A summer salad is just what is best for a hot day. Who feels like cooking dinner on a hot summer day? Not me! Let’s keep cool! Making a salad for dinner is simple. This summer salad means no cooking and only takes 10 minutes to prepare. I enjoy sitting on my shaded deck, eating a whole meal in one bowl!
A Summer Salad for Dinner
This easy-to-make summer salad is very filling to be a complete meal. The best meal to fill you up with protein is for dinner and this salad has plenty of protein from almonds, pumpkin seeds, and tahini. The ingredients are also detoxing because the proteins are vegan and easy to digest, and it doesn’t combine proteins and starches, also making for easy digestion.
This is a summer salad that you can double or triple the recipe so you have it the next day or two. When you make a large amount, don’t put in cucumber until you are ready to serve it.
There are so many Superfoods in this salad; you can discover their health benefits by following the links.
Summer Salad Ingredients
Carrots are an orange crunchy superfood, you get Vitamin A and a host of other powerful health benefits including beautiful skin, cancer prevention, and anti-aging.
Celery is a negative calorie food, meaning it takes the body more calories to digest it than the food itself contains, thus making it a very good food for weight loss. One stalk of celery has only a few calories because it is full of healthy cellulose. It is 95% water, very alkaline, and filled with fiber. Its weight loss benefits are well known but you would be surprised at its other amazing properties.
Spinach was a superfood even before there was the term superfood. I’m referring of course to Popeye the Sailor Man. One can of the green stuff and he turned into a muscle-popping tornado of energy. Even without Popeye’s recommendation, spinach contains more nutrients per calorie than any other food. It is loaded with vitamins like A, K, D, and E and a host of trace minerals and is a good source of omega-3 fatty acids.
Pumpkin seeds are so good that I add them to my meals and they are so good in the summer salad. The bonus nutrient value is that they are the only seed that is alkaline-forming and that is good.
Pumpkin seeds are an excellent source of tryptophan which converts into serotonin and niacin. Serotonin is very helpful in helping us to have a good night’s sleep.
It is best to get organic raw pumpkin seeds. Terrasoul Superfoods Organic Pumpkin Seeds are unsalted and 100% organic so good for your health and diet.
Almonds are tasty and so beneficial for our health. They are my favourite nut.
A few health benefits: Bad Cholesterol is Lowered, Reduce Heart Attack Risk, and Protects artery walls from damage. Always use them unpasteurized. Here are some Organic Unpasteurized Almonds
Cucumbers are the perfect summer veggie that keeps your body hydrated, strong, and happy. They hydrate your body and help to flush out toxins. cucumbers are good for treating high blood pressure and weight loss and may help fight cancer and reduce the risk of heart disease. This vegetable is highly alkaline-forming and may help reduce cholesterol and help with diabetes. Of course they are delicious in this summer salad.
Dill: A sprig of delicious dill adds a unique flavor to your food making it extra tasty. Dill’s name comes from the Norwegian word ‘Dilla,’ meaning to soothe. It has been valued for its many health benefits as early as 1500 B.C. In ancient Egyptian papyrus manuscripts, it was documented as a remedy to soothe flatulence, relieve pain, and act as a laxative and a diuretic.
Time to make a delicious cool summer salad!
Cool Summer Salad For Dinner
Ingredients
- 4 inches cucumber
- 1 stock celery
- 1 carrot
- 1 handful spinach
- 2 handfuls leafy lettuce
- 1 handful dill fresh
- 5 - 7 almonds
- 2 Tbsp pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Soak the almonds and pumpkin seeds overnight. (read directions)
- Grate the carrot.
- Mix all of the vegetables with nuts and seeds.
- Serve with Creamy Tahini Salad Dressing.
- Now sit down and eat your summer salad.
Notes
carrot, spinach, lettuce, dill, almonds, pumpkin seeds. Serve with my Creamy Tahini Salad Dressing.
Serve my cool summer salad with Creamy Tahini Salad Dressing.
Click here to see the full recipe for Creamy Tahini Salad Dressing
Note: This recipe is often recommended in our Seasonal Diets and Detoxes due to its high protein and great taste.
Now that you have tried my cool summer salad recipe, check out y favorite salads below.
More of my Favorite Salad and Dressing Recipes:
Lemon Mint Salad Dressing is Delicious – A Very Easy To Make Recipe – This refreshing lemon mint salad dressing is delicious and an easy recipe to make. Great for a hot summer salad meal. Cool fresh mint with its stimulating aroma is a popular flavouring for gum, toothpaste, and tea. This superfood is full of many health benefits from helping with digestion to increasing memory.
Tempeh Salad with Beets and Sprouts for Dinner – This is a simple tempeh salad recipe that is easy to make. It is full of nutrients from the beets, carrots and sprouts, pumpkin seeds, and lots of protein from the tempeh which are all tasty superfoods. What makes it extra tasty is the marinated crispy tempeh. The red sweet beets add a tasty flavor. If you are very busy and want a quick meal then simple tempeh will work too.
Quinoa Arugula Salad: This salad is yummy and nourishing for the summer. It is full of good protein from the quinoa and the pumpkin seeds. It is a whole meal in one bowl. Quinoa is a big part of this recipe. It is gluten-free because it is not a grain, it is a vegetable seed related to Swiss chard, spinach, and beets. This is my favourite quinoa: Canadian Quinoa.
Asparagus Tomato Salad: A simple luxurious salad that was enjoyed by many the first time I created the recipe, so I keep serving it.
Shiitake Mushroom Salad with Walnuts is Very Tasty – This shiitake mushroom salad is extra delicious with the addition of walnuts. Yum! All the ingredients in this salad are healthy and so it is very good for you. A salad a day is always a good idea as it is a great way to get more vegetables into our diet.
Delightfully Delicious Wild Rice Salad– This wild rice salad is delicious, nourishing, and filling. It has tasty colorful vegetables in it to give the wild rice a good contrast and is a crunchy salad for lunch or dinner. A very good thing about this salad is it is a whole meal in a bowl which means there are not lots of dishes to wash after eating this delicious meal. Also, I love wild rice!
Powerful Anti-Inflammatory Salad – This anti-inflammatory salad is very nutritious with 4 of the 12 Top Anti-Inflammatory Foods. It is an easy salad to make and eat in one sitting. Put it in a big bowl and just eat it. I do that all of the time.
Tasty Olive Salad Appetizer for Your Meals and Parties – I created this yummy olive salad appetizer recipe this week and was tasty. I love the colorful salad it became with the addition of the red peppers and green chives. Food needs to have a range of colors to be tasty. Also, this is a healthy olive salad that is great as an appetizer or a side for your meal. It is even great for a party.
8 Foods and Spices to Keep You Cool – With the hot heat of summer we can easily become dehydrated, overheated, and fatigued. Here are a few foods and spices to beat the heat.
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