What is your New Year resolution? Lose 10 pounds/kilos by xx/xx/xxxx? Weight loss or being fit is always #1 New Year resolution. In 2016 we can make joint efforts to reach your goal. I will give you a jump start with this excellent and quick salad recipe. Spinach is favourites of salad recipe and we will continue to include it.
Ingredients:
- 200 gms baby spinach leaves
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup purple cabbage long shreds
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar or sweetener
- 1 navel orange
- 2 tsp peanut butter
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp chilli sauce or chilli flakes (optional for extra kick)
Preparation:
- Wash spinach leaves and tomatoes and place them in drainer for all water to drain out.
- In a salad mixing bowl add spinach and tomatoes.
- Add Cabbage shreds.
- In a small mixing bowl, add vinegar, peanut butter and chilli sauce and mix well.
- Your dressing is ready.
- Peel orange and cut thin slices.
- Add them to the mixing bowl.
- Now pour the dressing and with a mixing tong mix it well.
- Take out in the serving plate and sprinkle walnuts on top.
Tips:
- You can add some sundried tomatoes and sunflower seeds to the salad.
- Also you can always toss some crumbled feta cheese on the top.
- You can turn this salad into a lunch by simply use it as filling to a wrap. Just use any tortilla (roti/paratha) and add the salad as a filling. I normally use Spinach tortilla to make tortilla wrap. Add a side of baked pita chips and your lunch is ready.