Featuring many easy to locate (and generally affordable!) ingredients, all you have to focus on is the quick assembly to make this salad.Pickled food offers tremendous health benefits and is a delicious & interesting diet addition – I find this last aspect especially rings true when pickled food is used as a salad topping! In this process, the food becomes predigested by bacteria which makes the nutrients more easily absorbed by us.

For your knowledge tool box – pickling is generally a form of fermentation, which uses the help of microbes to create an acidic environment to preserve foods, develop their flavour, and change their nutritional and enzymatic properties. Regarding pickled food in general, I am a big fan not only for the sweet tangy taste it offers, but because of its health benefit amplifying effect. Making nutritious food absolutely delicious and attractive can be so much fun. Pickled beets, walnuts, and mozzarella cheese were my go-to’s here, as the flavour they add (and nutrition they offer) puts them up there with the best choices but I encourage you to take this idea of using a mild tasting nutrient dense base and adding your favourite ingredients on top! Check-out my note at the bottom of the page with some other topping ideas to inspire your imagination. Topping the list of reasons is the nutritious variety it inspires.īy starting with a nutrient dense dark green veggie base the topping that can be added to vary the flavour profile of salads is endless. Perfect as a light meal base, side dish, or starter, salad – featuring ample fresh veg – is a go-to at my house for many reasons. And I’m here to help you get some nourishment on the table when time is of the essence. Because sometimes all you have is 10 minutes or less – to prep for that August long weekend event/ plan the menu for the annual family picnic/ get dinner on the table, the list goes on… the summer months can be busy ones, I get it.

Effortless spinach salad