No lettuce salad recipes are one of the BEST ways to get a whack of nutrition into you without limpy lettuce🙅♀️
My Best Salads Without Lettuce for Meal Prep
Nobody likes soggy salads 🙅♀️ So say goodbye to sad soggy and hellllooo to nutritious salads that are anything but sad.
These lettuce free salads stand up in the fridge for days, pair perfectly with chicken for your meal prep, and do the heavy lifting in the nutrition department.
Grain and Bean Salads
Quinoa, rice, chickpeas and beans are amazing bases for no-lettuce salads.
They've got staying power and won't let you down come Wednesday lunchtime.
Hearty Vegetable, Potato and Pasta Salads
Potatoes, pasta and roasted vegetables make salads with OOMPH.
Salads with Kale
Ok, is kale technically a lettuce...? Not in my books.
This hearty green from the cabbage family is a perfect ingredients for salads that don't get soggy.
Lettuce-Free Salads with Fruit
What Can I Use Instead of Lettuce in a Salad?
There's so many ways to make a salad without lettuce.
These are some of the best bases, without the soggy mess that comes with limpy lettuce🙅♀️
- Broccoli: can hold it's own, even when dressing is involved
- Cabbage: inexpensive, brings the crunch and almost never wilts
- Cucumber: super fresh and packed with H20. Front and centre is this hydrating; particularly good for this Chopped Greek Salad (no lettuce)
- Chickpeas and beans: these add fibre, plant-based protein and keep you full and satisfied
- Quinoa: a naturally gluten-free grain-like base that absorbs dressing like a boss
- Rice: inexpensive, filling and one of my FAVE bases for no-lettuce salad. Check out this Easy Black Rice Salad with Feta and Grape Tomatoes😋
- Potatoes and sweet potatoes: great for heartier salads that are fall-forward. Case in point: this Roasted Sweet Potato Salad with Pomegranate and Mint recipe
- Sturdy veggies: carrots, brussels sprouts and other crunchy vegetables can totally replace leafy greens. Check out this recipe for Brussel Sprout Salad with Bacon and Maple Dressing💃
