Recipe

No Dressing is Necessary for These 5-Minute Salads

By Emma Sullivan at Tulane

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

  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 bowl romaine lettuce
  • 1/2 cup mixed olives
  • 1/2 cup feta cheese
  • 4 tablespoons hummus
  • 1 tablespoon olive tapenade – optional
  • Pita bread

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Step 1

Gather your ingredients.

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Step 2

Separate your ingredients into various bowls.

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Step 3

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

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Step 4

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

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2. Deconstructed Taco Salad

  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 bowl romaine lettuce
  • 1/2 cup chunky salsa
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1/2 cup ready-made black bean salad

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Step 1

Gather your ingredients.

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Step 2

Slice up an avocado.

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Step 3

Measure out your ingredients and separate them into bowls.

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Step 4

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

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

3. Asian Fusion Salad

  • Prep Time: 3 mins
  • Cook Time: 2 mins
  • Total Time: 5 mins
  • Servings: 1
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rice noodles
  • 1/4 cup peanuts
  • 1/2 cup Asian vegetable medley
  • 1/3 cup alfalfa sprouts

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Step 1

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

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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.