula
Beets
Avocados (or Guacamole)
English Cucumbers (sliced)
Olives (black and green)
Red onion (chopped)
Green onions (chopped)
Chick Peas (rinsed)
Navy Beans (rinsed)
Radishes (sliced)
Shredded carrots
Radish sprouts

Cheese:  Crumbled Feta or Blue Cheese, or Shaved Parmesan
Other Protein:
Shrimp (I use frozen shrimp and will cook a handful up on the stovetop while I assemble the salad - only takes 5-10 minutes)
Slices of Rotisserie chicken

Note: If I am roasting vegetables for dinner, I will try to cook some extras to have to add to my salads.  For us this often includes roasted brussels sprouts and roasted sweet potato chunks. Yum!
​