Recipes — Mesclun Mix

Have you considered making and packing your own delicious salad to take to work? Not only is it a great way to incorporate more veggies into your diet, but it's also easy to prepare. Here're some tips to preparing salad lunch for work.

You could choose from the hundreds of salad dressing bottles available at any grocery store—or, you could remember a bit of salad-dressing arithmetic and know how to make vinaigrette anytime, anywhere, and with common ingredients in your pantry. Bonus: It'll taste better, and you'll probably spend less money in the long run. Here's a well-tasted recipe from Cookie and Kate that's easy to make and taste great! You can double or triple the amount of ingredients to make a big batch and use it over the course of the week (or two!) INGREDIENTS Recipe yields ¾ cup dressing, enough for about...

This mint dressing is as refreshing as they get. It’s made with freshly squeezed lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and lots of fresh mint. Honey, Dijon mustard and garlic round out the flavors and make it irresistible. Recipe is adapted from Cookie and Kate. INGREDIENTS ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil/ garlic or lemon extra-virgin olive oil/ avocado oil ½ cup lemon juice (about 2 lemons) 15g of fresh mint  3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt 10 twists of freshly ground black pepper  INSTRUCTIONS In a food processor, combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth....

The secret to a great Caesar Salad is a great dressing, and here you will find just that. It being mayo-free and low in calories is a great bonus!