As I bought all my other ingredients I decided on a light raspberry walnut vinaigrette. And just like that I came up with my meal prep for the week and possibly one of my favorite salads. This recipe hits all the checkboxes on the yummy list; sweet vinegarette, tart and crisp apples, soft butternut squash, salty pork, creamy feta cheese, spicy chickpeas and crunchy pumpkin seeds. What more could you want in a salad?
Read MoreThis week I made one of my staples; taco salad. Now, this salad does not contain actual tacos or tortilla chips but you can add them to yours if you'd like. The beauty of salads and prepping your own meals is that you can switch out ingredients as needed and customize them to fit your dietary needs. As long as I have my base ingredients; rice, lettuce, and black beans then I’m set. I switch up my toppings based on my taste for the week, deals at the grocery or how much time I want to spend in the kitchen. For example, if I don’t want to eat or cook meat I’ll just increase the amount of beans I use and make that my main protein source.
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