Fast and Filling Dinner Salad—Ready in 10 Minutes

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Some days take all you’ve got. You spend hours working, scrambling, and solving problems. So the last thing you want to do is come home and spend hours working, scrambling, and solving problems in the kitchen. For those days, this is the perfect meal.

This Mediterranean Salad is slimming and delicious--and you can have it on the table in less than 10 minutes.

Best of all, it’s filling, so you won’t be raiding the fridge before the dishwasher cycle is even finished.

How to Make Your Filling Mediterranean Salad

Watch the salad bowl come together step-by-step so you can recreated it without any trouble.

Having pre-sliced greens and veggies on hand is an amazing time-saver. They’re easy to grab and turn into a side dish when you pair them with a slimming dip such as hummus. But they’re especially helpful when you’re trying to get a quick dinner on the table.

Pre-cut romaine lettuce and a variety of other veggies--including onion, carrots, purple cabbage, and olives--are available at most grocery stores.

But if you have some extra time during the weekend, you can also slice your own veggies and store them in airtight containers in the refrigerator. That way, they’re ready to go for busy weeknight weeks.

The unsung heros in this meal are the garbanzo beans. Just like the

veggies, they have fiber, but even more--which means they really help you fill up faster. They’re also high in protein, ensuring that you won’t be hungry again mere hours after you finish your meal.

Take it to the next level: Experiment with fresh herbs for a more authentic taste. You can chop in 1 tablespoon of dill, basil, or mint for a more Mediterranean flavor.

Mediterranean Salad Recipe

Ingredient List:

4 cups romaine lettuce mix
½ large tomato, diced
1 small seedless cucumber (or 1/4th English cucumber), diced
¼ cup chopped onion
½ cup garbanzo beans, rinsed
2 tablespoons sliced Kalamata olives (or black olives) - optional
2 tablespoons diced feta cheese
skinny greek dressing

Skinny Greek Dressing:

2 teaspoons olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

In small bowl, make dressing by mixing together olive oil, lemon juice, and Italian seasoning. Set aside.
Chop tomato and cucumber.
Rinse garbanzo beans.
In a large bowl, add romaine, tomato, cucumber, onion, garbanzo beans, olives, and feta cheese. Drizzle Skinny Greek Dressing on top, and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Makes 1 serving

Calories: 405 ● Fat: 18g ● Sodium: 520mg ● Carbohydrate: 51g ● Fiber: 12g ● Protein: 19g

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