Recipe: Roasted Corn and Goat Cheese Salad

Note: Corn doesn't look roasted from the photo but I promise you can
taste the char on each kernel as if you just roasted it from the grill!

Already made roasted corn salsa from the grocery aisle at Safeway

Summer is almost here and there's nothing I crave more than roasted corn on the grill!  I wanted to make a freshly roasted corn salad, but let's be real, I didn't have a charcoal grill nor the patience to make my own.  Luckily, I found an already made roasted corn salsa at Safeway that came complete with red onions, peppers, and packed with flavor!  It was the perfect topping for a bed of spinach with a sprinkle of goat cheese.  And, it literally took 5 seconds to make!

What to buy:

1) Already made corn salsa (like this Spicy Corn Salsa from Fresh Party Favorites)

2) Bag of spinach salad

3) Goat cheese crumbles

Add in your own protein (tofu, salmon, chicken, etc)

Recipe: Beet, Pomegranate & Mint Salad

This salad may look like Christmas but it has the bright, refreshing flavors of summer.  I put this salad recipe together inspired by the Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad from True Food Kitchen in Newport Beach.  (I highly recommend that restaurant if you're ever in the OC) I love beet salads and the pomegranate and mint added some brightness to the earthy flavor beets.  This is my perfect summer salad.

All the ingredients can be purchased at Trader Joe's so it really is quick and easy to make!

Ingredients:

Steamed Beets, quartered (I buy the already steamed packs from Trader Joe's.  One box is 80 calories)

Pomegranate seeds (again, you can buy this pre-packed at Trader Joe's)

Goat cheese crumbles

Mint leaves, finely chopped

Lemon zest

Lemon juice

Olive oil

As always, I toss everything into a Glad container and give it a good shake so there's little to no clean up and the olive oil coats the salad evenly!

Recipe: Strawberry, Apple Salad

This reminds me of the perfect summer salad recipe.  Light and refreshing!  Thanks to Nicole and Tracy for passing this along to share, who got the recipe from their friend Cristy.  The great thing about this one is that you can substitute it with any fruit or lettuce you like!

Strawberry, Apple Salad
Ingredients:
Add any kind of lettuce you wish
Sliced strawberries
Sliced green apples
Sliced almonds
Olive oil & fresh squeezed lemon juice

Salt and pepper

No Mess Salads

To cut down on the number of dishes I have to wash when making a salad, I always toss all the ingredients in a big Glad plastic container like this one.  I place the salad in first, then the toppings, drizzle on the olive oil, close the lid and give it a good shake.  This coats the dressing nice and evenly and you can eat it right out of the container!