One Dish Dinner

Finally, spring is here and the warm weather is upon us.  

In the kitchen this means more fresh vegetables and fruits.  Gone are the crock pots and oven meals that create even more heat in the already warm kitchen.  Warmer weather usually means easy light meals.  This is a perfect time to move away from heavier winter foods to lighter fare like salads with added easy protein like beans, tuna, chicken or egg.  

A fast and excellent way to satisfy your taste buds, time restrictions, waist line and nutritional needs all in one quick easy delicious meal is The Salad.

Think of your salad as your main course.

The salad box is an assortment of washed ready to use mesculin mix ( a variety of salad greens).  Start with a very generous handful of pre washed mesculin mix.  To the salad add shredded or sliced carrots, beets and diced cucumber.

Now you add the protein.  This could be last night's bbq'd chicken cut up in pieces or a boiled and chopped egg or maybe a can of tuna.  My tried and true salad dressing is equal amounts of lemon juice and flax seed oil to which i add crushed garlic and sea salt.

The salad is that simple and hugely satisfying!!

Remember - Greens + protein + dressing = great meal