Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy eating. Show all posts

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Ultimate Garden Salad

When you get as many veggies as I end up with, you start to wonder what in the heck you can do with all of them...  Yesterday I came up with an ultimate garden salad.  You could make this using whatever crazy veggies you have around the house, but this is what I had at my disposal.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:
Hand Full Radicchio
3 Stalks Kale
2 Radishes (Chopped)
1 Stalk Celery (Chopped)
1/2 Zucchini (Peeled & Sliced)
1/2 Cucumber (Peeled & Sliced)
2 Large Mushrooms (Chopped)
4 leaves Endives (Chopped)
4 or 5 Cherry Tomatoes (Chopped)
1 Avocado (Pitted & Sliced)
3 Heirloom Carrots (Peeled & then Shaved)
Dressing (I used Guacamole Ranch)

Directions:
Place the radicchio and the kale on the plate, add all toppings, top with dressing.  Serve & Enjoy!


Add the Radicchio & Kale to the plate
Add the radishes
Add the celery
Add the zucchini
Add the cucumber
Add the mushrooms

Add the endive
Add the tomatoes

Add the avocado
Add the carrots
Top with dressing


If you like salads you can also check out my Blueberry Walnut Salad and my Steak Gouda Salad.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Pear-Apple-Berry Fruit Protein Smoothie

I make a lot of fruit protein smoothies, and they end up different every time, depending on what my ingredient choices are around the house.  I keep trying to remember to write the recipes down so that I can go back and make them again, or not make ones that didn't end up as well as I would have liked.  Tonight after my workout I was putting one together and decided it would be a good time to share this kind of recipe with the readers of my blog.  Enjoy!  And let me know if you have any comments or suggestions. 

Ingredients:
1 apple (cored and sliced)
1 pear (cored and sliced)
1/4 Cup Mandarin Oranges
1 Cup Frozen Fruit (Strawberries, Blueberries & Mangoes)
1 Scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1 Cup Rice Milk

Directions:
Add the frozen ingredients into the blender first and then add the protein and the remaining fruit, top with the milk (This helps ensure a better overall blend).  Blend on medium/high speed until well blended and serve.  This gives me 2 smoothies to enjoy so that I can take care of 2 days at once, refrigerate the remaining smoothie.  Enjoy!


Add in all of the ingredients
Blend until mixed well
Serve & Enjoy!