If you’re like me, you’ll agree that the best part of any salad is the dressing. 😉 With this salad, you’ll get your healthy greens like the broccoli and spinach, but you’ll also get a light, tasty (and also healthy!) dressing. It’s important that the dressing matches the “clean-eating” of the salad so it doesn’t completely defeat the purpose of eating a healthy meal.

The dressing is a refreshing combo of olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt and pepper. They are all incredibly simple ingredients that make for a perfectly zesty dressing when combined. And they compliment the vegetables in this salad nicely. Other than the broccoli and spinach, this salad also consists of carrots and onions for some extra flavor and crunch.

A few pulses with my food processor gets me nicely chopped vegetables in less than a minute! So, I highly suggest using one when it comes time to chop the onions and carrots. Here’s a link to the Ninja chopper I love to use at home all the time.

Ninja Food Chopper Express Chop with 200-Watt, 16-Ounce Bowl

With this easy, healthy spinach & broccoli salad, I promise it won’t feel like a chore trying to eat clean! Especially when you top it off with some sliced avocado for some healthy fat and even more delicious flavor. With all the different diets and lifestyle choices in this world today, I think this salad will fit in well with almost all of them! And for those of you who are still eating carbs, you can definitely make this as a side salad for your pasta dinner. 😉

THIS SALAD WOULD MAKE A GREAT SIDE DISH TO THESE MEALS!

Easy, Healthy Spinach & Broccoli Salad Recipe

Course: SidesDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Calories

155

kcal

With this salad, you’ll get your healthy greens like broccoli and spinach, but you’ll also get a light, tasty and refreshing dressing to top it off!

Ingredients

2 cups baby spinach
2 heads of broccoli
8 oz baby carrots
1/2 red onion
1 Tbs olive oil
1/2 Tbs vinegar
1/2 Tbs lemon juice
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 avocado, sliced (for topping)

Directions

Cut broccoli into florets and place in a large bowl
Add the spinach and mix
Pulse the carrots and onions in a food processor until chopped
Add the chopped carrots and onions to the bowl with the broccoli and spinach
In a separate small bowl prepare the dressing by mixing the olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper until well blended
Pour the dressing over the salad and mix well
Serve with avocado as desired

Notes

Calories & Nutritional Info may vary based on different brands and ingredients used. Nutritional Info below was calculated using Very Fit Well’s Nutrition Calculator.

Nutrition Facts

5 servings per container

Calories155

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
Total Fat 11g 17%
- Saturated Fat 2.1g 11%
Sodium 537mg 23%

Amount Per Serving% Daily Value *
Potassium 622mg 18%
Total Carbohydrate 13.7g 5%
- Dietary Fiber 6.5g 26%
- Sugars 4.2g
Protein 3.6g 8%

Calcium 5%
Iron 9%

* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.