Do I always feel like having a salad? Yes indeed! Do I always feel like making a salad? No. Definitely not. That’s why I have many 2-5 ingredient salads here—steam kale salad, cucumber dill salad, best carrot salad ever. I eat a salad every day because I crave it, not only because it’s nutritious and hydrating—I don’t know why I don’t like to drink plain water so I drink fresh herbal teas, water with fresh lemon juice and eat lots of vegetables.
I also dress my salads simply: olive oil, lemon juice, natural sweetener, and a pinch of cinnamon. Why cinnamon? Because it’s delicious – I don’t have other words to explain it. And I mix the dressing ingredients in the salad bowl to save time and one less dish to wash.
When you keep your salads simple, you’re never too tired or too lazy to make one.
Speaking of salads, if you follow me on Instagram, you probably already know that for the past two months, I’ve been working on a salad cookbook. I’ve finished the writing already, but turning it into an ebook is a pain in the ass. I’ve tried to export it with Adobe InDesign, Pages, and Google Docs, but there are too many technical issues with the layout. So now my husband and son are helping me to built it as an HTML document (which is like building a website, allowing the text and images to flow on any device). I will keep you updated.
To watch how I make it, click here.
Simple Carrot Nectarine Salad
Ingredients
- 6 medium carrots - about 2 cups shredded
- 2 medium nectarines - diced
- Small bunch cilantro - chopped
- ¼ cup lime or lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Pinch of cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup toasted cashews - chopped
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients, except for the toasted cashews, in a medium salad bowl and toss well. Garnish with the cashews and serve. You can keep leftovers for up to 2 days.
