The Connor Wellness Clinic Blog: Salad Recipes

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Red Sauce

Red Sauce

We most often think of buying a red sauce pre-prepared, but most store-bought brands include unnecessary added sugar, sodium and oils. Plus, it's easy to make your own and jazz it up any way you'd like! Use this red sauce as a marinara for pasta or italian-style bowls...

Parsley Pesto Sauce

Parsley Pesto Sauce

Herb-based sauces instantly add brightness to any dish. This gorgeous green goodness is perfect as pesto-like sauce for grains, bowls, or pastas; or to dollop on top of soup for a fresh finish. Thicker herb sauces also make delicious dips for fresh or roasted veggies....

“Cheesy” Sauce

“Cheesy” Sauce

Enjoy this as a queso-like dip, or as a sauce for pastas, bowls or tacos. It's flavor is cheesy, savory, and creamy.   Ingredients: 1 cup cashews, soaked 1/3 cup nutritional yeast 1/2 cup water 1/2 tsp cumin 1/4 tsp salt 2 tbsp salsa 1/8 tsp garlic powder...

Lemon-Tahini Sauce

Lemon-Tahini Sauce

This addictive sauce adds a creamy, fresh pop of flavor to buddha bowls and makes a delicious dip for veggies. It represents a classic nut/seed sauce with just the right balance of creaminess and tanginess.   Ingredients: 1/3 cup tahini Juice of 1 lemon 1/4 cup...

Vinaigrette

Vinaigrette

Everyone needs a reliable vinaigrette recipe in their lineup. Use it as a salad dressing or drizzled over roasted veggies. This recipe is zesty, tangy, and oil-free and can easily be transformed into a creamy dressing like in the ranch dressing variation below.  ...

Hormone Balancing Winter Salad

Hormone Balancing Winter Salad

A delicious fall and winter salad that will nourish you body and help balance your hormones. Packed with plant power you will want to make this recipe over and over again.  Prep Time: 10 minCook Time: 15 minTotal Time: 40Yield: 4 Servings The Hormone Balancing...

Paleo Creamy Cucumber and Cabbage Cole Slaw

Paleo Creamy Cucumber and Cabbage Cole Slaw

Cole Slaw doesn’t have to be a bland and boring side dish of shredded vegetables. With some carefully selected ingredients, you can easily transform this common side dish into a tasty snack all on its own. This tasty cucumber cabbage slaw made with fresh...

Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad

Roasted Carrot and Avocado Salad

Roasted carrots and avocado complement each other perfectly in this salad. Between the carrots and the ingredients they are tossed in, you cover so many different nutritional bases. You get plenty of vitamins and minerals plus healthy antioxidants that help protect...

Avocado Ranch Salad Dressing

Avocado Ranch Salad Dressing

This incredible avocado ranch salad dressing is super easy to make, 100% paleo-approved, and full of nutrients. Best of all, it tastes so good that you will literally be completely addicted from the very first bite. That’s not a bad thing though!   Ingredients 1...

Halloween Bell Pepper Monster Salad Cups

Halloween Bell Pepper Monster Salad Cups

Get ready to hear squeals of delight when you serve these whimsical bell pepper monster salad cups for your next Halloween meal gathering! They are fun to create and delicious to eat. Bell peppers are low in calories and exceptionally rich in vitamin C and other...

Avocado Salad Dressing

Avocado Salad Dressing

This incredible avocado ranch salad dressing is super easy to make, 100% paleo, plant-based, GF, and full of nutrients. Best of all, it tastes so good that you will literally be completely addicted from the very first bite. That’s not a bad thing though!  ...

Zesty Adzuki Bean Salad

Zesty Adzuki Bean Salad

Bring this adzuki bean salad to a picnic as a new and nutritious alternative to potato or pasta salads. Adzuki beans are high in fiber and iron! Gluten-free and dairy-free! Prep time varies on whether you use a carton of beans or cook. Prep Time: 15 min...

Vegan Waldorf Salad with Apples & Raisins

Vegan Waldorf Salad with Apples & Raisins

This Vegan Waldorf Salad with Apples & Raisins is a great way to add some gut-supporting fiber to your diet. It's also perfect for a holiday get together brunch! Total Time: 20 minsServings: 6   Ingredients: Salad 2 large apples chopped...

Orange Fennel Salad on Arugula

Orange Fennel Salad on Arugula

This wonderfully bright, tangy and rich Arugula Orange Fennel Salad is great any time of the year, and is perfect for your next holiday get together brunch! Prep Time: 20 mins Servings: 8   Ingredients: Salad 1 package arugula 1 bulb fennel sliced...

Love Your Liver Detox Salad

Love Your Liver Detox Salad

Ladies we need to love our liver in an effort to help the largest organ in our body detox adequately, push out unused hormones. This improves mood and facilitates weight loss and is our way to a healthier and flatter stomach!

Green Goddess Salad Dressing

Green Goddess Salad Dressing

Ladies we need to love our liver in an effort to help the largest organ in our body detox adequately, push out unused hormones. These ingredients help improve mood and facilitate weight loss and are our way to a healthier and flatter stomach! Ingredients:...

Beet Salad with Miso and Black Sesame

Beet Salad with Miso and Black Sesame

Benefits of Miso Miso, a staple of Japanese cuisine, is yet another probiotic powerhouse. It is made from soybeans, water, and koji (cooked grains or soybeans inoculated with a mold, Aspergillus oryzae, which begins the fermentation process). As the koji...

Wilted Chard Salad with Roasted Beets & Carrots

Wilted Chard Salad with Roasted Beets & Carrots

This roasted root vegetable salad features carrots, beets, garlicky wilted chard, toasted hazelnuts, roasted cranberries, and an orange-Dijon mustard vinaigrette.   Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 70 minutes Ingredients: 12 baby carrots with tops 10 small beets...

Warm Potato Salad Primavera

Warm Potato Salad Primavera

Learn how to make this delicious Warm Potato Salad Primavera.  Adding arugula and spinach to the pesto is a great way to increase the servings of vegetables! Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Ingredients: PESTO 1 1/2 cups packed baby arugula 3/4 cup packed...

Southwestern Salad with Avocado-Lime Dressing

Southwestern Salad with Avocado-Lime Dressing

Learn how to make this delicious Southwestern Salad with Avocado-Lime Dressing. If you are avoiding nightshade vegetables, just leave out the tomatoes. Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients SALAD: 1 head romaine lettuce, chopped...

Quinoa Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Quinoa Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Take a bite into this refreshing, quinoa and spinach salad bursting with plenty of colorful veggies and a zesty lemon vinaigrette dressing! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Ingredients: 1/2 c uncooked quinoa 2 c spinach, finely chopped 1 tomato,...

Massaged Kale Salad

Massaged Kale Salad

Put a little elbow grease into this recipe! Massaging your kale with an acid like lemon juice makes the raw leaves tender and delicious, plus easier to digest. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: -- Ingredients 1 large bunch kale (use lacinto or curly--which...

Fermented Vegetables

Fermented Vegetables

Yes you can make your own fermented vegetables at home! It only takes a few basic instruments and ingredients. Basically, most lacto-fermented foods are nothing more than whole, chopped, sliced or grated vegetables placed in a brine of salt and water for a...

Ginger Tahini Dressing

Ginger Tahini Dressing

This recipe is light, creamy, and so incredibly simple. It's great on a veggie salad as well as on cooked veggies. Try it and explore it's versatility while experiencing the flavors & health benefits of the ingredients! Yield: 3 1/2 cups Ingredients: 1...

Cauliflower Tabbouleh

Cauliflower Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh is a traditional Middle Eastern salad packed with a variety of delicious veggies and fresh herbs. Top with a light dressing of lemon juice, herbs, and olive oil, to really bring out all the amazing flavor combinations this salad has!   Prep...

Cranberry Vinaigrette

Cranberry Vinaigrette

Use a bit of your homemade cranberry sauce in this flavorful dressing on your holiday table this season! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: none Ingredients 1/2 cup organic extra virgin olive oil 1/4 cup fresh cranberry raspberry sauce, such as our Spiced Cranberry...

Balsamic Dressing

Balsamic Dressing

This basic salad dressing is an excellent base for a variety of flavors.  Master this vinaigrette and you never need sugar laden, unhealthy store bought dressings again! Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: -- Ingredients: 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar (you can do...