This salad can serve as a side or as the lunch or dinner, especially if you add lean chicken, ham or turkey. The ingredient amount can be altered depending on the size of your salad bowl; what is listed here is intended for an extra large size bowl. I always take this to pot lucks.
5 cups of a variety of greens such as young dandelion, lamb’s quarter, mint, *spinach, etc.
1 cup cherry tomatoes
1 cup green beans
1 cup sweet corn
I cup chopped raw zucchini
*1 cup sweet peas
*1 cup shredded carrots
1 cup sliced mushrooms
*1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1 quarter cup sunflower seeds or pine nuts or pecans
*3 sliced hard boiled eggs; try duck or turkey egg
1-2 avocados, sliced
*1/2 cup pickled beets
*1 quarter cup black olives
Add all ingredients to a large bowl. Ingredients can be changed depending on what you like. We prefer Lite Italian dressing, although many people prefer it “dry.”
Note: Clarence Bass, a 66 year-old body builder eats an enormous amount of [specific] food per day, including a huge salad consisting of bell peppers, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, celery, collard greens, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, mustard greens, onions, radishes, spinach, sprouts, squash, tomatoes, that he says takes over an hour to eat. He maintains 5-6% level of body fat. Go to http://www.cbass.com/ for much information about his diet and exercise.
*Old World Ingredient