Quick Meal Idea Day Six

Salads

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I love salads for lunch or dinner almost any day of the week, but especially in the summer when it’s just too hot to cook. Salads are very versatile and healthy. You can easily customize them to adjust to your family’s taste and of course they are quick and easy to throw together.  Here’s how you turn this side dish into a filling meal…

·         Caesar Salad – Chop romaine lettuce; top it with croutons, parmesan cheese, Caesar dressing and any of the following: grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, smoked or cooked salmon or any other cooked fish you have handy.

·         Pasta Salad – Make your favorite pasta salad and add cooked chicken or diced ham to it.  Simply combine noodles and fresh chopped veggies with Italian dressing and let it sit for an hour. That’s how easy pasta salad is to make.

·         Chef Salad – Start with lettuce, then add carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, sliced hard boiled eggs, ham and turkey and grated cheese. Top with your favorite salad dressing.

·         Mediterranean Salad – combine dark leafy lettuce with baby spinach. Top with diced tomatoes, olives, drained chickpeas, and crumbled feta cheese. Serve with a vinaigrette or Italian dressing and some toasted pita bread on the side.

·         Potato Salad – make your favorite potato salad and add some chopped ham, cooked kielbasa type sausage or sliced hot dogs.

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And don’t forget to grab your copy of the Meal Planning Basics report at Menu Planning Central.  I hope you also decide to join their meal planning club. I’m a member myself and can tell you that it is quite the time and money saver. If you decide to join, take a moment to introduce yourself at their member’s only forum. I’ll keep an eye out for you on there.

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