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“School Lunch Salad”

Categories Easy Recipes, Healthy Recipes, Low Carb, Main Course, Salad, Side Dish

“School lunch salad” makes me feel like I’m back in high school. School lunch gets a bad wrap but my high school always seemed to have good food and I LOVED the salad bar! I would also a grab roll so I could dip the roll in ranch or bleu cheese dressing. Anyone else do that? This salad combo is just tasty with yummy flavors all working together. It’s a good blend of textures and flavors and your salad will be gone before you know it.

I also always grabbed an apple during lunch in high school and if you could catch a picture of me I would probably always be munching on an apple between activities.

High school was good to me, it was a bit of a blur because I stayed really busy. I enjoyed it, had some good friends that made me laugh. I spent a lot of time doing sports, I was a swimmer and every year from September to February I swam all the time. I also did track and field my freshman year then switched that out for theater productions in the spring my sophomore through senior years. I also did choir, art, ceramics and drawing and some dance.

What you need for school lunch salad:

serves 1

  • 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
  • 1/4 cup croutons
  • 1/4 cup frozen peas – rinsed
  • 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheese
  • 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup chopped ham or turkey breast
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 hard boiled egg
  • Optional:
  • cottage cheese
  • pickled beets
  • sunflower seeds
  • 3 tablespoons ranch or bleu cheese dressing

Instructions

  1. Add everything in a bowl, add dressing. You can mix ahead of time or mix and eat at the same time.
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5 from 1 vote

"School Lunch Salad"

Recreate a salad bar at home with this school lunch salad.
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Main Dish, Salad
Cuisine: Dinner, Low Carb, Salad, Side dish
Keyword: 30 minute, Dinner, Easy Recipes, Healthy Recipes, low carb, meal prep, Salad, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings: 1 person

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1/2 cup chopped cucumbers
  • 1/4 cup croutons
  • 1/4 cup frozen peas - rinsed
  • 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper
  • 1/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/4 cup shredded cheese
  • 1 tablespoon slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup chopped ham or turkey breast
  • 1/4 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 hard boiled egg
  • Optional:
  • cottage cheese
  • pickled beets
  • sunflower seeds
  • 3 tablespoons ranch or bleu cheese dressing

Instructions

  • Add everything in a bowl, add dressing. You can mix ahead of time or mix and eat at the same time.
5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)