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It’s the end of week two! Have you stuck to the habit of eating a salad a day? I don’t know about you, but I enjoyed this even more than I thought I would! I think it’s because I kept things interesting by changing up the salad each day. If you’re looking for more easy, homemade salad recipes, I have two more for you today!
Classic Cobb Salad
When I want a delicious salad at a restaurant I haven’t been to before, I usually can’t go wrong with a Cobb Salad. However, against popular opinion, I order mine without tomatoes, so here’s my take on the Classic Cobb Salad. I started with Romaine lettuce, then added chicken breast (from my crockpot whole chicken) and sliced boiled eggs.
Then I topped it with crumbled bacon pieces (I used the leftovers from breakfast) and blue cheese. Delicious! Avocado slices would have been another great addition to this salad combo, but I was out of avocados. (Next time!) Top with your favorite salad dressing.
What I love about salads with all the toppings, like this one, is that I know I’m getting a great serving of veggies, but I’m also not left hungry. These are so filling!
Homemade Ranch Dressing
My favorite dressing for a cobb salad is ranch dressing. However, as you know, I prefer to make my own dressings when possible, in order to avoid unhealthy ingredients. This is the recipe I use for ranch dressing:
Ingredients:
3 Tbsp Dried Parsley
1 Tbsp Dried Dill Weed
1 Tbsp Onion Powder
1 Tbsp Garlic Powder
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black Pepper
Directions:
Add 1 Tbsp of this dry ranch mix to 2/3 cup of plain yogurt. Mix well. Store dressing in a glass jar for up to 1 week in the fridge. Store the dry mix in a glass container along with your other dried herbs. It can be used for cooking as well as salad dressing.
Orange Pecan Salad
When I see this salad, it screams FALL to me, but it tastes just as wonderful now in the middle of winter (and my oranges are ripe now too). I love to combine this meatless salad with a homemade, tangy orange dressing (recipe below).
As always, I first start with a layer of romaine lettuce followed by a layer of spinach.
Then I add apple pieces (I used Honeycrisp this time, but most apple varieties will work well in this recipe). Next were pecans (I love the ones from Cane River Pecan Company – their products make delicious gifts, by the way), followed by cut up orange slices, and blue cheese crumbles. Lastly, I add red grapes cut into fours.
Tangy Orange Salad Dressing
Ingredients
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 Tbsp Dijon Mustard
1 tsp Minced Garlic
1 Tbsp Honey
Directions:
Whisk all ingredients together well. Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to a week.
I highly recommend topping the Orange Pecan Salad with the Tangy Orange Dressing. I love the mixture of all the sweet and tangy flavors!
Make sure you’re following me on Facebook or Instagram to see my daily salads! We will start with a new habit again on Monday! What do you think it will be? (Hint: Nothing to do with food or drink this time). Which was your favorite of the homemade salad recipes?
Great salad recipes! Cobb salad is one of my favorites.
Thanks! Same here – can’t go wrong with a salad with bacon on it. lol.
Cobb salad is such a timeless healthy meal! I could eat one every day!
It’s definitely a favorite! Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you for these ideas! I’m a salad lover so these will come in handy
I’m so glad you like them! I have even more if you look under the recipe section on my homepage. Enjoy!
The orange pecan looks amazing and I have everything to make it!!
Oh yay! It was meant to be. Let me know how you like it!
These look amazing. I love salad, but always get stuck making the same kind! Thanks for the ideas.
Thanks! I like to keep things interesting by changing it up. I can’t wait to hear which one you try out.
Yum! These look delicious! Making homemade salad dressing has always been a goal of mine! These recipes look like a great place to start! Thanks!
That’s a great goal! Once you have a few of the main ingredients, it’s easy to mix and match to keep things interesting. I can’t wait to hear which one you liked the best.
That is a nice tip for the yogurt dressing. I usually just do some variation of vinaigrette but for something creamy and still healthy that’s a great option!
Yes, plain yogurt is so adaptable for dressings! (and such a great healthy option) I’ve even used it as a mayonnaise replacement in a chicken salad recipe too.
These all look amazing!
Thank you! I hope you found a salad combo that you like.
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