Very American Cheeseburger Salad

Ingredients:

1 bag Very American Salad Mix 
1C Cherry Tomatoes 
1C Sliced Pickles 
1 packages of Soy Beef 
½ jar TJ’s Organic Ranch Dressing 
½ bag Diced Onion 
Cheddar Cheese, shredded 


Directions:

1) Brown the beef with the onion (and other spices if desired) until it is no longer pink. Drain & sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of the meat. 
2) Put the salad in a bowl with the pickles (sliced and diced) and tomatoes. 
3) Add the beef and dressing and toss together. Enjoy! 


Serves:  4


Calories:  463
Fat:  23
Protein:  40
Carbs:  27

Apple Salsa Salad

• 1/4 cup lime juice
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1/4 cup lime juice
2 tsp. agave nectar
2 Tbs. olive oil
4 green onions, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
1 small jalapeño chile, seeded and finely minced
1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
2 red-skinned apples, julienned (2 cups)
1/4 cup coarsely chopped cilantro
2 cups mâche
1 cup crushed blue corn chips

DIRECTIONS

1. Whisk together lime juice and agave nectar in large salad bowl. Whisk in olive oil. Stir in green onions, jalapeño, and garlic. Fold in apples and cilantro, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Let stand 10 minutes.

2. Fold mâche bouquets into apple mixture, making sure leaves are coated with lime juice mixture. Divide among serving plates, and top with crushed corn chips.

Serves: 8
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 98
Fat: 4g
Protein: 1g
Carbs: 15g

***** (out of 5-star rating)

I LOVE this salad. I made it for 2 different potlucks and got such good reviews and almost everyone asked me for the recipe. I found the mache lettuce at Trader Joes...and, yes, it does make a difference!!