3 Heavy Green Salads to Serve on Father's Day
With all the meat that your dad would request to eat on Father's Day, it would be ideal to pair it with a bowl of healthy salad. Who says salads can't be heavy? Add a delicious meaty flavor to your green salad for a more satisfying, belly-busting meal on this special occasion!
Here are 3 heavy yet healthy salads you can serve during your Father's Day celebration:
Bacon and Butternut Squash Salad
What you need:
- 1 thick slice bacon, cut into small pieces
- 2 mushrooms, sliced
- 2 cups arugula
- 1/4 cup cooked butternut squash cubes
- 2 tbsp. crumbled goat cheese
- 1/2 tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 tsp. pine nuts
- 1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper, or more to taste
Heat oil in a small saucepan and cook bacon pieces for about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes more or until mushrooms are tender. Stir in butternut squash and continue cooking for 3 minutes more or until bacon is crisp. Remove from heat. Place arugula on a salad bowl and add bacon, mushroom and butternut squash cubes. Sprinkle goat cheese over salad and top with pine nuts. Season with cracked black pepper.
Club Sandwich Salad
- 4 slices cooked turkey bacon, chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 6 cups Romaine lettuce
- 2 cups whole kernel corn
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup seasoned croutons
- 3/4 cup cooked turkey breast
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. sugar
- Salt and ground black pepper
To make the vinaigrette, combine garlic, white wine vinegar, mustard, oregano and sugar in a medium bowl. Carefully add olive oil, whisking constantly. Season with salt and pepper then set aside. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and cook corn over high heat for 6-8 minutes or until corn is lightly browned. Set aside and allow to cool. Place Romaine lettuce, turkey bacon, turkey breast, cherry tomatoes and cooled corn on a large salad bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette and toss to coat. Top with feta cheese and croutons.
Smoked Sausage Green Salad
- 3/4 kg. smoked sausage, cut diagonally into 1/4-inch slices
- 1/2 yellow bell pepper, sliced
- 3 cups small gold potatoes
- 1 cup mixed greens, cut into bite-size pieces
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup Italian vinaigrette
Bring 12 cups of water to a boil in a pot and cook potatoes until tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and allow to cool. In a medium skillet, cook smoked sausage over medium-high heat for 7-9 minutes or until browned. Arrange mixed greens on a serving platter along with cooled tomatoes, smoked sausage, yellow bell pepper and tomatoes. Drizzle with Italian vinaigrette before serving.

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