Superfood Salad with Lemon Balsamic Vinaigrette
A delicious and healthy superfood salad that's easy for weekly meal prep
Servings 2 servings
Calories 427kcal
Ingredients
- For the Salad:
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoon lemon-balsamic vinaigrette
- 1 cucumber cut into ½-inch coins, then quartered
- 1 carrot peeled and cut into ½-inch coins, then quartered
- ¼ small red onion thinly sliced
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 2 ½ cups baby spinach
- ¼ cup roasted unsalted sunflower seeds
For the Vinaigrette:
- 3 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ⅔ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions
- 1. Hard-boil the eggs by placing them in a medium pot and covering them with water. Over high heat, bring the water to a boil. Cook the eggs for 3 minutes, then remove the pot from the heat, cover, and let stand for 15 minutes. Drain the water and place the eggs in a bowl of ice water until completely cool, about 10 minutes. Peel the eggs and slice lengthwise.
- 2. Into each of 2 widemouthed glass mason jars, layer in the following order: 2 tablespoons of Lemon-Balsamic Vinaigrette at the bottom followed by half of the cucumber, carrot, eggs, red onion, blueberries, and baby spinach, and 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds. If you don’t have mason jars, you can use widemouthed glass or plastic containers, in which case add the ingredients in any order that you like but store the dressing separately.
- Storage: Place airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- For the Vinaigrette:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, mustard, salt, and pepper. Slowly drizzle the olive oil into the mixture, whisking to incorporate.
Notes
TOBY’S TIP: If using containers instead of mason jars, divide the dressing into 2-tablespoon servings and store on the side.
Nutrition info is for the salad with 2 tablespoon of dressing.
Nutrition
Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 305mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 14g