Vegan Salad
Vegan salad has a couple of major advantages in addition to just being healthy. First, the salads that I'm recommending here contain primarily raw ingredients - and the more often you can eat raw, the happier your body will be. If you want more information about eating raw, check out the Raw Vegan Recipes page.
Tomato-Avocado Salad
| Number of Servings | 1 |
| Calories per Serving With Dressing |
289 |
This recipe is very quick and easy to make both as a vegan recipe and as a raw recipe. It is one of the staples of my vegan diet plan, and goes very well with a hummus and rice cake as a "take-to-work" lunch. Including the rice cake snack the meal comes to a whopping 320 calories!
I find that slicing the avocado into smaller pieces makes it spread through the salad more evenly. (It also makes a dieter feel like there's actually more there!)
You'll need:
2 cups red or green leaf lettuce, washed
1/4 avocado chopped into very small pieces (about half a thumbnail)
2 tbps sunflower seeds
About 20 organic grape tomatoes sliced in half
Combine the ingredients in a large salad bowl and toss in 1/2 tbsp of the basic dressing. That's it! Very uncomplicated, very quick, and very nutritious!
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Mandarin Almond Salad
| Number of Servings | 1 |
| Calories per Serving With Dressing |
285 |
This is a light and simple salad with a fresh and zingy taste. It works well as an addition to many vegan meals.
You'll need:
2 cups baby spinach rinsed and dried in a salad spinner
1/2 can organic mandarin orange slices, fruit juice drained
1/4 cup sliced almonds (Optional - you can toast them for a few minutes on a baking sheet for more crunch!)
(Optional) 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Combine the ingredients in a large salad bowl and toss with about 1/2 tbsp of the Tropical Champagne Lime Dressing.
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Fiona's Basic Vegan Dressing
| Calories per 1/2 tbsp | 60 |
Here's a quick recipe for a great vegan salad dressing. I generally make a big bunch of this and chill it, which saves me time. It is generally better to make it fresh every time, but when you're rushing out the door to work, it's not always a top priority!
2 cups organic expeller-pressed, extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup organic apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp dried basil
Whisk or shake the above ingredients in a large storage container with a lid. Keep refrigerated. That's it!
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Barbara's Tropical Champagne-Lime Dressing
| Calories per 1/2 tbsp | 65 |
This dressing gives a snappy fresh and slightly tart flavor to any vegan salad.
1 cup organic expeller-pressed extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup champagne or white wine vinegar
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
3 tbsp fresh chopped basil
1 tbsp fresh chopped oregano
1 tsp agave nectar
Pinch of sea salt and garlic powder to taste
Whisk ingredients together and store in a container with a lid. Keep refrigerated. I like to use this dressing with the Mandarin Almond salad.
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Summer Fruit Salad
This vegan salad is a fresh and zippy addition to your summer repertoire! Also makes a great breakfast!
You'll need:
1/2 Watermelon cubed
1 1/2 cups strawberries, rinsed, tops removed, and halved
2-3 kiwi fruit, peeled and cut in thin slices
1 large mango, peeled and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
1 cup blueberries, rinsed
1/4 cup chambord (optional)
In a large bowl, toss the watermelon and strawberries together - these will be the "base" of your salad. On the next layer, spread the kiwi slices evenly on top of the watermelon and strawberries. Create a new layer with the mango chunks, spreading them evenly over the kiwi (you can also reverse this - put the mango first and then the kiwi). Finish by sprinkling the blueberries on the top. For a little kick you can drizzle the chambord (a black raspberry liqueur) over the finished fruit salad.
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