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Asian Edamame And Brown Rice Salad
Your family will be super-charged after eating this sweet and tangy nutritious rice salad, inspired by a recipe from Today Show nutrition expert Joy Bauer. If you can’t find shelled edamame you can use frozen peas instead. Serve with Hard-Boiled Eggs.
Super Foods Salad
The salad tastes not only super nourishing, but is also bursting with flavor. Boost the flavor even more by adding 4 Tsp. dried cranberries, 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds or a diced orange. Or choose baby arugula for the greens.
Watermelon Quinoa Salad
This watermelon quinoa salad is packed with nutritious veggies and filling quinoa that will keep you full for hours. Try making this during the summer when watermelon is in peak for a burst of flavor.
Asian Chicken Salad
Tired of taking the same boring lunch to work every day? Most people burnout when trying to eat healthy because they don’t vary their foods enough. Try this delicious salad for a great-tasting change.
Apple and Gorgonzola Cheese Salad
This crowd pleaser includes sweet fall apples that balance out the pungent flavor of Gorgonzola cheese. Pair the salad with roasted chicken, turkey or pork tenderloin.
Simple Summer Cucumber and Tomato Salad
Don’t let this simple salad fool you – it may be simple but it’s also incredibly refreshing and delicious. It makes the perfect side at a summer barbecue!
Easy Chicken Salad Toast
This easy chicken salad is a great way to repurpose leftover cooked chicken. You could also use canned chicken or tuna instead. Add some greens like spinach, lettuce or arugula to your open-face sandwich for extra veggies. For a low carb option, serve as a lettuce wrap instead of on toast.
Vietnamese Cabbage And Pork Salad
Author Robyn Webb: "I love that salad bars are now adding fresh sliced cabbage to the bins. It’s so much easier to have pre-sliced cabbage on hand to create this refreshing summer salad. Use this dressing also as a marinade for other foods such as chicken or beef." This recipe from The Smart Shopper Diabetes Cookbook, by Robyn Webb. To order directly from the American Diabetes Association, click here.
Turkey Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Feta, Spinach & Pecan Salad
Indulge in the rich flavors of the season with our diabetes-friendly stuffed mushrooms paired with a refreshing salad. This Very-Low-Carbohydrate Meal Pattern dish is delicious and packed with nutrients, making it a perfect choice for a healthy meal.
How to Build the Perfect Salad
Eating more veggies has many health benefits for people with diabetes, and there is no better way to eat more veggies than with a clean green salad! Salads can be a great side dish or starter to a meal, but with the right components they can also take center stage and be a diabetes-friendly meal on their own. Read on to learn how to build the perfect salad to add to your meal plan!