The 5-Minute Salad Lunchbox: Happy, healthy and speedy salads to make in minutes

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Since the vinaigrette has pear flavor to it, chopped fresh pear compliments it so well, but I’ll also use chopped apple just as often.

If you don’t have a Trader Joe’s nearby, Girard’s has a light champagne vinaigrette that’s tasty too. OR you could make your own! 🙂 Step-by-step photos. Keep scrolling for the full printable spicy noodles recipe (with full ingredient list and nutritional info). Step 1Now gather all the other goodness that goes into the salad and get yourself a medium-sized mixing bowl. I love mixing and eating my salad out of the same bowl (less dishes = happy me!).

I usually use just the salad portion of the kit because I prefer all of my other tasty additions and vinaigrette much better. If you want to take it to work, you could make it ahead, remove it from the pan to cool, then pop it in the fridge to take to work the next day. I always toast a big hunk of our favorite Golden Aged Boule from Whole Foods at 350°F in the oven while I’m tossing together the salad because I’m big on having bread with my salads. 🙂 I hope you find this salad as convenient and delicious as I do. I try to eat a big salad every single day and I make sure it’s always a great one!

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jar Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola (from Trader Joe’s) Girard’s Light Champagne Vinaigrette is also very good and can be found at most grocery stores. I made enough one-pot noodles for two people, but the straight-to-wok noodles come with two sachets of noodles, so you could half the recipe if you're making it for yourself and don't want to store leftovers. A super fast spicy noodle dish made in one pot in just a few minutes and it tastes amazing. Jump to:

All of the textures and flavors compliment each other so well. You don’t hear too many people say they’re addicted to a salad, but I am definitely addicted to this one. Can’t stop. Won’t stop. Love it so much! Mushroom, similar to spinach, is affordable and takes less than 10 minutes to prepare. Since I am always making mushroom recipes throughout the week, I normally have alot of mushrooms in my fridge leftover on Sunday. Generously salt and pepper tops of the tenderloins before transferring them, seasoned side down, to a medium-heated skillet that’s been drizzled with a little olive oil. Season the other sides of the tenderloins with salt and pepper while the first sides sear. Sear for about 3 minutes or until nicely browned before flipping and searing for another 3 minutes on the other side. Cover the pan with a lid and let continue to cook for another 2 minutes to add steam/moisture and insure they’re cooked all the way through without drying out. Buy your copy of The 5-Minute Salad Lunchbox from Book Depository now, with free delivery worldwide Broccoli Rice, Carrot & Cranberry Salad With Buttermilk DressingThe carrot wasn't even peeled before grating and the noodles and sauce only take a few minutes to warm through. My absolute favoritevinaigretteright now is this Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola from Trader Joe’s. You can find it in the refrigerated produce section by the salad mixes. For a pre-made vinaigrette, it’s so impressive. It tastes homemade and has just the right flavor to add to the salad without overbearing it. It’s a lighter vinaigrette that’s lower in calories, fat and sugar compared to a lot of other pre-made vinaigrettes out there! I am using shiitake mushroom and shemiji mushroom today, but you can swap out the mushroom with any of your choices, such as cremini and oyster mushrooms. Ingredients Or hit the molecule-like symbol beside it, to save your favourite recipes or share them. 👩🏻‍🍳 How to make 5 minute vegan sriracha noodles I use gorgonzola cheese most often because there are little bits of gorgonzola in the vinaigrette, but I also find blue cheese and feta cheese to be just as tasty.