Epic Dinner Salad Board Recipe
A healthy salad board with plenty of lettuce, veggies, and fresh fruit–serve this Epic Dinner Salad Board Recipe. Set it out for a luncheon or side salad.
Friends, let’s start 2020 off right with a BANG! A new decade, and a healthy start to the new year. I don’t know about you, but we’re going to be eating more salads! Grab THE BIG BOARD links below!
Epic Dinner Salad Board Recipe
Here’s a fun way to serve a salad for dinner guests, with my Epic Dinner Salad Board.
And a little secret, my daughter (above) makes the best smoothies and salads :) She inspires me!
My friend, Mary, also wrote a post, How to Eat a Salad Every Day and Like It! (YUM!) You may have already tried my Epic Bacon Wedge Salad Board or Mexican Shrimp Salad Board.
Swap out the salad ingredients
This Epic Dinner Salad Board Recipe is so versatile, all the ingredients can be swapped out with your favorite salad toppings!
Enjoy this fresh board for a lunch or dinner party! Make it vegetarian … or not (we added chicken).
Dinner salad ingredients
All you need is healthy veggies (and fruit) for the board!
- Spinach and romaine, with mixed greens.
- Cucumber, apple, bell peppers, and carrots.
- Tomatoes, Mandarin oranges, fresh blueberries, and chopped herbs.
- Avocado (for garnish and eating), and fresh quarted lemon slices.
- Candied walnuts and sliced almonds.
- A couple salad dressings (like Thousand Island dressing & Dijon vinaigrette);
- Protein: Shredded rotisserie chicken, chopped bacon and chickpeas.
- Crumbled feta or goat cheese, sliced grapes!
My favorite salad dressing?
Our family loves the Marzetti Simply 60 Dijon Honey Mustard Vinaigrette. Have you tried it? Only 60 calories per serving!
Side Salad Board
This Epic Salad Board is so versatile, all of the ingredients can be swapped out with your favorite salad toppings! Enjoy this fresh board for a lunch or dinner party!
How many guests does it serve
Everyone asks … this 28 inch board feeds anywhere from 12-24 guests. But it’s no longer availabe (for a few years now) which is why we came out with our own line of boards. The largest is 26-inches! Grab the info below.
Think about whether you’re serving off of this board for an appetizer, and then it could easily feed 24.
But if it’s a dinner board, the most would be 12.
If it’s a side salad (like this recipe), then it could be 10-12? It really comes down to portion size!
Enjoying nature
Enjoying time in nature is something I want to do more of this year. Yes, we live in the most glorious place in the world, with over 300 days of sunshine. No joke, the skies are so blue, it’s contagious.
And then the sunrise, this was from our front steps of our new home earlier this week!
I love this quote from Henry Thoreau …
I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least—and it is commonly more than that—sauntering through the woods and over the hills and fields, absolutely free from all worldly engagements. ― Henry David Thoreau
Enjoying time in nature, maybe with friends or my husband, or just alone. Walking … talking … slowing down. It’s a simple way to improve our well being, and take care of our bodies and souls.
I’m all for that.
Fewer electronics, more nature for me.
The Big Board®
Friends, The Big Board® is here! Yes, I’ve partnered with JK Adams, the premier woodmaking company in Vermont, with my own line of RE boards!
- 20-inch round, maple
- 26-inch round, maple
- 12 x 36-inch maple
- NEW 12 x 24-inch maple
- 23-inch Lazy Susan
- 26-inch ebonized BLACK, cherry
- 12 x 36-inch ebonized BLACK, cherry
- A board with a lip (or raised edged) so the food doesn’t fall off
- FOOD SAFE
- Made in the USA
- Undercut handles (a unique design)
Thank you for your support, as we’ve sold out so many times already!
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Epic Dinner Salad Board Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 c spinach
- 3-4 heads romaine
- 5 c mixed greens
- 1/2 English cucumber, sliced
- 1 honey crisp apple, sliced
- 8-10 bell peppers
- 1 c shredded carrot
- 1 c cherry tomatoes
- 1 small can Mandarin oranges
- 1 c blueberries
- 1/2 c chopped herbs, mint, cilantro, or parsley
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 c candied walnuts
- 1/2 c sliced almonds
- 3/4 c Thousand Island dressing
- 3/4 cup Dijon vinaigrette
- 2 c shredded rotisserie chicken
- 1/2 c chopped bacon
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1/2 c crumbled feta or goat cheese
- 1/2 c crumbled blue cheese
- 1 c sliced grapes
- 4 radishes, sliced
- Lemon to garnish
Instructions
- On a large prepared board, place the side ingredients in small bowls and place on the board. Place 1-2 salad dressings in small bowls.
- Fill in the open areas with chopped lettuce, adding radish, cucumber, and peppers.
- Garnish with a whole avocado and fresh quartered lemon.
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I’m Sandy—lover of food, family, cooking, THE BIG BOARD, travel, and bringing people together. Through great recipes and connection around the table, we become better, stronger, and more courageous people. Feasting on Life is real, and every time we do it, we grow a little more. Read more...
You said 28 inch borad in picture. However you don’t sell that board. Where did you purchase the one in the pucture?
Hi Veronica, we updated this post. That 28-in board (also NOT food safe) was d/c a few years ago, which is why we came out with our own line of THE BIG BOARD! Thanks for asking!
You are so talented! You need to publish another book about charcuterie boards. I have searched Amazon for you and did not find any with pictures and instructions!