Healthy Recipes for Paleo Salads

 The paleo diet is one of many diets that is enjoying popularity today.   It is a simple and healthy diet based on what early man ate a very long time ago.  This of course was before prepared foods, additives and preservatives.  I think the diet has a lot of validity and can be simple way to eat.  Many people have claimed to lose weight with the diet.  There are no restrictions of carbohydrates from produce.  Though potatoes are not part of the diet one can still indulge in sweet potatoes which are filled with nutrition.  Wine, chocolate and coffee can be allowed in small quantities.  These healthy recipes are a part of your nutritious diet.

Paleo Steak Salad

Ingredients

2 cups of thinly sliced sirloin steak-cold

4 cups of romaine  lettuce chopped

1 cucumber sliced thin and peeled

2 chopped roma tomatoes

1/2 cup of chopped watercress

1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds

Dressing

1/2 cup of olive oil

1/4 cup of wine vinegar

1 tablespoon of water

1/2 teaspoon of horseradish root

Spices: 1 teaspoon each oregano, tarragon, basil, rosemary, garlic powder

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

1 Blend all the veggies in a bowl except for the steak and pumpkin seeds

2, Blend all the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth

3. Pour the dressing over the salad

4. Fold in the steak gently

5. Add the pumpkin seeds

6. Chill in the fridge for about an hour 

Chicken Salad with Flax seeds

Ingredients

2 cups of chopped dark chicken meat

1 cup of  chopped arugula

1 cup of chopped spinach

1/2 cup of slice radishes

2 tablespoons of capers

1 cup of chopped sweet red peppers

1 cup of chopped yellow neck squash

1/2 cup of whole flaxseed

Dressing:

1/2 cup of grapeseed oil

Juice of one lemon

2 tablespoons of water

Spices: 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes, oregano, curry powder, turmeric, coriander, black pepper

Salt and additional pepper to taste

Directions: 

1 Blend all of the salad ingredients in a bowl

2 Dressing: Blend the ingredients in a small bowl with a whisk until smooth

3 Pour the dressing over the salad and blend well

4 Store in fridge for about one hour.