Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes ♥ May
Seasonal Soup and Salad recipes, ideas perfect for the month of May, all from A Veggie Venture's decade+ collection of 1000+ vegetable recipes. May's recipes are mostly veg(etari)an and call for easy-to-find ingredients. Find your early-summer salad (and soup!) inspiration here ... About May's Recipe Collection
It's spring some places, it's full summer in others. But the point is ... for seasonal cooks, May is a "cusp" month, when winter finally fades and summer begins to show its bountiful face, when we put aside our cold-weather food sensibilities, when our palates and tables really begin to change. It's so exciting!And hey, for all of you in the southern hemisphere, it's fall and winter, right? So the same things are happening to you, just in the opposite order. You may want to check out the November and December and even January collections, links below. Our world, isn't it so so amazing?!
So May's collection of Salads and Soup (note, not soups, just soup, there's just one soup recipe this month!) is a heady mix of simple salads for weeknights and slightly more labor-intensive salads great for meal prep or weekend fare. I hope you love these ideas! Report back what works for you, won't you please?!
Weight Watchers, you're going to love this collection! There are 6 recipes with either zero or one points! So many A Veggie Venture recipes are Weight Watchers friendly! And hey, did everyone see the news?
A Veggie Venture's Weight Watchers vegetable recipes now include myWW green, blue (formerly called Freestyle) and purple points! Kitchen Parade's Weight Watchers recipes now include myWW green, blue (formerly called Freestyle) and purple points!A Year of Seasonal Soup & Salad Recipes? Now Seven Months In!
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(click right through or scroll down for more information on why I've chosen each recipe)SALADS of the Month – May
SUPPER SALADS
Arugula Salad with Smoked Trout & Peach Preserve Dressing 10min/10min–ww5–pp6–sp6–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb12 ♥
Summer Lentils 40min/100min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green2–blue1–purple1–carb8 ♥
SIMPLE SALADS
under 15 minutes prep timeEasy Coleslaw with Blue Cheese & Apple 5min/5min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb9 ♥
My Favorite New Way to Roast Beets 5min/2hrs–ww0–pp0–sp2–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb8 ♥
Gorgeous Raw Asparagus Salad 10min/10min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb2 ♥
Homemade Thousand Island Dressing 15min/15min–ww0–pp0–sp1–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb4 ♥
BIGGER SALADS
more than 15 minutes prep timeCelery & Chickpea Salad 25min/25min–ww3–pp4–sp6–fs3–green6–blue3–purple3–carb13 ♥
Mixed Fruit & Vegetable Salad 25min/25min–ww1–pp2–sp4–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb16 ♥
Lemony Broccoli with Lemon Vinaigrette 25min/25min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb4 ♥
Mark Bittman's "Salted" Chopped Salad 30min/30min–ww0–pp1–sp1–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb4 ♥
Spiral Zucchini Noodle “Zoodle” Greek Salad 30min/60min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb5 ♥
SOUP! (vs SOUPS) of the Month – May
Deep Mexico Carrot Soup with Tomatillo & Lime 35min/2hrs–ww2–pp2–sp4–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb7 ♥
BONUS of the Month – May
Never Buy Fresh Herbs Again ♥
How to Shop at a Farmers Market: Thoughts & Tips from a Veteran Shopper ♥
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Click any image, you'll click right through to the recipe! Convenient, eh?Seasonal Salads for MAY
Arugula Salad with Smoked Trout & Peach Preserve Dressing10min/10min–ww5–pp6–sp6–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb12 ♥Concept Recipe. Naturally Gluten Free. Weight Watchers Friendly. Super Easy to Make, No Measuring! Works for One to Many. For anyone who has a good source for smoked fish ... run get some, now! This high-protein salad is substantial but at the same time, light. I could eat a salad like this almost every night! |
Summer Lentils40min/100min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green2–blue1–purple1–carb8 ♥Great for Meal Prep. Rave Reviews. Meal prep people, you probably already know how handy it is to have a pot of lentils around. But if you don't, here's the scoop. It is! During warm weather, I make a pot of lentils every couple of weeks, either "Summer Lentils" or Best-Ever Lentil Salad which is more lentil-y. Both make great bases for mealtime salads, here, they're often a substitute for other protein sources. |
Easy Coleslaw with Blue Cheese & Apple5min/5min–ww1–pp2–sp3–fs1–green1–blue1–purple1–carb9 ♥Just Three Ingredients. Potluck Favorite. Weeknight Easy. Comfort Food. Weight Watchers Friendly. Some times, the simplest of salads really hits the spot. I could eat this every single day ... |
My Favorite New Way to Roast Beets5min/2hrs–ww0–pp0–sp2–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb8 ♥Meal Prep Favorite. Basic How To. Beet Lover's Go-To. Low Carb. Weight Watchers Friendly. For lots of years, I fixed on one way of roasting beets, My Favorite Way to Roast Beets. Then? I wrote a story about a St. Louis restaurant which roasts beets in a way that gives them a slight pickle. #GameChanger. That's because once you've roasted beets, beet salads are about a minute away. Just check out all the recipes calling for cooked beets in the Beet Recipes, they're marked with a little pot symbol like this one  . |
Gorgeous Raw Asparagus Salad10min/10min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb2 ♥Spring Ritual. Kid Friendly. Low Carb. Vegan. Raw. Quick tip, one asparagus lover to another. All asparagus spears are not the same. Fat asparagus are best for roasting. Skinny asparagus are best raw. In between can go one way or the other but they're not as easy to find. So keep your eyes peeled, don't let asparagus season pass without at least one Gorgeous Raw Asparagus Salad! |
Homemade Thousand Island Dressing15min/15min–ww0–pp0–sp1–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb4 ♥A Billion Times Better Than a Bottle. Meal Prep Favorite. #NeverBuySaladDressingAgain, yes, it's a thing or at least I hope it will be soon! Check out Never Buy Salad Dressing Again for ideas. So as you develop your own repertoire of salad dressings, be sure to include the bottled favorites. You'll be shocked at how simple their homemade versions are ... and how much better they are. |
Celery & Chickpea Salad25min/25min–ww3–pp4–sp6–fs3–green6–blue3–purple3–carb13 ♥Potluck Favorite. Weeknight Easy. Everyday Ingredients. Great Crunch. Easy to Dress Up. I really love to be the one to bring a salad or two to a potluck: and more and more, I find that the salads go first. People really are trying to make healthful choices! This quick salad is a favorite because it's uses inexpensive, almost-always-on-hand ingredients that people are familiar with and thus don't shy from. |
Spiral Zucchini Noodle “Zoodle” Greek Salad30min/60min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb5 ♥Weight Watchers Friendly. Low Cal. Low Carb. Gluten Free. Vegetarian. Calling all you zucchini noodle lovers! Or anyone who's yet to experience the magical conversion of summer squash into "noodles". This combo takes on the substance of a Greek salad, made magical with a creamy feta vinaigrette with, get this!, no added oil! This salad's a big jumble of goodness, you don't want to miss it! |
Mixed Fruit & Vegetable Salad25min/25min–ww1–pp2–sp4–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb16 ♥Beautiful Color. Salad or Salad-for-Dessert? Low Carb. Weight Watchers Friendly. Vegan. No Added Fat! So why is is that fruit is almost always "sweet" and vegetables almost always "savory"? We love how "savory" this sweet vegetable and fruit salad is, it's something almost entirely new! |
Mark Bittman's "Salted" Chopped Salad30min/30min–ww0–pp1–sp1–fs0–green0–blue0–purple0–carb4 ♥Low Carb. Weight Watchers Friendly. "Vegan Done Real". Great for Meal Prep. Great Crunch. "Keeps." "Nicer than slaw," says one happy salad maker. "This stuff is delicious," says another. I like it because it's a salad to add to, a day or two after a day or two. Enjoy! |
Lemony Broccoli with Lemon Vinaigrette25min/25min–ww2–pp2–sp3–fs3–green3–blue3–purple3–carb4 ♥Surprisingly Substantial. Bright and Springy. Lemony. So many of my best (and reader favorite) vegetables recipes start off as happy accidents, made once in a moment of inspiration (and some times desperation!) and then repeated to see if lightning can, indeed, strike twice. If you're no fan of broccoli, a big dose of "lemon on lemon" might do the trick! |
Seasonal Soups for MAY
Deep Mexico Carrot Soup with Tomatillo & Lime35min/2hrs–ww2–pp2–sp4–fs2–green2–blue2–purple2–carb7 ♥Serve Hot or Chilled. Vegan. Low Carb. Whole 30 Friendly. So I've been collecting each month's Soups and Salads since November. Up until now, May, there's always been a bunch of soups. Now, for May? It's Soup and Salads! But this one's a winner, quite light and summery, especially good chilled. |
Bonus "Recipes" for MAY
Never Buy Fresh Herbs Again ♥ The return on a few plants is huge, a few dollars up front, fresh herbs all summer long. In this post, I share exactly how I do it, experience built over many, many years. |
How to Shop at a Farmers Market: Thoughts & Tips from a Veteran Shopper ♥Practical. Thoughtful. Respectful. Shopping for groceries is one thing, buying fresh produce at a farmers market is something else entirely. Here's how to set your expectations and ideas on how to be a "good citizen" in the market. |
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