They provide a lot of dietary fiber that keeps you full for longer. Salads are great on a reduction diet. Below are 10 suggestions for delicious salads that will work perfectly on a weight loss diet. Vegetables are high in water, so they have few calories, and they're also high in nutrients.
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1. It's a holiday salad with peanut butter and fat
Preparation Method
- Mix olive oil with chopped basil leaves, orange juice, lemon juice, honey, and spices.
- Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half.
- Cut the watermelon into cubes.
- Peel the onion and cut into thin slices.
- Wash the butterhead lettuce and tear it into smaller pieces.
- Cut the feta cheese into cubes.
- Finely chop the mint leaves.
- Mix the vegetables and watermelon with the dressing.
- Sprinkle the salad with feta cheese.
Ingredients for one serving:
- watermelon 150 g
- cherry tomatoes 160 g
- butterhead lettuce 40 g
- red onion 15 g
- feta cheese 40 g
- basil leaves (a few pieces)
- orange juice 5 g
- lemon juice 5 g
- honey 7 g
- olive oil 10 g
- mint leaves 1 tbsp
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (412 g):
- Energy: 295.8 kcal
- Protein: 10.3 g
- Fat: 17.5 g
- Total carbohydrates: 27.6 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
2. It's a colorful salad
Preparation Method
- Cut the mozzarella into small cubes.
- Wash the vegetables. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half. Chop the basil leaves.
- Remove the seeds from the pepper and cut into thin strips.
- Slice the radish and cucumber.
- Mix olive oil with lemon juice, wine vinegar, honey, and spices.
- Combine all the ingredients with the dressing.
Ingredients for one serving:
- yellow pepper 75 g
- radish 30 g
- cucumber 55 g
- cherry tomatoes 160 g
- lamb’s lettuce 20 g
- mozzarella cheese 30 g
- olive oil 10 g
- lemon juice 10 g
- wine vinegar 3 g
- honey 7 g
- basil leaves (a few pieces)
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (404 g):
- Energy: 261.0 kcal
- Protein: 9.1 g
- Fat: 17.0 g
- Total carbohydrates: 22.2 g
- Fiber: 5.1 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
3. It's a Greek salad
Preparation Method
- Wash the vegetables.
- Peel the cucumbers and slice them.
- Remove the seeds from the pepper and cut into thin strips.
- Cut the tomato into half-moons.
- Peel the onion and cut into thin slices.
- Drain the olives.
- Cut the feta cheese into cubes.
- Mix olive oil with lemon juice, pressed garlic, and spices.
- Combine the vegetables with the dressing.
- Sprinkle the finished salad with cubed feta.
Ingredients for one serving:
- arugula 40 g
- tomato 170 g
- cucumber 110 g
- green pepper 75 g
- red onion 35 g
- black olives 13 g
- feta cheese 30 g
- olive oil 10 g
- lemon juice 5 g
- garlic clove 1 g
- oregano 1 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (500 g):
- Energy: 259.6 kcal
- Protein: 10.1 g
- Fat: 17.7 g
- Total carbohydrates: 18.7 g
- Fiber: 6.0 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
4. It's a shrimp salad
Preparation Method
- Peel the shrimp and remove the tails.
- Sauté in a teaspoon of olive oil with pressed garlic for about 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Transfer the cooked shrimp to a plate and set aside to cool.
- Rinse the green beans, trim the ends, and cook in salted water until tender.
- Drain and leave to cool.
- Mix a tablespoon of olive oil with lemon juice and spices.
- Combine the vegetables with the dressing.
- Place the shrimp on top.
- Sprinkle with fresh mint leaves.
Ingredients for one serving:
- shrimp 60 g
- olive oil 15 g
- garlic clove 3 g
- green beans 100 g
- arugula 20 g
- lemon juice 5 g
- mint leaves (a few pieces)
- turmeric 1 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (227 g):
- Energy: 238.1 kcal
- Protein: 15.8 g
- Fat: 15.8 g
- Total carbohydrates: 11.0 g
- Fiber: 4.9 g
Preparation time: 30 minutes.
5. A salad with apples and carrots
Preparation Method
- Peel the carrot, wash it, and grate on a coarse grater.
- Wash the apple, remove the core, and cut into cubes.
- Wash the lettuce and tear into smaller pieces.
- Place the lettuce, carrot, and apple in a salad bowl.
- Drizzle with a teaspoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of olive oil.
- Drizzle again with another teaspoon of lemon juice.
- Mix a tablespoon of olive oil with a teaspoon of lemon juice, orange juice, and spices.
- Mix the vegetables with the dressing.
- Sprinkle with garden cress.
Ingredients for one serving:
- carrot 50 g
- lemon juice 15 g
- orange juice 5 g
- olive oil 15 g
- apple 100 g
- romaine lettuce 90 g
- garden cress 5 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (287 g):
- Energy: 227.0 kcal
- Protein: 2.4 g
- Fat: 15.7 g
- Total carbohydrates: 2.7 g
- Fiber: 5.3 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
6. A salad with tuna and olives
Preparation Method
- Peel the onion and cut into thin slices.
- Rinse the spinach and chop it.
- Drain the tuna.
- Chop the parsley.
- Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut them in half.
- Drain the olives and cut them in half.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
Ingredients for one serving:
- tuna in water 65 g
- onion 70 g
- spinach 20 g
- cherry tomatoes 100 g
- green olives 13 g
- olive oil 10 g
- lemon juice 10 g
- parsley 6 g
Nutritional value per serving (294 g):
- Energy: 223.9 kcal
- Protein: 16.7 g
- Fat: 13.3 g
- Total carbohydrates: 12.0 g
- Fiber: 3.5 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
7. It's a chicken salad
Preparation Method
- Rinse the chicken and cut into cubes.
- Coat with spices and set aside in the refrigerator for one hour.
- Pour a little water into a pan, add the chicken, and simmer covered, stirring occasionally, until the meat is set.
- Leave to cool.
- Wash the lettuce and tear into smaller pieces.
- Wash the celery and slice thinly.
- Wash the pepper, remove the seeds, and cut into small cubes.
- Drain the olives and cut in half.
- Mix olive oil with lemon juice, yogurt, and honey.
- Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Ingredients for one serving:
- chicken breast 60 g
- iceberg lettuce 200 g
- celery stalk 15 g
- green olives 25 g
- red pepper 75 g
- parsley 8 g
- curry powder 1 g
- sweet paprika 1 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
- lemon juice 10 g
- olive oil 10 g
- honey 7 g
- natural yogurt 2% 3 g
Nutritional value per serving (437 g):
- Energy: 284.9 kcal
- Protein: 17.8 g
- Fat: 15.2 g
- Total carbohydrates: 22.1 g
- Fiber: 5.9 g
Preparation time: 80 minutes.
8. It's a white cheese salad
Preparation Method
- Wash the lettuce and tear it into smaller pieces.
- Wash the radishes and cucumber, then cut into smaller pieces.
- Crumble the cottage cheese.
- Mix olive oil with lemon juice and spices.
- Combine all ingredients with the dressing and mix well.
- Sprinkle with chopped chives.
Ingredients for one serving:
- iceberg lettuce 200 g
- radishes 75 g
- greenhouse cucumber 55 g
- low-fat cottage cheese 50 g
- chives 25 g
- olive oil 10 g
- lemon juice 5 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Nutritional value per serving (422 g):
- Energy: 200.4 kcal
- Protein: 14.0 g
- Fat: 10.9 g
- Total carbohydrates: 14.6 g
- Fiber: 5.4 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.
9. It's an egg salad
Preparation Method
- Wash the radishes and cut them into half-moons.
- Mix all the ingredients together.
- Peel the eggs and cut them into quarters.
Ingredients for one serving:
- arugula 40 g
- radishes 75 g
- boiled eggs 100 g
- chives 15 g
- olive oil 10 g
- salt 1 g
- black pepper 1 g
Prepare the dressing:
- Mix the olive oil, spices, and chopped chives.
Nutritional value per serving (243 g):
- Energy: 261.1 kcal
- Protein: 15.0 g
- Fat: 20.3 g
- Total carbohydrates: 6.6 g
- Fiber: 3.2 g
Preparation time: 10 minutes.