Summer salads as a main dish for shabbat lunch

cooklightr

Fri, May 16 2014, 12:56 pm

Hi!

I am trying not to use my crockpot over shabbat during this heat wave out hear in Los Angeles. Does anyone have any fun heallthy lowfat summer salads that can be served as a main dish for shabbat lunch?

JewishMommyNYC

Fri, May 16 2014, 1:25 pm

Take your favorite salad and serve it with a scoop of tuna or chicken salad. I love chicken Waldorf salad with apples. I even started putting dried cranberries into my tuna. I know it might sound horrible but it is soooo good. This served with a salad is a meal! I like to serve with half of a pita too so you have the option of stuffing some and having a sandwich. Maybe serve some humus on the side as well but I don't know of you consider that to be healthy enough.

You can also serve with grilled salmon, grilled chicken or tuna right out of the can. Tuna mixed with something healthier than mayo changes it up nicely too. You can substitute mayo with a healthy homemade dressing or a mustard. It actually tastes great.

I love chopped salad too and I eat or as a meal with hard boild egg or plain egg white.

I've been making Isreali Salad lately though because checking is so much easier. I don't know how to make Isreali salad as a whole meal. There's only so much of It I can eat.

ra_mom

Fri, May 16 2014, 2:28 pm

I love big protein salads. I have used

skirt steak
london broil
grilled chicken
fresh tuna
meatballs
hard boiled eggs
(also feta cheese, shredded cheese, etc.)