After a bit of an indulgent weekend, I think we can all agree that an epic loaded power salad with tons of fresh produce is the best way to start the week!
In my world, life is really all about balance!! The healthy with the indulgent. The super active days with the lazy days. The yoga clothes with the occasional heels and red lip. It all needs to balance each other out. So after a particularly indulgent few days up in Napa Valley (hello wine, cheese, pizza, carbs, more carbs and cocktails), my body is craving some fresh produce! This power salad is my answer to those weekends. It’s loaded with fresh market lettuce, tons of colorful vegetables, my favorite basil vinaigrette and a bit of feta to give it a salty kick! {because we can’t just go cold turkey when it comes to cheese!}
I’ll be noshing on this all week long so that by the time next weekend rolls around, I won’t feel quite so guilty when I hit the town for a decadent meal or happy hour!
Power Salad
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups market lettuce any variety will work
- 1 cup of canned chickpeas drained
- 1 red pepper bell medium dice
- 1 yellow bell pepper , medium dice
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes halved
- ½ english cucumber chopped or sliced
- 6 green onions sliced
- ½ cup feta cheese
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 recipe Basil Vinaigrette
Instructions
- Arrange the greens on on a large serving bowl. Arrange the other ingredients in groups on top of the greens.
- Serve with the Basil Vinaigrette served on the side
Notes
Nutrition Information
Photo by Matt Armendariz / Food Styling by Adam Pearson / Recipe by What’s Gaby Cooking
I’m always up for a power salad! This one looks great.
Weeeeee! This is fabulous! Your photos make me so happy 🙂 Great salad!!
This salad is incredible, and I love the presentation. Off to grab the basil vinaigrette recipe, too.
I’m so making this this week – thanks for the inspiration, Gaby!
Wow, sounds like my weekend! Haha I totally need this today!!
This looks SO Good Gaby!!
Just what I would love to have today!!! So pretty and delicious!
This is my ideal Meatless Monday dinner!!
Gorgeous salad!
Awesome salad…love all the ingredients! There’s nothing better than a really good salad for lunch or dinner…thanks for sharing!
This is totally my kind of salad! So bright and fresh!
wow looks delicious, love a good chopped salad. i definitely have to recreate this recipe!!
wow! This is gorgeous and I love how fresh and easy it is.
Magnificent styling! Looks easy and delicious. Pinned.
This is so up my alley! Yay!
Now that is one sexy-looking salad and just the kind I like! Thank you!
Wow, these are some of the most beautiful salad pictures I’ve ever seen!
The only response to someone making you this salad, would be, “I love you.” I mean seriously, if a woman made me this salad, that would be enough for me. I would marry that woman.
Now this is the perfect lunch. I am loving every bit of this salad!
I always love a great salad, especially in the summer time! This looks fantastic!
So pretty. I could live off of gorgeousness such as this!
That’s the prettiest salad I’ve seen! Love it.
What a beautiful salad! The photo is so lovely, I couldn’t take my eyes off it.
Yes, So good! Loaded with goodies, I am going to make this. Bec x
Most gorgeous salad, ever!
Wonderful salad. Perfect for a week day lunch, or refreshing week night dinner.
looks fabulous!
I’m not a big chickpea fan, but other than that it looks delicious.
I totally agree! I love a big salad to set me straight. This really looks amazing Gaby. I need that basil dressing in my life.
It is very very super Recipes
And food is good
I am having a family get together and this salad would be great I have been on a low carb diet since the new year and this is perfect. thank you.
Thanks for this recipe! How many does it serve?
4-6
Salad recipe was fantastic!!!!
Where is recipe for basil vinegrette?
it’s linked within the recipe
Tasty
So easy to prepare. Your basil dressing is now in regular rotation in my household. Delicious.
I love it – This recipe is amazing. Taste is superb as is the presentation. I made it for a church function and received many compliments. Loved the dressing as well. The whole dish is so easy to put together. Make it and you will get rave reviews!