Best Leafless Salad Recipes

LEAFLESS SALAD NICOISE

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Here is an excellent example of a colourful, healthy meal that I put together from the memory of what my husband's grandparents regularly have for lunch in Niger. It is a leafless version of Salad Nicoise.

Provided by Isabeau

Categories One Dish Meal

Time 15m

Yield 1 1 salad, 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

8 radishes, quartered
2 large carrots, shredded
2 celery ribs, diced
1/2 sweet red pepper, diced
1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, chopped
2 -3 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
1 (170 g) can tuna in water, drained
1/2 cup snow peas (optional)
1/2 cup fresh green beans (optional)
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

Choose vegetables that you like, the more colourful the better. All I have given are optional.
Arrange vegetables and tuna (half a can each) so that they look nice on individual plates or a platter.
Combine ingredients for dressing in screw top jar and shake well. Serve over salad.

LEAFLESS SALAD

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When you get tired of lettuce, this is the salad to make. It's got a lot of ingredients, but it's well worth the effort. Taken from the Los Angeles Times. The salad, upended by By Regina Schrambling, Special to The Times, June 7, 2006.

Provided by Rebecca Downey

Categories Vegetable

Time 15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 cup small sugar snap pea, strings removed and ends trimmed
8 grape tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
4 radishes, cut in half and then into thin slices
8 small broccoli florets
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
1/2 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1/2 cup red cabbage, thinly sliced
1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons fresh basil, minced
salt and black pepper (to taste)

Steps:

Combine the carrot, sugar snaps, tomatoes, radishes, broccoli, bell pepper, cucumber, cabbage and onion in a salad bowl; toss until well mixed.
Whisk the mustard and vinegar together in a small bowl, then whisk in the olive oil. Add the garlic and basil.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until coated. Season well with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 142, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 67.8, Carbohydrate 11.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 3.6, Protein 2.6

LEAFLESS SALAD

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Categories Salad Vegetable

Yield 4-6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

Total time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 to 6 as a first course or side dish
1 carrot, peeled and grated
1 cup small, tender sugar snap peas, strings removed and ends trimmed
8 grape tomatoes, cut in half lengthwise
4 radishes, cut in half and then into thin slices
8 small broccoli florets
1 small red bell pepper, cored, seeded and diced
1/2 small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1/2 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
Salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

1. Combine the carrot, sugar snaps, tomatoes, radishes, broccoli, bell pepper, cucumber, cabbage and onion in a salad bowl; toss until well mixed. 2. Whisk the mustard and vinegar together in a small bowl, then whisk in the olive oil. Add the garlic and basil. 3. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss until coated. Season well with salt and pepper. Each of 6 servings: 88 calories; 1 gram protein; 6 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams fiber; 7 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 77 mg. sodium.

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