Trough Salads

What in the world is a trough salad? I learned from the queen of trough salads herself, the fabulous Miss Katie Lee.  A trough salad is basically a big ginormous salad that you eat right out of the big salad bowl. I’m not talking about a large bowl, I’m talking the big huge mixing bowl that you would typically serve everyone out of. Pile that sucker up with spinach, mixed greens, and a ton of fruits and veggies and viola. You just made yourself a trough salad. Now dig in, enjoy the deliciousness and feel guilt free.
 
PRO TIP:  If your family isn’t laughing at you for the size of your bowl, you’re doing it wrong.

Here are a few of my trough salads:
*When I say 2 cups of greens, what I mean is, I reach in and grab 2 handfulls of greens. I’m not using measuring cups here.

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​2 cups mixed greens
1 tomato, diced
½ avocado, diced
½ cup onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup black olives
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
juice of 1 lime
salt & pepper to taste

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​2 cups mixed greens
¼ cup crumbled blue cheese
1 radish, thinly sliced
½ cup shredded carrots
¼ cup onion, sliced
1 red mini pepper, thinly sliced
½ cup English cucumber, sliced
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup white wine vinegar
salt & pepper to taste

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​2 cups spinach
1 pear, diced
½ avocado, diced
½ cup red seedless grapes
½ cup greek yogurt
juice of 1 lime
pinch of red pepper flake
salt to taste

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​2 cups spinach
1 small tomato, diced
½ avocado, diced
½ cup onion, diced
½ cup cottage cheese
juice of 1 lime
pinch of red pepper flake
pinch of garlic powder
salt to taste