Light and filling dinner salads

And what do I make for dinner?

Well, a salad is a great option for dinner. Here you will find complete recipes, easy to prepare and that will fill you up but not too much so you can sleep well.

Asparagus salad with prawns

One of the keys to making a salad for dinner that feels great is combining raw ingredients with short cooking, such as sautéing or steaming. In this case, you just have to sauté some wild asparagus tips along with some leek rings and some cooked prawns. And you can complete it with some fresh germinated bean sprouts, which you will also have to sauté, or canned directly.

Broccoli and vegetable salad

Another option is to have a broccoli, zucchini, carrot and green bean salad for dinner. To avoid being indigestible, blanch or steam some slices of zucchini and carrots along with some broccoli trees and some strips of green beans. And you can mix it all with some lettuce leaves (but without going overboard since at night it can make digestion heavy), radish slices and sprouts.

Green bean salad with mushrooms

Green beans are one of the vegetables that fit super well in salads for dinner because cooked they are not indigestible at all and combine very well in both hot and cold recipes. We make this with steamed green beans along with carrot slices. And we complete it with slices of raw mushroom, which we sprinkle with lemon so that they do not oxidize, and some avocado cubes, which do not have to make you fat.

Country salad with tuna and boiled egg

You can also have a cooked potato salad for dinner like this. Bring cooked potato and green beans, raw tomato and onion, grilled tuna tacos (you can also use canned natural tuna), and boiled egg. If the onion repeats itself, remove it without problem. This way it will fit you better and will not give you problems sleeping well.

Escalivada with sardines

The escalivada (roasted pepper, aubergine and onion) is also suitable as a salad for dinner because, when the vegetables are cooked, it is digested much better and does not repeat itself (unless you have an intolerance to any of the ingredients). To make it more complete, you can add some sardines, which even when they are canned are very healthy. Fish are much more recommended for dinner than meats.

Caprese salad

Another of the salads for dinner is the caprese. You just have to take assorted tomatoes and cut them into slices. Then you mix them with a little mozzarella (or cottage cheese or fresh cheese if you want to cut more calories). And you complete it with some basil leaves, black olives and capers.

Strawberry salad with smoked salmon

As the base of the salad, put some steamed wild asparagus (if it is not in season, you can take some from the boat and that way you save time too). And you add strawberries, smoked salmon, aromatic herbs and seeds. It takes 15 minutes to prepare, it only has 240 calories and an irresistible look. See recipe.

Pineapple salad with prawns

If you are looking for something a bit sophisticated, you can make a fresh pineapple salad, a fruit that is not heavy when roasted. Grill the pineapple a little on a griddle and add tomatoes, avocado, cooked prawns and a few strips of red onion, which is a bit softer than the others, although you can do without it without problem if you fear that it will repeat you.

Mushroom carpaccio

Cut the mushrooms very thin with the help of a kitchen mandolin. Drizzle with lemon so they don't blacken. And combine them with arugula or baby sprouts and cheese flakes for a more complete dinner. You can also substitute the arugula for some cooked tender beans that are not indigestible at all.

Potato, carrot and avocado salad

This dinner salad won't weigh you down at all, either, and instead leaves you feeling full. Bring cooked potato and carrot, avocado slices and some fresh spinach leaves. Discover more recipes with spinach.

The perfect dinner so that it does not weigh you down should be light but complete (so that it provides you with energy and does not wake you up hunger) and digestive (to facilitate rest).

The most popular salads for dinner

Leek and asparagus salad. Make it with asparagus and sautéed leek, and add some prawns.
Broccoli salad . Bring steamed broccoli, zucchini, carrots, and green beans so it's not indigestible.
Young bean salad. Boil some beans with carrots and add diced avocado and sliced mushrooms.
Country salad. The classic salad of cooked potato, tomato, hard-boiled egg, tuna and olives.
Escalivada with sardines. A base of roasted pepper, aubergine and onion combined with sardines.
Caprese salad. Fresh tomato, mozzarella, cottage cheese or cheese, basil leaves and pickles.
Asparagus and strawberry salad. It features steamed wild asparagus, strawberries, and smoked salmon.
Roasted pineapple salad. Roast the pineapple a little and add tomatoes, avocado and cooked prawns.
Mushroom carpaccio. Thin slices of mushrooms garnished with lemon juice and cheese flakes.
Potato and avocado salad. Mix avocado slices and spinach leaves with cooked potatoes and carrots.

Keys to a salad for dinner

Digestive vegetables and greens. Reduce the amount of lettuce or other salad leaves and opt for vegetables and cooked or more digestive vegetables: potato, carrot, green beans, broccoli, tomato, avocado …
Better fish than meat. Above all, avoid red meat and opt for salmon, tuna, sardines … Eggs are also easy to digest, the same as white meat (chicken, turkey), as well as tofu and legumes.
Cooked or roasted fruits. If you have poor digestion, you can use apples, pears, bananas, peaches or pineapple roasted in the oven, microwave or on the grill in your salads for dinner.
Dressings for a good night's sleep. If you want to give it more flavor, the yogurt sauce is the least indigestible.