Grilled Vegetable Salads with Goat Cheese

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Prepare a week's worth of lunches in about 10 minutes using a handful of ingredients from your local specialty grocery store. To save time, we're using a bag of frozen grilled and marinated vegetables, then adding big flavor with marinated goat cheese. If you want to bump up the protein, leftover chicken breast or salmon pair perfectly with this hearty salad.

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Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN
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Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN

Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RDN is a culinary dietitian and creator of "The Dinner Shift," a food-rule free website dedicated to helping families get dinner on the table with weeknight-friendly recipes, simple meal planning and meal prep basics. When she's not creating content for her own site, grocery shopping or washing a million dishes, Carolyn teaches higher ed nutrition and develops and photographs recipes and nutrition-related content for clients. She calls Cleveland, Ohio home along with her in-house recipe critics, her husband, Kyle, and their two boys, Caleb and Ezra.

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Prep Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
10 mins
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Profile:
High-Calcium Bone-Health Diabetes-Friendly Nut-Free Healthy Immunity Low-Sodium Soy-Free Heart-Healthy Egg-Free Gluten-Free
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Ingredients

  • 1 (10 ounce) package Tuscan kale

  • 4 ounces marinated or herb-coated goat cheese

  • ¼ cup unsalted roasted sunflower seeds

  • 1/2 cup balsamic & fig dressing

  • 1 (16 ounce) package frozen marinated grilled vegetables

Directions

  1. Divide kale among 4 single-serving lidded containers. Top each with 1 ounce goat cheese and 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds. Seal the containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

  2. Transfer 2 tablespoons dressing into each of 4 small lidded containers and refrigerate for up to 4 days.

  3. The evening before taking your lunch to go, transfer one-fourth of the grilled vegetables (about 1 cup) to one of the meal-prep containers (the frozen vegetables will be thawed and ready to eat by lunchtime). Top the salad with dressing just before serving.

Tips

To make ahead: Refrigerate salads and dressing separately for up to 4 days. Add the grilled vegetables the night before serving.

Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, December 2019

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

347 Calories
26g Fat
23g Carbs
9g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4
Serving Size 1 salad & 2 Tbsp. dressing each
Calories 347
% Daily Value *
Total Carbohydrate 23g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4g 16%
Total Sugars 8g
Added Sugars 5g 10%
Protein 9g 18%
Total Fat 26g 33%
Saturated Fat 4g 22%
Vitamin A 11686IU 234%
Vitamin C 156mg 173%
Folate 19mcg 5%
Sodium 391mg 17%
Calcium 373mg 29%
Iron 2mg 10%
Magnesium 10mg 2%
Potassium 407mg 9%

Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate.

* Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.)

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs.

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