Yummy Vegetable Soup Recipes for Weight Loss
With so many easy and healthy salad recipes you can inculcate to children a habit to eat well and stay healthy through their life.
Here are some salad recipes that you can add to your weekly cooking list:
1. Chopped Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad
Ingredients
- Broccoli, chopped
- Cauliflower, chopped
- Nuts
- Raisins
- Black pepper
- Buttermilk
- Garlic, chopped
- Sugar
- Lemon juice
- Salt
- Vinegar
- Mayonnaise
How to do it:
Chop all the vegetables until they turn into small pieces. Take a bowl and mix the vinegar, mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic and sugar all together.
Add some buttermilk and mix it well. Then add some salt and pepper too. Add the vegetables in the bowl and garnish them with raisins, some dressing and a few nuts.
2. Tasty Spinach Salad
Once your kids try this salad, they will ask for more…
Ingredients
- Chopped spinach
- Garlic powder
- Lemon juice
- Olive oil
- Onions
- Avocado
- Mozzarella cheese
- Cucumber
- Cherry tomatoes
How to do it:
Cut all vegetables into small pieces and put them in a bowl with some Mozzarella cheese. On the top put some olive oil, garlic powder and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper if needed and toss the salad together before serving.
3. Salad Wheel
All the colorful vegetables arranged in a bowl. Kids love it!
Ingredients
- Lettuce
- Sliced cucumber
- Sliced celery
- Cherry tomatoes
- Sliced carrots
- Sliced pepper
How to do it:
Use lettuce leaves to create the base. Arrange the vegetables one by one in order to look like a flower. Place your favourite dip in the centre as a accompaniment.
4. Apple and Roasted Beetroot Salad
The colours of the apple and the beet will remind your children of the smell of Autumn…
Ingredients
- Beetroots
- Hazelnuts
- Coriander
- Small apples
- Lettuce
- Black pepper
- Honey
- Vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt
How to do it:
Heat the oven to 180 degrees and bake hazelnuts to 10 minutes. Increase the temperature to 220 degrees. Arrange beetroots in a plate and sprinkle some olive oil on them. Cover it with foil and bake it for an hour until it becomes tender. Cut the ends of the beetroot into small pieces and sprinkle vinegar. Take a bowl and add vinegar to it along with honey, pepper and salt and mix it all together. Add some olive oil to it as well. In another bowl and put together lettuce, coriander and apples in it. Pour the dressing, add the beetroots and sprinkle the toasted nuts.
5. Cucumber Salad
Most of the kids love eating cucumber, but if your kid is one of those who hate it, present him/her and option he/she cannot refuse.
Ingredients
- Baby onions
- Mint
- Cucumber
- Chilli sauce
- Olive oil
- Vinegar
- Sugar
- Salt
How to do it:
Take a bowl and add the tiny onions to it. Combine it with vinegar, olive oil, sauce, salt and sugar. Stir them well. Add cucumbers prior to serving and toss them well together. Garnish in the end with mint leaves.
6. Steak Salad
Some kids don’t eat meat. Try adding it to the mix of vegetables.
Ingredients
- Steak
- Potatoes
- Mixed herbs
- Cheese
- Cherry tomatoes
- Spinach
- Olive oil
- Mustard
- Honey
- Vinegar
- Onions
- Pepper
- Salt
How to do it:
Boil potatoes in cold salty water for 10 minutes and drain them. Add oil to pan and season the steak in it with pepper and salt for a few minutes. Keep them aside and slice after they cool.
Add onions to the pan and fry them. Follow with vinegar and honey, coat onions and fry till it all disappears. Take onions aside. Then add some more vinegar and honey with mustard in a bowl, followed by olive oil. With some salt and pepper, pour this mixture on potatoes and toss them properly.
In a plate, arrange spinach as a base and place the steak on it, followed by potatoes, tomatoes, cheese, and onions. Sprinkle some mixed herbs and pour the dressing.
7. Jewel Salad
Put together the following ingredients and make a salad that will look like a collection of gems.
Ingredients
- Peas
- Basil
- Green onion
- Beans
- Oranges
- Pomegranate seeds
- Vinegar
- Orange juice
- Salt
- Honey
- Oil
- Pepper
How to do it:
Boil a water in a pot and add peas to it until they are tender. In a separate bowl, combine the peas with beans, pomegranates and oranges.Pour in vinegar, oil, juice, salt, pepper and honey and toss them together. Add this to the bowl and sprinkle some basil on it.
8. Chicken and Mango Salad
Ingredients
- Shredded chicken
- Coriander
- Orange juice
- Lime juice
- Olive oil
- Onion
- Cucumber
- Mango pieces
- Lettuce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Honey
How to do it:
In a bowl put together chicken, onion, cucumber, mango and lettuce in it. In another bowl, add olive oil along with orange juice, lime juice, pepper, sugar and salt and mix it well. Pour this over the salad and toss it together. Garnish with coriander.
9. Carrot Salad
Mix the taste of carrot with added flavours to make a delicious salad.
Ingredients
- Grated carrots
- Coriander
- Vinegar
- Lemon juice
- Olive oil
- Black pepper
- Salt
How to do it:
Take a bowl and mix oil, juice, vinegar, salt and pepper together. Add carrots to this, toss them together, and garnish with coriander.
10. Cucumber with Watermelon Salad
Watermelon and a cucumber…quite an interesting and tasty combination..
Ingredients
- Watermelon pieces
- Cucumber
- Mint leaves
- Pistachios, toasted
- Vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cheese
How to do it:
Add watermelon and cucumber together in a bowl. Pour vinegar, olive oil, pepper and salt over it and toss it well. Garnish with pistachios, mint leaves, cheese and serve.
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