Best 3 Busy Day Lunch Salad Recipes

BUSY DAY SALAD

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With our children gone from home now, I spend a lot of time trying to convert recipe I made for our large family into recipes for just my husband, Lee and me. We really enjoy this salad.-Bettie Walker, Lancaster, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

4 cups torn lettuce
1/4 cup julienned fully cooked ham
1/4 cup julienned salami
2 hard-boiled large eggs, sliced
DRESSING:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
4 teaspoons ketchup
2 teaspoons chopped green onion
2 teaspoons sweet pickle relish
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt

Steps:

On a serving plate or two individual serving plates, arrange the lettuce, ham, salami and eggs. In a small bowl, combine dressing ingredients. Serve with salad.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 416 calories, Fat 36g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 246mg cholesterol, Sodium 1254mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 15g protein.

BUSY DAY LUNCH SALAD

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You can add capers, green olives, or extra hearts of palm to this recipe. They will all give it an extra kick.

Provided by JCL

Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes

Time 15m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 tomato, cut into small dice
¼ red onion, minced
1 canned heart of palm, minced
⅓ cup grated reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
4 sprigs fresh thyme leaves
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

Toss the garbanzo beans, tomato, onion, heart of palm, mozzarella cheese, thyme, olive oil, and lemon juice together in a bowl until evenly mixed. Season with salt and pepper and retoss.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 341.1 calories, Carbohydrate 38.4 g, Cholesterol 3.6 mg, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 7.7 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 696.8 mg, Sugar 3.1 g