If you are working on easy ways to improve your diet, adding more salads is a good option. Salads can be so versatile. They aren’t just about lettuce, but are a canvas for lean protein, beans, nuts, seeds and other vegetables and fruits.

Topping your salad with these heart healthy options improves nutrition, and in addition, flavor. Take a look at this delicious salad. I saved time by using a packaged mixed spring mix and shredded carrots. Added a sliced hard cooked egg (protein and choline) and some chopped pistachios (fiber and healthy fat), and a bunch of tomatoes and apple slices (more potassium and vitamin C and A). Delicious!

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High Protein Spring Mix with Tuna and Egg

This salad boasts over 20 grams of protein. Use pouch tuna and keep hard-cooked eggs in the refrigerator to save time.

Servings servings

Author Rosanne Rust MS RDN, www.rustnutrition.com

Ingredients

2 2.6-ounce pouches of albacore tuna
2 hard cooked eggs chopped
2 TB plain Greek yogurt
1 TB mayonnaise
¼ tsp dried dill
¼ cup chopped celery
2 TB minced onion
4 cups Spring mix washed
1 cup grape tomatoes halved
½ cup finely chopped yellow bell peppers
1 TB extra virgin olive oil
1 TB apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Mix tuna, eggs, yogurt, mayonnaise, dill, celery and onion in a medium bowl until well mixed.
Divide spring mix onto two plates. Add the tomatoes, and peppers .Dress the greens with oil and vinegar
Top the salad with a large scoop of the tuna mixture.