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No Dressing is Necessary for These 5-Minute Salads

This article is written by a student writer from the Spoon University at Tulane chapter.

Many people think the only way to add flavor to salad is by drenching it in dressing and drowning out the tasteless greens, but that’s far from the truth. If you’re in a time crunch and don’t want to sacrifice flavor or fitness, no need to worry. It’s time to ditch the dressing and pile on the good stuff with these three easy salad recipes.

1. Mediterranean Medley Salad

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 3 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Emma Sullivan

    Gather your ingredients.

  2. Emma Sullivan

    Separate your ingredients into various bowls.

  3. Emma Sullivan

    Put lettuce into a bowl and top with the feta, olives, and hummus.

  4. Emma Sullivan

    Warm up the pita bread and place in a side dish with your dip of choice (hummus or tapenade).

2. Deconstructed Taco Salad

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 3 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Emma Sullivan

    Gather your ingredients.

  2. Emma Sullivan

    Slice up an avocado.

  3. Emma Sullivan

    Measure out your ingredients and separate them into bowls.

  4. Emma Sullivan

    Put lettuce in a bowl and top with salsa, cheese, and black bean salad and enjoy.

Make sure to try out this black bean taco salad for another fiesta-worthy meal.

3. Asian Fusion Salad

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 3 minutesCook time: 2 minutesTotal time: 5 minutesServings:1 servings

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Emma Sullivan

    Place rice noodles into bowl as a base, then add peanuts, vegetables, and sprouts on top.

No more excuses that you’re “running late.” Whip up one of these delicious and easy salads, all the while leaving the dressing in the fridge.