21 Day Fix Recipe: Superfood Salad

That is definitely my motto: It's not about perfection, it is about PREPARATION! And this recipe is one that is SUPER EASY to prep and have ready for your lunches for the whole week! WOOT!

This is ANOTHER reason that I love the portion fix containers!!! I know that my body is getting the exact types of food I need everyday! So simple. This recipe is a GREEN (veggie), YELLOW (grains/carbs), and ORANGE (seeds/dressing). And the great thing is, you can use different veggies than I use, so don't stress about having the perfect ingredients, just use what you have! Ok, let's do this!

Can I tell you just how much I LOVE my chopper? (another of my Pampered Chef obsessions - and no, I don't sell it, I just LOVE it!). So, get out your chopper (or food processor) and throw in some veggies. I usually do this in a couple batches, starting with the leafy greens (with a few of my chunky veggies to weight the leaves down) and throwing them into my big bowl. Then I will add in the rest of the chunky veggies (carrots, celery, red bell pepper, red onion). Chop, chop, chop! If you have little ones, let them help you with this part! If they are a part of the prepping process, they will be more inclined to want to eat their "work"!

Then, stir it all together. So colorful and pretty!

Quinoa... this is one of those foods that is hard for people to pronounce so they think it probably doesn't taste good - NO WAY! I like to cook a batch in chicken broth and have in the fridge to use all week, so that is what I did for this recipe. If you are cooking it as you are chopping veggies, be sure to let it cool down before the next step.

Next comes the fun part, because I am kind of a geek and like having perfect portions! So now you will fill up 1 green container of the chopped veggies, 1 yellow container of quinoa, and 1/2 orange container of sunflower seeds. Sunflower seeds are a great way to add a little crunch to your salads! I try to always keep it on hand at our house! Then mix together in your lunch container!

And there you have it! Lunch for the week! Well, in this case, the amount I made was lunch for 4 days! So, when you are ready to eat, add 1/2 container full of dressing and then you are good to go! 

To change things up, you can always add in a BLUE container of feta cheese and/or a RED container of grilled chicken breast!

SUPERFOOD SALAD:

Equal parts of:

kale

spinach

carrots

celery

red bell pepper

red onion

sunflower seeds, unsalted

cooked, cooled down quinoa

Chop all the leafy greens and veggies into less than bit size pieces (use a chopper or food processor if you have one!). Then add into a big bowl and mix. In your lunch container, add in: 1 green container of the chopped veggies, 1 yellow container of quinoa, and 1/2 orange container of sunflower seeds.

ENJOY! And be sure to PIN IT HERE!

-Ashley