Vegan Salads and Cucumber Salad Recipes

Vegan Salads can come alive with the right Vegan Salad Dressing Recipe. An Arugula Salad Recipe can be a nice change and may even be better for your health.

Cucumber salad recipes can be a refreshing change in the way that you have a salad. Cucumbers are very watery and can help to hydrate your system.

The right salad dressing recipe can make or break your salad, so learn how to create a fabulous dressing. Choosing great oils and herbs can make quite a difference when it comes to flavor.

An arugula salad recipe can actually spice up your love life with its powerful aphrodisiac properties! You can even mix arugula with other greens for a milder salad.

Cucumber Salad Recipes

My Mom's Cucumber Salad Recipe

• 2 Unwaxed Cucumbers (any variety)
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons Sesame Oil
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons Healthy Vegetable Oil (example: Olive Oil, Coconut Oil, or more Sesame Oil)
• 1 tsp. of Sugar (example: Coconut Sugar, Raw Sugar, etc.)
• 5 Tablespoons of Red Wine Vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon of Toasted Sesame Seeds

1. Peel about 1/2 of the skin from your cucumbers and then slice cucumbers.
3. Salt your cucumbers with approx. 1 Tbsp. of sea salt and let sit for approx. 10 minutes in a colander.
4. Then rinse the salt off your cucumbers and put into a ceramic or glass bowl.
5. Mix the rest of your ingredients in a small bowl with a spoon or whisk.
6. Pour over your sliced cucumbers and then marinate for a couple of hours in your refrigerator before serving.

Vegan Salad Dressing Recipe

Ideas for Your Salad Dressing Recipes

• Avocado Oil
• Fresh Avocado
• Greek Olive Oil
• Coconut Oil
• Coconut Milk
• Champagne Vinegar
• Raw Apple Cider Vinegar
• Fresh Lemon or Lime Juice
• Fresh or Dried Herbs
• Raw or Roasted Garlic
• Tahini or Nut Butters
• Certified Organic Raw Honey

Arugula Salad Recipe

• 4 cups of Baby Arugula Leaves (rinsed & dried)
• 1/4 cup of Organic Raisins
• 1/4 cup of Raw Pine Nuts
• 1/2 cup of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1/4 cup of Balsamic Vinegar
• Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Add arugula, raisins, and pine nuts to a salad bowl.
2. Add olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper to a glass jar.
3. Tightly cap glass jar and shake until well blended.
4. Uncap and pour dressing over your salad.
5. Toss your salad until arugula leaves are well coated.
6. Your salad is now ready to be served and enjoyed!

What is Arugula?

Younger arugula is called baby arugula. The leaves of baby arugula are more tender and have a less bitter taste than mature arugula.

Arugula has a good amount of B vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Beta-Carotene, Magnesium, Iron, Calcium, Zinc and Potassium.

This dark leafy green has been enjoyed since Ancient Roman times and was known for its aphrodisiac like qualities back then.

Go to Vegan Entrees

Custom Search