Directions
Store-bought packaged salad blends is amazing meal-prep hack to save time and effort when preparing these grain bowl/ veggie bowl workout meals. This is also a chance to pamper oneself when there is no need to be behind the kitchen counter for prolonged periods slicing/shredding vegetables, and able to go straight to assembling these bowl-meals.
My favorite package salad blend is the Trader Joes Cruciferous Crunch Collection of shredded kale, brussel sprouts, broccoli, green cabbage and red cabbage.
Homecooks (like myself) who are still using kitchen knife to slice and dice vegetables (we have no other gadgets like this Multi-Blade Adjustable Mandoline Slicer, Cutter, Shredded for shredding, slicing, dicing etc. ) will probably agree that especially for vegetables, this part of meal-prep is the hard-core.
All said, store-bought bagged salads do not come cheap (and I am still a budget-conscious meal-planner, hoping to stretch the dollar as far as it goes), so cheat-days for convenient, no-fuss meal-prep, are saved for times when a mental and physical break from these tedious kitchen chores is much needed.
Trader Joes Cruciferous Crunch Salad with Almonds and Apples
Ingredients:
1 pack Trader Joes Cruciferous Crunch collection
1/4 or 1/2 apple, thinly sliced
Handful of almonds
[Dressing]: 1-2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil + salt + ground pepper + squeeze of lemon/1tsp apple cider vinegar
Directions: Mix , dress and toss.
Enjoy as salad, or use it as filling to a sandwich or bagel.
Tag: Cruciferous Crunch Salad
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