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An Ideal Lunch Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

An Ideal Lunch Salad

16 ingredients 10 min Serves 2-4, depending on what else is served. openrecipes
An Ideal Lunch Salad

There's all sorts of good stuff in this salad - chickpeas, celery, black olives, pepitas, avocado, blanched broccoli. Full of crunch & substance, it's a salad that can stand up to a few hours in a container without collapsing.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

906
Calories
41g
Protein
34g
Fat
118g
Carbs

Counts 16 of 17 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 16 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Miso 1 tbsp (18g) 34
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Celery Stalks 1 stalk (40g) 6
Arugula 1 cup (20g) 5
Romaine Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Pepita not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 celery stalks, very thinly sliced
  • 1 cup chickpeas (equivalent 14-ounce can), drained/rinsed
  • 3 handfuls arugula or shredded romaine lettuce
  • 1/3 cup toasted pepitas or almonds
  • 15 black olives, chopped
  • 1/2 small red onion, finely diced
  • 1 small head of broccoli florets, blanched
  • Creamy Miso Dressing:
  • 1 medium clove garlic, smashed
  • 1 tablespoon white miso
  • 1 tablespoon mirin
  • 1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
  • big pinch of ground cumin
  • 1/3 cup / 80 ml plain yogurt
  • 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream, or to taste
  • 1 small ripe avocado, sliced

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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