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The salad is probably the last thing that comes to mind in this social detachment period but it is important to take the right nutrients, to keep the immune system strong. Healthy eating is also useful for mental health. Make your day more positive with one of these salads, made with unusual ingredients that will leave you with your mouth water.Suggestion: Give an eye-catching appearance to salad play a key role to make them more appetizing.

1. Try a super-rich salad

The super rich salads are incredible: who needs bread when you have a bit of fruit, protein, crunchy and a lot of color? Add seeds to personal taste, such as chia or more, with toasted proteins (salmon and chicken, for example, are always versatile) together with walnuts or fruit of some kind. Try this pomegranate salad, cabbage and quinoa which, having salmon as a base, is combined with a scream dressing.

2. Sprinkle

Fruit in the salad? He could play blasphemous for some but the fruit is the best way to illuminate a salad and make it significantly easier to eat vegetables. The strawberries are among our favorites, especially with cabbage and spinach. In this recipe the quinoa is added and we suggest you feel free with goat cheese, since it gives a little spicy cremosity to the mix.

3. In case of doubts, add cheese

Who hates the salad has certainly put a tide of pre-grated cheese in their Iceberg. Instead, it could be optimized for a healthier and delicious option by adding a bit of fresh ricotta or feta, since the cheese in the supermarket envelope does not scream exactly the word "fresh". This ricotta salad, broccoli and chickpeas could pass for a complete meal.

4. Do not skimize with meat or fish

For non vegans and not vegetarians, salads could be discouraging. But there is no shame in adding a bit of grilled chicken or strips of fish to facilitate the game. It can make you feel more full, as opposed to many salads that end up giving that feeling of hunger after having eaten them. The addition of proteins will also increase energy, so as to be less hungry throughout the day. This chicken salad at the Lime and Sriracha, for example, has certainly a better flavor than your Take Away Thai.

5. Add a pinch of honey

Some people love a bit of sweetness in their salad, without having to add fruit. The solution is honey or agave, which adds a pinch of natural sweetness compared to ingredients and honey-flavored cheeses. It can also be delicious toast the walnuts in the honey and the flavor of the latter is well broken by citrus fruits. You can consider the idea of ​​making a honey or lemon vinaigrette to have a certain and sapid joy.

6. Roasted or grilled vegetables

The method according to which the vegetables are cooked has certainly an important effect on the final flavor. Steamed vegetables against grilled vegetables, for example: no comparison really exists. Grilling adds a more robust and earthy taste and a preferable consistency, the same applies to browning. Try peppers, aubergines or mushrooms. Roasted and grilled vegetables are even easier to digest than raw ones.

7. Acquire familiar with the types of beans

A salad composed of different types of beans may not seem like the most irresistible thing but it is necessary to experiment to fully appreciate this trick. Particularly suitable for vegetarians, this ingredient rich in protein is available in a ton of varieties and consistency. Mix Borlotti, black and red beans with a bit of Edamame. The addition of green beans, quinoa or couscous is a great way to make the salad even more dynamic and further improve the texture.

8. Play with temperature

Strangely, combinations of different temperatures in a single salad makes it even more substantial and satisfying. For example, add some freshly toasted salmon or some meat with cold avocado and some onion at room temperature and crispy cucumbers. For some reason, everything makes the salad as if it were a food from automatic comfort, although not treating cheese macaroni. This recipe also adds a little crunchy thanks to the cabbage. Salad that knows about chips? Yes please.

9. Spices

Despite the heat both literally useful for some ingredients, adding spices is a fantastic way to give new flavors to salads. Proteins can be cooked in spicy sauce or some other spicy sauce, as well as add spices to the ingredients. There are those who prefer to add chopped jalapeño, pickled ingredients or those who opt for a combination of sweet and spicy. For something super unusual, try this chicken salad flavored with a cumin.