Kid-Style Summer Salads

Enjoy some salads kids may like and can help you make, compliments of Clayton College of Natural Health

Kid–Style Summer Salads
Trying to feed children healthy meals can sometimes prove to be difficult. Here are some yummy salad recipes that even the kids may like. They may even want to help make it!
• Crunchy Carrot Salad
• Apple Mango Salad

Crunchy Carrot Salad
1 pound carrots, peeled
3/4 cup dry–roasted unsalted peanuts
3 Tablespoons minced fresh parsley
2 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt

Grate the carrots on the coarse side of a box grater (a food processor extracts a lot of liquid and will make the carrots too soft for this salad). In a large bowl, gently toss together the carrots, peanuts, parsley, and mint.
In a small bowl thoroughly stir together the olive oil, lemon juice, sugar, and salt, then pour the dressing onto the salad and toss again until the carrots are evenly coated. Let the salad stand for 20 minutes before serving, or refrigerate it and serve within 2 days.
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Apple Mango Salad
1 mango, peeled, seeded and cubed
1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored & diced
3/4 cup toasted cashews
1 Tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch salt

In a medium bowl, toss together mango, Granny Smith apple, cashews, balsamic vinegar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.

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