Help! I’m drowning in a sea of cookies and eggnog right now. I need a little vegetable island on which to be stranded for a few days. Perhaps one with a perfect salad?
(OK maybe you noticed the beers in that collage, but – delicious!)
Here are some tips to get some more vegetables into your week without resorting to the crudités platter.
My favorite? Massaged kale salad. It takes minutes to make and you can safe leftovers for another meal without worrying about wilted lettuce.
Favorite combos:
-A few tbsp of prepared pesto
-Sesame oil and rice wine vinegar
-Maple syrup and smoked olive oil
-Flavored balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil
-Fresh herbs and parmesan cheese
For more ideas and a how-to, check out this post!
I absolutely love all of your infographics and suggestions! I am going to share on my Facebook page, if that’s alright. It’s so sad when people say how they dislike vegetables or only eat them in unexciting ways. This is a wonderful post with so many easy ways to boost flavor and excitement!
I agree! When people say they “hate brussels sprouts,” and you find out they’ve only ever had them boiled, well, of course they didn’t like them!
I’ve never heard of adding jam, I’m really curious now! What ratio of jam/mustard/oil do you use?
Just a wee bit of jam in place of honey in a dressing recipe, so maybe 4 tbsp oil, 1 tbsp vinegar and 1 tsp jam.
What does “chip ’em” mean? Chipped vegetables? Sounds interesting!
Make kale chips! Check out this post for a video : )
https://www.katheats.com/love-me-some-kale
Hi Kath! All great ideas! I definitely like my veggies roasted in coconut oil, with a little brown burnt-crunch on the top! 🙂 Happy eating!
I’ll definitely be sharing this with my nutrition and training clients, thanks for posting! So many times I have clients worried about the “calories of making their veggies taste amazing” I try to encourage them that a whole food based diet that taste good is much better than a processed bland one!!!!!!
Love the jam idea!
What is hot grated parmesan?
Melty and delicious!
What a coincidence!? I am reading your post while eating roasted eggplant sliced lengthwise topped with cherry tomatoes, onions, bacon and parmesan cheese. I also love massaged kale salad.