Salad Recipes

Dill Radish Salad

This refreshing, quick to prepare, dill radish salad is great for meal planning, entertaining family and friend get-togethers.

The inviting, colorful ingredients of radishes, snap peas and cucumbers contribute also to heart health. The radishes in this recipe help reduce water retention, which is especially helpful with congestive heart failure. The cucumbers also contain potassium, along with magnesium, helping to reduce inflammation. Studies have shown the reduction of inflammation has been shown to help reduce and may even help prevent certain diseases including heart problems. The sugar snap peas, lemon juice, and herbs, also in this recipe, help to contribute to heart health. Click Here for Recipe

Tomato Zucchini Couscous

Greek-style couscous topped with tomatoes, zucchini and olives, along with herbs and tomatoes in background.

Bathed in red wine vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, and seasoned with garlic, red chili pepper and turmeric gives a mature sophisticated taste to this tomato zucchini couscous salad dish. The benefits of this Greek-style, tomato zucchini couscous salad lay in antioxidants, low cholesterol factor, vitamin and mineral content. The heart healthy antioxidants in the tomatoes help lower cholesterol and the zucchini contains, among many valuable nutrients - magnesium, a mineral proven to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Click Here for Recipe

Strawberry Mixed Green Salad

Fresh, summer strawberries in a bed of mixed salad greens, along with walnuts and goji berries. This strawberry mixed green salad is refreshing and a great treat with almost any meal or as a stand-alone dish. Click Here for Recipe.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad

Enjoy the heart-healthy benefits of bell peppers in this tasty Mediterranean chicken salad. The capsaicin nutrient found in bell peppers has been shown to help lower high cholesterol, along with lycopene found in red peppers. Also, the anti-inflammatory properties in these bell peppers may help lower inflammation in the arteries, which may help prevent heart disease. The other ingredients in this recipe help benefit the heart as well including the aromatic, broad-leafed herb basil. Click Here for Recipe

Walnut Pea Salad

Salad with walnuts and green peas topped with parsley, along with whole green peas and walnuts in the background.

The big “super-star” ingredient in this simple, yet very delicious walnut pea salad is the walnuts. Walnuts are being recognized more and more for their very unique health benefits. Some of the uncommon nutrients lie in the skin of the walnut; so when preparing this recipe – leave on the skin. Contained in the skin of the walnut are phenols which include key phenolic acids and flavonoids that possess anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-clogging properties. These properties all benefit the health of the cardiovascular system. Walnuts improve the blood quality and over-all heart health by decreasing LDL cholesterol, while increasing HDL cholesterol. Also, walnuts are rich in the heart healthy benefiting omega-3 fatty acids. Click Here for Recipe

Spinach Tomato Salad

Salad made of fresh spinach, grape tomatoes, raw cashews, basil, ginger and drizzled with heart healthy olive oil.

This delicious, heart healthy rich spinach tomato salad that is loaded with nutrients. The spinach provides nearly 20 percent of the daily recommended allowance of dietary fiber, helping to maintain low blood sugar. Spinach also lowers blood pressure, which could help prevent strokes, heart attack and other potentially life-threatening heart problems. The antioxidant rich tomatoes help lower high cholesterol levels. While the cashews add a delicious, rich taste while being a healthier nut than most containing the same heart-healthy monounsaturated fat found in olive oil. Click Here for Recipe

Jicama Salad

Jicama Salad is heart healthy because the jicama is fat-free and low in calories helping to control the cholesterol levels and reducing the risk of heart problems, such as heart attack and hypertension. Both ingredients of jicamas and oranges contain high amounts of vitamin C, folic acid - which aid in lowering levels of the cardiovascular risk factor, homocysteine. Oranges also contain potassium, which helps lower blood pressure, protecting against stroke and cardiac arrhythmias. The limes, lemon juice and cucumbers assist in lowering cholesterol and help regulate blood pressure. Click Here for Recipe

Greek Salad

This heart healthy, light and delicious Mediterranean salad is great with any lunch or dinner entrée. With the vegetable medley including cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, onions and drizzled with olive oil - this salad also stands by itself as a nutritious, light meal. Click Here for Recipe

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