Taco salad (and more salad hacks)

Any dish you love can exist in salad form, I promise.

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• Best for: lunch (1 big serving)

• Difficulty: easy

• Time: 15-20 minutes to assemble

• If you like this, try... Sweet potato salad with lentils and goat cheese

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Taco salad

Ingredients

3 cups baby arugula, washed

7-8 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup of mexican blend cheese or goat cheese

1/2 avocado, sliced

about 4 large tortilla chips

3 tbsp red onion, diced

parsley

lemon juice

salt

pepper

First...

Toss all the ingredients, arrange and add more or less as you like.

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Salad hacks:

• Wash your greens, no matter what the package says. The salad will taste much better.

• Add tortilla chips or sliced red/purple for crunch.

• Add lentils or orzo for an amazing texture.

• Retreat from lettuce. Spinach, kale, and arugula have more flavor and health benefits.

• Massage your kale to death.

• Try a warm salad with roasted sweet potato, squash or zucchini (don't use lettuce).

• Quickest, tastiest salad ever: slice an 8 oz package of fully-cooked beets in half and toss with 1/4 cup of goat cheese.

• A great work lunch: 7-8 cooked cheese ravioli, cooled and tossed with arugula, tomatoes, olive oil, and goat cheese. Keep in refrigerator.

• Mediterranean flavors: oregano, dill, mint, feta.

• Mexican/Spanish flavors: paprika, cumin, parsley, corn, goat cheese.

• Italian flavors: basil, oregano, thyme, parmesan.