I'm completely and totally obsessed with salads lately. Probably, I should be institutionalized. Today's lunch makes 6 salads in 3.5 days. I don't know what my deal is. I guess I neeeeeeeed raw veggies in my bellah. On the rainbow eating kick, I made this incredible salad. It has a little bit of everything. It's in a huge bowl and I ate it all myself with just a little bit of Italian dressing. I'm in love with adding so many flavors to my salads now. Here's an overview so you can see it all:
Dudes and dudettes, I introduce to you the best salad I've ever had: The Rainbow Salad. Dig it.
Red- handful of cherry tomatoes from my garden
Orange- 1 small carrot, thinly sliced
Yellow- 1/2 an ear of fresh (uncooked) corn cut from the cobGreen- 1 heart of romaine, 1/4 cup chopped cuke
Blue- handful of blueberries
Violet/Purple- handful of purple grapes, 2-3 TB diced purple onionBrown- handful raw walnuts
Black- 1/4 cup black beansDressing- Don't worry, I'm not one of those folks who jabber on about how good salad is without dressing because it's not. Those people frighten me. My
On days when I eat at least 5 colors, I seem to feel better. I feel lighter and have more energy. I'm going to keep going with it, and we'll see where I end up.Maybe there really is something to this whole "eat your colors" thing. I'm still a little skeptical, but I am keeping an open mind. I'm trying new combos of produce and I really am loving it. That's not even snarky.
Looks and sounds wonderful. I tell my kids all the time they need to "eat the rainbow" every day!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lee! It was incredible. I never really liked adding fruit to my salads before, but I'm so glad I did. And, it added a couple colors I'd not have eaten otherwise. I wish my momma had told me to eat my rainbow when I was younger!
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