Finger Food Friday – Rice Paper Salad Rolls

Ingredients

10 Round 8 1/2 inch Rice paper rolls
1/2 fresh pineapple – very thinly (mangos would work beautifully too)
2-4 ounces (1/4 – 1/2 cup) of cooked pork tenderloin, diced thinly) (feel free to omit the meat and add cooked tofu for a meatless version)
4 ounces (1/2) cup vermicelli, cooked and drained
2 small carrots, peeled and julienned
1 ripe avocado, very thinly sliced
1 cucumber, julienned
2 cups of green leaf lettuce, shredded
1 cup of spinach, shredded
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: lifemadesweeter.com

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Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich

Ingredients:

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas or garbanzo beans (I use Bush's Garbanzo Beans)
1 large ripe avocado
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped green onion
Juice from 1 lime
Salt and pepper, to taste
Bread of your choice (I use whole wheat bread)
Fresh spinach leaves or other sandwich toppings: lettuce, tomato slices, sprouts, etc.

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: twopeasandtheirpod.com

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Grilled Minty Thai Chicken Salad

Ingredients:

2 tspns olive oil
1 Tblspn dried red chile flakes ( we go heavy on this b/c we love heat, adjust to your taste)
1# boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1/2 tspn smoked paprika
2 Tblspns brown sugar
3 Tblspns fish sauce
1/3 C fresh lime juice
1/2 small diced white onion
1Tblspn minced lemon grass ( use the inner layers)
3 Kaffir lime leaves, cut into fine slivers
2 Roma tomatoes, seeded & diced 1/2 C fresh mint leaves, chopped
Red lettuce leaves, to use as the bed
Cilantro for garnish
1 bag shredded cabbbage
A few lime wedges for garnish

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: acoupleoffoodiesintacoma

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Wedge Salad with Bacon Blueberries and Blue Cheese

Ingredients:

1 head Iceberg lettuce
90 grams slab bacon (3.2 ounces) cut into 1/4
50 grams blue cheese (1.75 ounces)
50 grams Mascarpone cheese (1.75 ounces)
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 cup blueberries
salt to taste
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: norecipes.com

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Southwest Chicken Salad with Healthy Avocado Buttermilk Dressing

Ingredients:

1 pound chicken (2 medium sized breasts)
2 teaspoon chili powder
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon oregano
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¼ teaspoon salt
2 romaine hearts, chopped (about 5-6 ounces)
1 jalapeño, sliced thinly
1 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
1 large tomato, diced
3 tablespoon roughly chopped cilantro
2 cups corn
2 cups black beans
Avocado Dressing (recipe below)
Chili Croutons (recipe below)
Avocado Dressing
1 ½ cups diced avocado (about 2 small avocados)
1 ¼ cups buttermilk
¼ cup low-fat mayo
¾ teaspoon garlic powder
¾ salt, plus more to taste
½ teaspoon dried dill
½ teaspoon dried basil
Pinch of black pepper
Chili Croutons
2 ½ cups cubed day old bread
1 ½ tablespoons grapeseed oil (or whatever you have on hand)
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon chili powder

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: cookingforkeeps.com

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Spring fava bean, quinoa, radish, avocado, & mint salad

Ingredients:

Quinoa - 1 cup dried
Fava beans - fresh pods, several big handfuls. (once shelled I had a scant 2 cups)
Radish - 1 bunch
Avocado - 1, sliced into small chunks
Apple - 1/2 and apple, cut into small chunks
Red onion - 1/2 an onion, finely chopped
Olives - I had 6 kalamata olives left in my fridge, I sliced the meat off the pit into slivers.
Feta - about 1/3 cup
Mint - fresh, 3-4Tb finely chopped
Lemon - juice of 1 lemon
Butter - 1TB
Olive oil - a drizzle
Salt/pepper - to taste

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: l-o-r-e.com

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Beet avocado salad with chia seed dressing

Ingredients:

1 large beet, thoroughly washed
1 avocado, slightly firm
3 tbsp chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp grain mustard
1 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
½ tsp agave nectar
⅛ tsp salt, or to taste
2 tsp chia seeds
2 tbsp chopped chives

Source, details, tips and full instruction at: mayihavethatrecipe.com

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