This quick and healthy, ‘university budget’ friendly salad bowl has fast become a favoured go-to meal due to the adaptability of the recipe, nutritional value and little preparation time. Not forgetting to mention the fullness it brings to the tummy and pleasurable taste to the table. Pun intended.
Healthy living is a lifestyle our generation is embracing. We crave a fit physique, an active mind and choosing to fuel our bodies with green smoothies rather than greasy fry ups. Social Media, Instagram especially, has greatly contributed to the rise in our health conscious society as nutritious food has never looked tastier (VSCO filter can turn even a 10/10 into something even more superb) and recipes are accessible at a tap of a button. Still, i’m sure many can relate to following ‘Fiona’s Food Blog’, stacking up on bags of kale and spinach albeit when dinner time come staring into the fridge with hunger pains and grabbing for – excuse my language – something processed from the fridge freezer.
Devised for health conscious humans with little time or on a budget, this healthy salad bowl is a great recipe to follow or adapt when you want something green….and dollar bills aren’t available!
Warm Spinach, Kale & Mix Vegetables Salad
Quick and healthy, ‘university budget’ salad with a Chinese style blend
- 100 g kale
- 100 g spinach
- 225 g broccoli
- 115 g chickpeas
- 3 medium carrots
- 8 cherry tomatoes (or tomatoes )
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1/3 cucumber
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 tbsp rosemary
- 1 tbs ginger powder
- 1 tsp parsley
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar (any vinegar)
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- scattering of nuts
- 1 tbsp cold pressed oil
- salt and pepper
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Slice bell pepper into strips or squares and tear broccoli into stems
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Place Kale, Broccoli stems and bell pepper into a saucepan, cover with rosemary, parsley and turmeric and sprinkling of salt – gentry steam
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Grate carrots, dice cucumber and celery into a mixing bowl. Add spinach cherry tomatoes, chickpeas and avocado
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When steamed veg is tender, pour contents of mixing bowl into saucepan
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Add ginger and stir until ingredients in evenly covered
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Finish off by adding nuts and oil
Quantity and ingredients can be adapted to dietary requirements, preferred taste or if you simply have veggies in your fridge with an expiration date close by.
Voilà et bon appétit. A simple recipe that can be adapted depending on which veggies you have in the fridge.
This recipe has been made with 100% organic ingredients as eating organically grown foods is a very important aspect in health and nutrition. Although it is understandable that eating fresh organic food isn’t always feasible, especially when purse strings are tight, supermarkets are beginning to have a much wider range of organic produce and as long you’re not eating obscene amounts, eating organically is doable on a budget. Lidl’s in particular has a quality range of organic fruit and vegetable at a great value. They have won 13 awards and quickly becoming a favoured supermarket. My local Lidl’s next door to my gym so after my weekend workout I nip in and out for my fresh foods for lunch. Lidl’s have a great website which include recipe ideas, food offers, competitions and a store locator. At the moment they’re offering free cinema tickets to the winner of their competition – to find out how to enter and learn how yo can make other swift savings click on the link HERE.
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