Meal-planning is a great way to make sure that you set yourself up for nutritional success! This “foundation” salad works as a great base for a number of dishes with quick add-ons.
You’ll want to aim for chopping the salad ingredients into approximately 1 cm square shapes, rather use this as a sizing guide than for perfection. You’ll want to remove the seeds of the cucumber to make sure that the salad stays fresher for longer. Season all to taste.
Foundation Salad Recipe:
What You Need:
- 3 peppers, deseeded and chopped (red, green and yellow)
- 5-6 large carrots, peeled and chopped
- 1 large English cucumber, seeded and chopped
2 tins of drained, rinsed and towel-dried chickpeas - Small purple cabbage, finely shredded
Method:
Place together in a large sealable container and place in the fridge for up to 4 days.
Mix it up:
1. Super Greek Salad
Portion out one fifth, and simply add some chopped tomatoes, feta, lettuce and olives to your mix with some olive oil and balsamic (red onion optional) and you have a superfood Greek style salad.
2. Wrap it up
Portion out one fifth and make a delicious wrap by adding some shredded lettuce and a little smashed avocado to hold it together nicely.
3. Chickless mayo toastie
Portion out one fifth, mash it up slightly and mix with a tablespoon of mayonnaise (optional: add a couple finely chopped pickles and red onion) and top of whole grain toasted bread for “chickless mayo” toasties.
4. Pita Party
Portion out one fifth and pack your pitas with this filling and a little hummus or tzatziki and extra shredded lettuce (optional).
5. Make it mediterranean
For the chopped salad of dreams, portion out one fifth and add some finely chopped tomato, finely chopped red onion, lemon juice, parsley and mint and seasoning and enjoy!