7 salad with and vegan friendly Recipes

cucumber, sliced thinly, tomato , chunked, onions, sliced thinly (i used a medium-sized oregon-grown hermiston sweet and added 2 green onions) or 1 bunch green onion, sliced (if choosing green onions use both green and white parts), salt , to taste, black pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil, raw apple cider vinegar plus 1 tsp, honey plus 1 tsp (local is best!)

carrots, grated (i used standard orange, indigo and yellow carrots), sliced almonds, toasted (walnuts, pistachios, pine nuts, hazelnuts are good substitutes), dates, chopped small (i used a combo of medjool and deglet noor dates), lettuce leaf, lemon , juice and zest of, honey (local is best! i had to warm the a little to make it easier to whisk.), extra virgin olive oil, orange flower water , to taste, ras el hanout spice mix, greek style plain yogurt, fresh mint, minced (save a few leaves for garnish)

red wine vinegar, honey (or other sweetener of choice), ground star anise, dijon mustard, chimayo red chili powder (i tried chipotle powder. new mexico chili powder will work.), salt, grapeseed oil (subbed for canola oil), romaine lettuce hearts (torn into small pieces), garden spring greens (or heirloom lettuce), baby turnips (sliced into matchstick-sized bits ) or 1/2 cup jicama (sliced into matchstick-sized bits ), toasted pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds), fresh corn (roasted kernels were good in this salad!), fresh strawberries, sliced (or other fresh berry in season)

grapefruit zest, finely grated (my addition), ruby red grapefruits, egg yolks (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute) or 2 tbsp egg substitute (can sub half and half, whipping cream or your favorite non-dairy substitute), brown rice vinegar (can sub white balsamic, white wine vinegar, etc.), salt, fresh ground black pepper, paprika (i substituted spanish smoked and reduced the amount), vanilla bean , split lengthwise and chopped into small pieces, flax seed oil

melon fruit (mixture of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, tuscan melon, any heirloom varieties of melons, etc.), fresh key lime juice or 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, honey (try a flavored and remember local is best!), poppy seed, approximately, almonds, fresh lavender flowers (my addition but optional) or fresh mint (my addition but optional), key lime zest , if desired