5 best fresh salad ingredients for the summer

 From Greek to Cobb to salads with a Mediterranean flare, your summer menu doesn’t need to be boring or high-maintenance. Skip the ho-hum ingredients you usually find in salads, and check out Green Spot’s sumptuous salad offerings that will make your mouth water this summer:

Fresh peaches

We added fresh peaches to our grilled basil chicken and white balsamic-honey vinaigrette salad for a sweet punch to an already flavorful combination. Peaches are packed with Vitamin C, choline, and potassium, a vital nutrient that helps to replenish you after a good sweat on a hot day at the beach or a few extra sets at the gym.

Mango

As one of the world’s most loved fruits, we couldn’t resist adding mango to our grilled chicken salad to bump up the flavors of cilantro and jalapeno. Mangos are full of fiber that can help promote good gut health, but they are also a sweet way to stay hydrated and cool you down in the summer.

Paired with a protein and lots of greens, they’re a perfect ingredient for a summer salad.

Avocado

There was a time when foods like avocado were a taboo, until the world discovered the importance of healthy fats! We love adding avocado to our customer’s custom salads because they’re full of important nutrients like Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B6, potassium, magnesium, folate, and fiber, but avocados are also bursting with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (good fats) that can help to lower your cholesterol, and keep you feeling full longer so you don’t reach for less nutrient-dense foods due to food cravings.

Spinach

There’s a reason Popeye ate cans of it in the cartoons of yesteryear. Spinach is a delicious alternative to iceberg lettuce that’s found in some salads. Iceberg lettuce has a high water content, but it is less nutrient-dense. This delectable leafy green pairs perfectly with strawberries, mangos, and peaches, too.

It’s also full of Vitamin C, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, potassium, folate, fibr, and additional plant compounds which can help supercharge your energy and health.

Kalamata Olives

We love olives at Greenspot because they’re one of the longest standing “super foods” of all time. We use kalamata olives in our Greek salad. The oldest olive tree ever found is more than 8,000 years old! Olives provide tangy taste but also solid protection of your heart. According to Web MD, Kalamata olives could potentially reduce heart disease risk. These olives are full of hydroxytyrosol, an antioxidant that protects your cardiovascular system.

How to use these healthy (un-boring) ingredients in your summer menu With so much delicious nutrition offered in salad ingredients, they’re a great way to keep guests happy and healthy at your next catered event. Call Greenspot in your area today to have a custom salad or pre-made salad from our menu delivered to your home, office, or special event.

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