This salad has some girth to it!! I packed a TON in!!!
- A huge head of romaine, stuffed in
- Some spinach
- Sugar snap peas (my latest obsession)
- MUNG beans from Emily!
- Mushroom + tomatoes from last night’s dinner
- A 2-tbsp blob of TJ’s Cilantro Jalapeno hummus
- ~a 1 inch cube of bleu cheese crumbled
Who needs salad dressing when you have such great real food to dress the salad!?
On the side….
Some crunchy kettle chips by Boulder Canyon
And slices of juicy watermelon!
I’ll be dining in a dark cafeteria, but this lunch should sure brighten my day.
Toodle-loo!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
boulder canyon chips are SO GOOD…i love the cracked black pepper ones the best 🙂 and i think that bleu cheese is so awesome…it’s got so much flavor you don’t even need dressing, especially with all of those awesome veggies 🙂
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
BEAUTIFUL salad! Is that the Emily who is doing all her own sprouting? I really want to start doing that..I love sprouted stuff, it’s just too exspensive to buy!
Have a good day 🙂
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Wow that salad looks incredible!! I love doing lots of stuff on top of my salads so I don’t need dressing… and watermelon is one of my favorites!
Camille says
What a great salad!
I still haven’t figured out how to make salads in to a meal… but you certainly have!
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Love that there is blue cheese in there. My fave!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Now THAT is a great lunch! Enjoy!
Coco @ Opera Girl Cooks says
Mmm, that looks great! May is indeed salad month after all, looks like you’re going full force with the greens!
Andrea (Sweet N Green) says
That lunch looks awesome, and watermelon! YUM
Tricia says
Looks delicious! (those are snow peas though – not sugar snap).
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
Your belly is going to be so full after that monstrous salad and watermelon!!! Our Boulder Canyon chips are long gone 🙂 So good.
Chloe (Naturally Frugal) says
Your salad looks MUCH better than the salad I packed today. I need to get some fun add-ons like you have!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
That salad looks awesome! And you definitely have me craving a watermelon now. 😉
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
Ahh I love the water melon and chips! You have been having such summer-y foods lately 🙂
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
Mmmm watermelon! Happy to see those back in season
Sarah (OC2Seattle) says
That is a serious salad! So nice to see chips as a treat in a super healthy meal 🙂
Lisa says
What a good idea. I’ve never thought about hummus IN a salad!
shannon (the daily balance) says
love to use hummus as a dressing! although the Jalapeno flavor would probably be a bit much for me! i’m such a wuss!
Mara @ What's For Dinner? says
I swear, your lunch post names have had me giggling with “that’s what she said” recently! I do love “dressing” salads with other stuff, but making my own salad dressing with real food is even better!
Dawn (HealthySDLiving) says
Delicious looking salad and there’s nothing better than a blob of hummus on top!
Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards) says
Your salads and their variety and colors and other exciting characteristics inspire me 🙂 I can’t use the salads are boring excuse when I read your blog…
Heather says
That looks delish! Sadly, I haven’t had a desire for a fresh raw crisp salad at all lately–it must be the cold rainy weather. Days of it! 🙁
Gimme a ginormous plate of roasted/grilled veggies and I’ll be all over it!
Lindsay (Summit Sandwiches) says
What a lovely looking salad! With the chips and watermelon as sides, it looks like you have all the makings of a GREAT summer meal… I want!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i’m obsessed with sugar snap peas too! i always think they need a dip or dressing, but they sure don’t.
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
I love having a big salad for lunch. You get so many different tastes and it takes forever to eat.
Diana @ frontyardfoodie says
Ummm, need I say, OMG! That salad is the colorful picture of perfection! I need to have a dark green salad filled with stuff like that.
I use hummus all the time as dressing and it’s absolutely the best.
kalli@fitandfortysomething says
so jeolous! that look super good…..i just have a shake for lunch;(
Mastering Public Health says
Yep, that colorful and cheery lunch is sure to perk up the dreariest of afternoons. Great sweet and salty + texture variety, too.
Nan says
Guacamole and hummus make great salad dressings!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers says
I love adding leftover dinner to salads- mixes them up a bit!
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
That’s pretty much the perfect summery lunch!! Love watermelon.
Brittany says
Ahh that looks so good! cheers!
Kellie says
I should show my husband your post. He always makes fun of my “platter of salad”, but I can show him that I am not the only one who makes giant, beautiful salads.
Sami says
GORGE. SALAD, Kath.
Oh, and the watermelon? I’m not sure which is jucier, that, or my mouth right now from reading.
Jessi says
Mmm, I love big “girthy” salads like that. Yummy.
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Ooooh, that watermelon looks so good and juicy!! Yum!
Anne P says
Dear Kath,
I think the word “girth” is icky. Please don’t use it anymore. Thanks 🙂
Love,
Anne P
p.s. I also don’t like the words moist, flesh, chunks, and panties.
Sam says
Haha..I’m with you. Girth sends my mind in a whole different direction 😉
Anne P says
haha exaaaactly. 😉
Kath says
I was trying to make your skin crawl!
Jenn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
That salad looks awesome! I love HUGH JASS salads. 😀
The watermelon is so pretty.
Jenn
jenny (green food diaries) says
god that looks AMAZING! and fresh watermelon… i’m craving it so badly now.
hungryforbalance.wordpress.com says
That watermelon looks so good! It just screams summer 🙂
BroccoliHut says
I share the same salad philosophy–make ’em BIG and top ’em with flavorful ingredients so that dressing is unnecessary:)
Lisa @bakebikeblog says
LOVE LOVE LOVE that salad – how delicious!!!
Allie says
I love your blog! I really love your tile table too!!! I want one!! Sooo cute!!! Where did you get it???
Kath says
It was a gift to my mom
Heather says
yum that melon looks great. Reminds me of 4th of july!
Samantha @ Food Edu says
Watermelon looks fabulous right now! I have yet to have any this year.
Jenny says
Kath,
LOVE your website!!! Every recipe I’ve made is a hit with my family (well, at least with my husband!) and absolutly delicious! Thank you!!!
Kath says
THanks Jenny!
Courtney @ Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life says
Mmmmm! The only way to eat a salad is when it’s BIG and JAM PACKED with a big veggie variety! That baby looks DELISH! 😀
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Mmm…I had a small handful of kettle chips today too. They were a fun, unusual and crunchy addition to my sandwich. 😀
Can’t wait for my first watermelon of the season! 😀
Alycia @ FitnFresh says
mmmm yummy! you know i’ve never tried hummus on salad before? i think the mixture of those two textures just throws my little brain off, but i do have some killer black bean hummus i might have to try this with sometime soon
Hannah says
I think Blue Cheese is my current obsession – but I’ve put myself on a no-new-food-buying ban until I’ve eaten up pantry/fridge stores…. yet all I can think about is creamy tangy cheese. You’re not helping! 😛
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Bear says
Love the salad, looks so fresh and filling!
Annie says
That looks delicious! This sounds crazy, but when I’m grocery shopping I sometimes catch myself wondering, “What would Kath eat?” WWKE 🙂