BEST SALADS FOR NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS

A healthy diet coupled with an active lifestyle is the best way to achieve an ideal weight. And what comes to your mind foremost when you think of diets? Salads, no doubt! Salads can be served as an appetizer, side dish or as main course. They are low in calories and high in nutrition. Those who are aiming for weight loss can have a bowl of salad before meals. This will leave you full and prevent you from gorging on unhealthy stuff. As salads are low in calories yet filling, they make a perfect diet food. Salad has plenty of water content to take up space in the stomach. Salad leaves less room for fattier foods that might come later in the meal.

Make your salad interesting by adding a variety of fresh and organic fruits and vegetables or grated cheese. But be careful about dressing, which can add a lot of calories. Use salsa, hummus, or black bean dip as dressing. If you dress your salad with oil and vinegar, you may get another fat-fighting benefit. Vinegar may help the body break down fat. Eating salad is a great way to get plenty of nutrients in addition to helping you lose weight; a recent study found that daily salad eaters had higher levels of certain disease-fighting antioxidants. Here is a selection of easy-to-make; energy-packed and incorporate lean proteins salads that can quickly replace a meal and help you lose weight.

10 FAT BURNING SALADS FOR NATURAL WEIGHT LOSS

1-Winter Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• 10 Salad leaves
• ½ head Cabbage chopped or shredded
• ½ head red Cabbage chopped or shredded
• 5 Green Onion tops Chopped
• 3 Peeled Carrots sliced in thin stripes
• 1 white Radish or 6 red Radishes
• 3 tomatoes sliced into rings
• 2 large cucumbers with skin sliced
• 3 Cherry tomato
• 1 Beetroot Chopped
• 3 table spoon lemon juice
• Salt and freshly ground pepper
• 1 tbs White vinegar
• 1 tsp Sugar

Preparation

Mix all vegetables in a bowl add salt and lemon juice. Refrigerate for 1 hour and your diet weight loss salad is ready.

2-Sprouts Diet Salad

Ingredients

• Sprouts 1 cup
•  Onion ½ (Chopped)
• ¼ cup carrot (Chopped)
•  Tomato  1(Chopped)
•  ¼ cup radish (Chopped)
•  Green Chilly 1 (Minced)
•  Lemon 1/2
• 1 tsp - chaat masala
• Cilantro 2-3 tbs (chopped)
•  Mint leaves  2-3(finely chopped

Preparation

Just toss everything in a bowl. Add few drops of lemon juice to it with little salt. Add salt carefully as chat masala already has salt in it. Mix everything nicely and serve as a healthy snack.

3-Avocado Diet Salad

Ingredients

• Avocado - 2(Chopped
• 1 cup chopped heart of Romaine Lettuce
• ½ Red Onion (Chopped)
• 2 stalks Celery (Chopped)
• Tomato - 1(Chopped
• 1 medium Cucumber (Chopped)
• 1 Jalapeno Peppers/ Green Chilly (Minced)
• ½ Lemon
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• Salt - to taste
• ¼ tsp Black Pepper
• Handful Basil or Cilantro (chopped

Preparation

Mix the celery, cucumber, romaine lettuce, onions, tomato and green chilly. Add few drops of lemon juice to it along with little salt and pepper. Mix everything nicely with cilantro. Add the avocado pieces and toss everything gently.

4-Broccoli and Cauliflower Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups of Broccoli (separated into small florets)
• 2 cups of chopped Cauliflower Florets
• 1 cup chopped heart of Romaine lettuce
• 1 small Shallot, (red Onion) (finely chopped)
• 1 ½ tsp Sugar
• 1 cup of Raisins
• ½ cup of Sunflower Seeds or Pecans (chopped)
• Salt and Black Pepper (freshly ground) (to taste)
• ½ cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. cider or white Vinegar

Preparation

Whisk mayonnaise, vinegar, shallot, raisins, sunflower seeds, salt and pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Add cauliflower, romaine and broccoli, toss to coat.

5-Summer Salad

Ingredients

• 1 Cucumber (chopped)
• 1 small can of Black Olives (drained)
• 1 Green Bell Pepper
• 1Red Bell Pepper (chopped)
• ½ cup Kidney Beans (Boiled)
• ½ cup White Beans (Boiled)
• 4 Red Radishes (chopped)
• 2 Tomatoes (chopped)
• 1 Ice Berg Lettuce (chopped)
• ¼ cup Parsley (chopped)
• 1 tbs Mustard Paste
• 2 tbs Lemon Juice
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• ¼ cup reduced-fat Mayonnaise

Preparation

Whisk mayonnaise, Mustard Paste Lemon Juice, Salt and Pepper in a large bowl until smooth. Just toss everything in a bowl to coat.

6-Mixed Bean Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup of Red Kidney Beans or White Kidney Beans (canned & drained)
• 1 cup of Chick Peas (canned & drained)
• 1 cup of Cannellini Beans (canned & drained)
• 1 cup of Green Beans (canned & drained)
• ¼ cup of Green Onion(chopped)
• 1 medium Green bell Pepper (chopped)
• 1 Tomato (chopped)
• 2 Green Chillies (finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup of Vinegar
• 1/4 cup of Olive Oil
• 1 tbs of Sugar
• ½ cup of Parsley or Basil Leaves (chopped)
• Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Place Cannellini Beans, kidney beans, chick peas, green beans, onion, green pepper, tomatoes and green chilies into a large bowl. Mix vinegar, oil and sugar in a small screw jar and shake well to mix the ingredients. Pour over the bean mixture. Mix well and Season with salt and black peppers. Cover and refrigerate for at least 5 hours. Just before serving, add Parsley or Basil Leaves and stir gently.

7-Green Vegetable Salad

Ingredients

• 1 cup baby Spinach
• 2 medium Cucumbers
• 1 small Iceberg Lettuce 
• 2 stalks of Celery
• 1 large Green Bell Pepper
• 4 Green Onions
• 1 large Avocado
• (For Dressing)
• 2 tbs Lemon Juice
• ½ tsp Sugar
• ¼ tsp of Salt
• Black Pepper (freshly grounded)
• ½ tsp Dijon Mustard
• ¼ cup or 60 ml of Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Preparation

Wash all the vegetables well. Break lettuce and spinach into medium pieces. Cut the bell pepper in half, remove seeds and slice thinly. Slice the cucumber, celery, onions and avocado.For Dressing put lemon juice, salt, pepper, sugar, mustard, and garlic and olive oil in a screw top jar and shake well, until the dressing is emulsified. Combine all the salad ingredients in a large wooden bowl. Add dressing and toss well until they are coated with the dressing.

8-Chicken-Garbanzo Salad

Ingredients

• 2 cups of Chicken (cooked & shredded)
• 1 can of Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• ¼ cup of Green Onion (sliced)
• ½ cup of Red Onion (thinly sliced)
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh Mint or Basil or Lettuce Leaves
• 1 cup chopped seeded cucumber (about 1 small)
• 1 tsp Ginger (freshly grated)
•  1/3 cup of Salad Dressing
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbs Cider Vinegar
• ¼ tsp sugar
• ¼ tsp. Dijon Mustard
• 1/8 tsp of Cayenne Pepper

Preparation

In a salad bowl, combine the chicken, garbanzo beans and onions. In a small bowl or blender, combine ginger, soy sauce, vinegar, mustard, and sugar; and blend well. Toss with chicken mixture and serve over lettuce leaves.

9-Black Bean & Corn Salad

Ingredients

• 2 (15 ounce) cans of Black Beans (drained & rinsed)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans of Whole Kernel Corn (drained)
• ½ cup of Green Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup shredded Red Cabbage
• 1 large Tomato, diced
• ½ cup of Red Bell Pepper (chopped)
• ¼ tsp freshly ground Black pepper
• ¼ tsp of Dried Cilantro
• 1/8 tsp of Dried Cayenne Pepper
• ¼ tsp of Ground Cumin
• ½ cup of Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Preparation

In a small bowl, mix together vinaigrette, seasoned pepper, cilantro, cayenne pepper and cumin. Set dressing aside. In a large bowl, stir together beans, corn, green onion, red cabbage and red bell pepper. Toss with dressing. Cover, and refrigerate overnight. Toss again before serving.

10-Shrimp Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pound of Shrimp (cooked, peeled, and de-veined)
• ¼ cup Onion (finely diced)
•  4 cups chopped hearts of romaine, (about 1 heart)
• 1/3 cup of Celery (diced)
• ½ cup Mayonnaise
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
•  2 tsp Dijon mustard
• ¼ tsp. Worcestershire Sauce

Preparation

Cut shrimp in half. Whisk mayonnaise, lemon juice, mustard, Worcestershire Sauce. Combine with remaining ingredients. Chill 1 hour. Serve on bed.