Delicious Dishes For Salad Haters
As part of a healthy diet, you need to eat your green vegetables, but if you're not a fan of leaves, a kale caesar and an arugula salad don't count as meals. To ensure you're eating enough greens daily, here's a list of mouthwatering dishes to try without mentioning salad.
1. Green Nachos
Kale haters, think again! We've come up with a way to make nachos greener than guac. Crisp up kale with olive oil and salt to create oven chips. Use the kale chips in place of tortilla chips and top it off with your favorite toppings. For extra greens try bell peppers, broccoli, cilantro, and guacamole.
2. Green Sauces
A sneaky way to incorporate more greens into your diet is to turn them into sauces for pasta and other dishes. There are many recipes for pesto you can make with basil, kale, or spinach. The sneakiest green sauce of all is to sauté leaves like collard greens and add them to marinara, Alfredo, or any one of your favorite sauces.
3. Green Smoothies
Green smoothies are the health-trendiest way to consume more greens. There are numerous recipes you can try for a variety of tasty smoothies that hide vegetables inside. Blend veggies like spinach, kale, and cucumber with fruit like bananas, berries, or mango and boost the flavor more with ginger or other other spices.
4. Green Pasta
There are several ways you can cook a delicious pasta with a lot of greens. Make gluten-free zucchini noodles or blend spinach in your traditional recipe. Smother your pasta in a green sauce and you've got yourself a tasty meal full of healthy ingredients.
5. Roasted Greens
Vegetables transform into tasty treats when they're roasted or pan-fried. From green beans to Brussels sprouts, you won't resist second helpings. All you need is a little oil and salt or you favorite herbs and spices.
6. Stew With Greens
You can still cozy up with your favorite stew recipe but this time, add some greens! Leaves are the best veggies to sneak into your stew because they don't overpower the flavor. Swiss chard, bok choy, and kale are perfect examples to level up a healthy stew.
7. Green Veggie Omelette
You can toss a whole salad's worth of spinach in an omelette or a quiche and it'll taste delicious. Spinach wilts nicely and soaks up any flavors you add to it. Eggs and green leaves are a tasty pair mixed with other ingredients like cheese, chives, or tomatoes.
8. Chili With Greens
Like stew, chili is a hearty meal that greens can be added to. Take any recipe and toss in a handful of kale and other vegetables like peas, green beans, or zucchini.
9. Green Gazpacho
Chilled gazpacho is a delicious way to eat more greens. Many recipes include an assortment of green veggies like cucumber, avocado, parsley, cilantro, and green peppers. Green gazpacho is a refreshing bowl of health and flavor.
10. Green Soup
Warm up with the greenest comfort food around. There are countless recipes for soups that involve a lot of greens. Broccoli soup with celery or potato and leek soup deserve honorable mentions.
11. Green Juice
You can drink your greens! Juice is a great way for a salad hater to include raw vegetables in their diet. Creating juice with leafy greens, cucumber, and fruit like apples will quench your thirst and boost your health.
12. Spinach Curry
Indian Palak curry is a creamy and delightful dish chockfull of spinach. Serve it with rice and a side of roasted vegetables for a hearty green meal. Treat yourself to a flavor explosion and a belly full of greens.
13. Green Smoothie Bowl
Take your smoothie game up a notch with a green smoothie bowl. With all kinds of recipes, you'll never get bored. Avocados create a smooth texture and spinach is easy to blend. Top your bowl with nuts and seeds for an added protein boost.
14. Cheesy Green Dip
Who said eating greens had to be boring and bland? You can still be health-conscious with your party food. A homemade spinach and artichoke dip is a delicious appetizer with sneaky health benefits.
15. Green Spinach Wrap
Spinach wraps are a great way to add more greens into your lunch. Make a tortilla with spinach and you won't even notice the difference. Fill your wrap with leafy greens and raw veggies like cucumber for even more green ingredients.
16. Lettuce Wraps
If you want to cut back on bread, wrap your filling with lettuce! Instead of having a salad on the side, your salad becomes the sandwich and you'll be more than ok with it. Lettuce wraps are a game changer for sandwich lovers cutting back on carbs.
17. Extra Green Falafels
Falafels are typically made with chickpeas, parsley, cilantro, and other herbs but you can add even more greens to the recipe with chopped kale or spinach. Toss your falafels in a wrap with additional leaves for an extra dose of green.
18. Green Veggie Dip
It's easier to eat raw vegetables like cucumber, peppers, and celery when you dunk them in a delicious dip. You can increase your greens more with a green dip too. There are several versions of green dips you can make like green goddess dip or tzatziki.
19. Sautéed Greens
You can sauté greens for countless savory meals. Toss leafy greens, chopped asparagus, and any other green veg you desire in a skillet for a tasty topping or side dish. Sautéed greens are perfect for toast, pizza, rice dishes, pasta, and more.
20. Collard Green Burritos
Did you think you could take the beloved burrito and make it extra green and healthy? Well, we're here to let you know you can! Collard greens make great blankets to wrap your burrito fillings with. Pan fry the burritos or pop them in the oven to toast them to perfection.
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