Summer Salads

[Kar3n]

Rainbow Bean Salad

 

1 can Chickpeas

1 can Black beans

1 can Cannellini beans

I can Kidney beans

1 ea Red, yellow and orange pepper

Cherry or grape tomatoes

Kale or leafy green on your choice

Red onion

English cucumber

Lemon juice

Lemon Zest

Extra virgin olive oil

Salt

Pepper

 

Rinse beans and chickpeas, set aside to drain thoroughly. Chop vegetables to your liking, add beans, lemon zest, juice, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Toss and refrigerate a couple of hours before serving.

 

I do not measure much so feel free to add as much or as little of each ingredient as you like. Adding in herbs or hot peppers for a kick are great additions as well.

 

In the photo below, I roasted the chickpeas with olive oil and a chipolte and garlic seasoning allowing them to cool completely before adding.

[Gerard]

I know your intentions are good but eating salads it's actually unhealthy from a yin-yang/5E perspective. 

 

A very well-written article on this topic:

 

Is Your 'Healthy' Salad Doing More Harm Than Good?

 

 

[rainbowvein]

Rainbow indeed, Karen!

 

Here's a chilled lentil salad I enjoyed recently.

 

Ingredients

2 cups lentils, picked over and rinsed

3 1/2 cups water

1/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/3 cup olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 medium tomatoes

1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces

1 cucumber, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 small red onion, finely chopped

1 cup coarsely chopped parsley

 

[Aetherous]

On 6/29/2018 at 1:02 AM, Gerard said:

I know your intentions are good but eating salads it's actually unhealthy from a yin-yang/5E perspective. 

 

It's really a matter of whether the individual can digest it well or not. If you have poor digestion, and eat things that can worsen a poor digestive system, then it's unhealthy. If you have good digestion, then you can eat those things and be even healthier than if you hadn't (because veggies are filled with nutrients).

For instance, not to ruin a thread about summer salads...but if you have loose stools, then that's usually a sign that you're not ready for salads. But there are many other signs and symptoms beyond this one.

To be really clear on whether your digestive system is ready for it, a Chinese Medicine practitioner can discern that through their diagnosis. Or you can try to figure it out through researching spleen qi deficiency...but tongue and pulse diagnosis can help immensely.

[Kar3n]

On 6/28/2018 at 10:02 PM, Gerard said:

I know your intentions are good but eating salads it's actually unhealthy from a yin-yang/5E perspective. 

 

A very well-written article on this topic:

 

Is Your 'Healthy' Salad Doing More Harm Than Good?

 

 

Thank you for your concern and info but I eat far more than just salad and am very healthy.

 

It is all about balance for me.

[Pavel Karavaev]

Salads from kelp are very good for summer. Although it is good for any season of the year, but still.

[Kara_mia]

Chinese crashed cucumber salad is great for hot summer weather.

 

 

[thelerner]

As its getting colder in the West, sometimes salad is disguised as soup (from https://www.spendwithpennies.com/weight-loss-vegetable-soup-recipe/)

 

Ingredients

• 1 small onion diced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 4 cups chopped cabbage approx. 1/4 head of cabbage
• 1 cup green beans 1″ pieces
• 2 whole bell peppers chopped
• 1 can 28 oz low sodium diced tomatoes
• 6 cups low sodium broth (veg, beef or chicken)
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon each thyme & basil
• pepper to taste
• 2 cups broccoli florets
• 2 cups sliced zucchini

Instructions

1. In a large pot cook onion & garlic over medium heat until slightly softened.
2. Add carrots, cabbage & green beans and cook an additional 5 minutes.
3. Stir in bell peppers, undrained tomatoes, broth, tomato paste, bay leaves and seasonings. Simmer 6-7 minutes.
4. Add in zucchini & broccoli. Simmer an additional 5 minutes or until softened.
5. Remove bay leaves before serving.

This recipe got many good reviews. I'll probably make a batch soon, probably throw in some kidney beans for more protein and fiber.. maybe some hot sauce to kick it up a notch too.  A little fish sauce adds alot umami so does a squirt or two of vinegar at the end.