Your Perfect Salad
Salad for every meal
Salads are especially helpful for any diet. They are not only colorful and nutritious, but they’re also easy to make. With the endless combinations of {vegetables and fruits}, you can’t get bored with salads. The best thing is you can be equally creative with creatingsalad dressings.
If you dress your salads with the same old dressings time and time again, they will all taste the same. So do vary your salad dressings to give a new twist to the salads you make. When it’s time to get some variety into your salad routine, it’s time to break out of the salad dressing mold. Wai Lana has different salad and salad dressing recipes you should try. Here are also some other fun things to do to dress up your vegetables.
Fun ideas
Do not limit yourself to the salad dressings available on the shelf at the store. Skip the bought salad dressings if you can and make your own. You will wonder why you limited yourself to store bought dressings. Feel free to try a large variety of salad dressings. Making your own salad dressing is a smart way to keep your salads interesting. Mix different salad dressings to keep you interested in salads.
{Salad varieties}
There are so many types of vegetables and fruits that you can mix and match to find your favorite salads. Also try a big mix of different dressings. Having a large variety of vegetables and fruits as well as dressings is the best way to go. Wai Lana has some nice salads wherein she uses fruits and vegetables. Apple, mango, and rocket go extremely well together.
Dressing ideas
Out of dressing ideas? A fast, easy way to start making your own salad dressing is by using basic vinegar based dressings. Try out flavored vinegars like plum, maple, balsamic, pineapple, and red wine vinegars to. Use equal parts of oil and vinegar and mix in the herbs as you wish to. Mustard and honey are both good emulsifiers.
Which one you use will depend on whether your dressing is sweet or savory. Try flavoring your dressings with fresh or roasted garlic, scallions, spices, fruits and nuts. You can also make a creamy dressing. Yogurt mixed with honey and herbs and olive oil or with honey and mustard is a great ingredient for low-fat salad dressings. These dressings are extremely easy and fast to make. All it takes is a combination of buttermilk, sour cream and mayonnaise. You can pick the ratios feel free to mix flavors and ingredients to suit your tastebuds.
Fantastic additions for creamy dressings include roasted garlic, crumbled cheeses and all kinds of peppercorns. When you make your own dressings you get to compliment your meal with flavors. Making your own dressings gives you a chance to make your meal completely unique to you. You can also make as much or as little as you want to use. You can even mix two or three different dressings together.
Vegetarian toppings
Dressings are not the only way to give your salad a refreshing zest. Add all kinds of toppings in addition to your mixed vegetables. Great salads can be a light meal.
Texture and flavor
Think of texture and flavor combinations. If you add nuts, you can skip croutons. If you add fruit, do throw in some cheese. Remember, dried fruits are great additions to your salads. They burst with flavor and are highly nutricious. When using a high-fat salad dressing, do use combinations with tomatoes and other bright vegetables rather than cheeses and nuts.
Salads are great for a dinner starter or as a meal by themselves. If you are bored with your salads, get more ideas and inspirations from Wai lana Yoga’s Juice and Soup books. Have fun mixing all kinds of new salads!