The final salad for the week!
I’ve really loved doing these posts every day because it’s made me think outside the box a little when it comes to our meals. I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether I should continue ‘The Salad Diaries’ for a bit longer – perhaps sporadically? It’s all up to you guys, just drop me a line in the comments to let me know if you want the inspiration to keep coming.
Today’s salad is sorta kinda not really a salad but we won’t get too technical (it is Friday after all – hooray!) so here are all the deets so you can get on your way to preparing your own.
NOTE: I used canned varieties of the beans/ corn because I had them in the cupboard, but by all means go for the fresh stuff or cook your own. Finally, feel free to add some beef mince to the bean mix if you so desire!
The key ingredients
Beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can lentils
I can diced tomatoes
Cumin/ paprika/ cayenne pepper (just a small dash – this stuff is hot)
* I also added in the leftover sweet potato from yesterday’s salad.
Salsa
1/2 can corn kernels
4 green grapes
1/4 capsicum or sweet chilli
1/4 avocado
Shallots or red onion
1/4 mango
1/2 lime
Pulling it all together
1. In a frypan, mix beans/ lentils/ tomatoes and spices for a few minutes until mixture thickens. Place in a bowl with chopped shallots – or coriander if you have any – on top as a garnish.
2. Dice all ingredients for salsa and put in the bowl; dress with lime. Easy as that!
A salad for every day of the working week:
+ Rocket, Brown Rice & Mint
+ Pumpkin & Parmesan
+ Moroccan Chicken, Prunes & Purple Carrot
+ Red Curry Sweet Potato, Couscous & Lime
+ What’s your favourite out of the bunch?
I love your salad diaries!! Such good inspiration as we want to eat more salads for dinner! Would love to see it continue maybe once weekly or even monthly :)
Yum! I’m going to have to try this. I like the salad (especially vego salad) posts – I’m always thinking of new salad ideas for lunches!
Please continue your Salad Diaries!!! Think it’s awesome and definitely encourages me to cook healthy and delicious meals!! <3
Great posts! Love to see more!
I’m keen to try the sweet potato, couscous and lime. Looks delish.
Thank you!
Rach, I love these salad diaries! I have been pinning every one of your salads (and linking with love, of course!) and can’t wait to start making them! xx
Thanks for your feedback ladies, I think I’ll do a salad post once a week moving forward as it seems like you’re all enjoying some new inspiration (for what can traditionally be deemed quite a “boring” meal). xx
Hi Rach, im loving the salad diaries! Once a week would be great!
I’m having Salad Diaries withdrawals…. Any delicious new inventions you’ve conjured up recently?
P.S My fave is the Purple carrot and chicken salad.