As summer approaches, we all like to eat healthy, light and delicious meals that keep us up and running, even in the blistering heat. That’s why we have a list of salad recipes that are nutritious, light and are perfect to enjoy during summers.
Here’s a list of easy-to-make, tasty salad recipes that you can relish during the summer.
1. Salmon Greek Salad with Lemon Basil Dressing
Inspired by Greek cuisine, this salad recipe will take you for a trip to the Mediterranean coast. Crispy vegetables, tomatoes, and feta cheese are tossed in a tangy lemon basil dressing and topped with flaky grilled salmon.
2. Chinese Chicken Salad with Soy Ginger Dressing
This popular salad recipe is light, tasty and is loaded with crunchy toppings and vegetables. The ingredients are then tossed in a tangy soy-ginger dressing. If you have leftover chicken, you can put it to good use by adding it to this salad.
3. Spiralized Vegetable Salad with Roasted Chickpeas
If you want to take your salad game to another level, then this salad recipe is the best. Carrots, zucchini and summer squash are cut into ribbons to prepare this low carb salad. Garnish with crunchy chickpea topping to make it irresistibly good.
4. Crunchy Thai Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing
This Thai style coleslaw will make any traditional recipe more exciting and exotic. Hearty kale and colourful cabbage are made tender by thinly slicing the vegetables and dressing them in a smooth, savoury and creamy peanut dressing.
5. Summer Fruit Salad with Peach Poppy Seed Dressing
Blueberries, peaches, strawberries, pecans and goat cheese are the stars of this sweet and crunchy salad recipe. To make the fruit dressing, sliced peaches are pureed with olive oil, lemon, and in the end, honey is drizzled for flavour.
6. Mexican Street Corn Salad with Chipotle Dressing
Inspired by Mexican street-corn, this salad recipe is sure to give your taste buds a fiesta-like experience. Lightly grilled sweet corn is combined with crunchy cucumber, red onions and bell pepper. A smoky and slightly spicy yoghurt dressing is mixed to give the right amount of creaminess.
7. Superfood Broccoli Salad with Cherry Chia Dressing
If you want a summer salad that keeps you energized throughout the day, then this salad recipe packed with nutrients is what you need. The recipe requires broccoli, kale, bing cherries, oranges, cranberries, sliced almonds and sunflower seeds. For the dressing, bing cherries, orange juice, lemon juice, olive oil and salt are added to pep up the salad.
At Embassy Springs, Bangalore’s biggest and best planned city, we believe healthy, natural food is one of the secrets to happiness and well-being. That’s why you will find gardens here that grow local produce for our inhabitants so that they can enjoy real, organic vegetables at any time. By doing so, we want to cultivate a healthy and lively community along with sustainable ecology.
