My step to a healthy diet

Okay. So, here's why kids aren't stupid.Since my students were all having a picnic here in my backyard for lunch, this mornings lesson was on easy, delicious picnic ideas. With that, I charged one of my youngest 8 year olds to make any side dish she desired. So long as it was ice cold. [seriously, it's over 90° here in Albuquerque today]Anyway, while directing other students with their entrées, my tiny, imaginative student Ryder scurried off on her own out to my garden and happily helped herself. Everything listed in her recipe is fresh picked from my garden and my herb garden. Except for her bottled dressing of choice. And, all hand chopped by her. ♡Fellow Chefs? She completed this delectable tangy task so fast, I had no clue what she had actually created. [so much for diligent child supervision huh?] That is until they were out the door for school. When I looked in my fridge, I stumbled across a grand cucumber salad that had been literally drug through the freshest part of my gardens!This is an incredibly easy dish that's sure to please and impress every time! She's easy, she's fresh, she's crispy, she's flavorful, she's chilly and she's so deliciously tangy! It was definitely a hit with all the kids! Give her a try and get creative with this recipe!Be sure to use all of this salad up the first day. By the second, the vinager marinade will have broken down your vegetables and will lend an unattractive, murky sauce to it.

If your corn is exceptionally sweet, you can use the kernels raw, and you'll have an even fresher, crisper salad to enjoy in less time. But sauteing the corn does bring out a different flavor and texture, and each variation is worth trying at least once.If you're going to saute your corn, I suggest you do that first, set the corn aside in your salad bowl to cool, give it a couple of stirs or tosses to release some of the heat, and then do your knifework on the rest of the ingredients while the corn cools.And you already know I'm not such a stickler for upscale ingredients, but if you can get your hands on some sweet, flavorful heirloom tomatoes, they really do make the salad better.If you'd like to give it a slightly more complex flavor, some optional spices that would work well individually in this salad in small amounts (1/8 to 1/4 teaspoonful): cumin, chipotle, smoked paprika, coriander, or even a little curry powder.

was perfect n healthy #5weeksChallenge

When you want a little green apple with your salad!

This recipe its on the back of the olive garden crouton bag. I made this for my birthday party 🥳 because I was craving this salad. I food prep this with my snack box containers , so when it came time to set up its was easier everything was already done. I had some leftover what stayed in the containers for lunches .Having a mini salad bar in my refrigerator now is my favorite thing , its so much easier when everything all in one place and saves room in my fridge.

Theme Cooking with green vegetables#greenvegMy contest entry for the above theme.Salads as everyone knows is very healthy food and when combo Ned with the right selection of ingredients it can be a filling wholesome meal with full nutrition and low calories. Good for people who are diet conscious.

Goes well with about any meal.

We had a ton of tomatoes bell peppers, and cabbage and Lettuce . What do you do? Make a great garden salad for dinner.

This salad has all the nutritional ingredients and can be eaten as a healthy meal.