Salads galore

In an effort to eat better I've decided to start eating more veggies and salad which is good because I love those things! I know myself however and for me the trick to salads is to prep them ahead of time so that is exactly what I did. I made myself 3 different salad mixes for each remaining day of the work week. I am hoping by varying the flavors and prepping it ahead of time I will actually eat them and enjoy them. Now that I have prepped them, I feel pretty confident that I will thoroughly enjoy them. Since this is my cooking blog I decided to keep track of the variations so that I can see what turned out well, what needs adjusting and what bears repeating.

All of these will be eaten with Red Wine Vinaigrette on the side. I have always had the habit of dipping my fork in the dressing and then stabbing the salad, I've never been a huge fan of too much dressing on my salads...

So here goes

first 3 days worth
Day 1

2 cups Spring mix

2 tablespoon sliced almonds

¼ cup 2% sharp cheddar, shredded

½ cup sliced mushrooms

¼ cup diced cucumber

Day 2 

2 cups Spring mix

2 tablespoon sliced almonds

¼ cup goat cheese crumbles  

5 figs, diced

7 golden yellow snacking tomatoes

Day 3 

2 cups Spring mix

2 tablespoon sliced almonds

¼ cup diced bacon Muenster cheese

1 diced red pepper

¼ cup Kalamata olives