You may not know this about me, but I am always on the hunt for good recipes, good nutritional tips, etc, etc. I’ve tried everything from 3 day cleanses to Cho Yung green tea to fasting to juicing to you name it. I’ve joined various websites like http://www.jillianmichaels.com (which actually is pretty kick ass) trying to find easy ways to know what to buy for the meals I like to prepare, as well as workout techniques, etc, etc. I may have to write an iPhone app that does everything I want in this regard (by me I mean PyjamaSam of course).

Anyway, I stumbled upon a fantastic site today: World’s Healthiest Foods

Not only is this site packed full of really good and FREE information about health and wellness, but they have one of the most efficient recipe search engines I’ve seen.

From column one, you select your main ingredient. Column two you select what you want to avoid (allergies and such). Column three you specify your focus (like extra protein).

The results are a list of WHFoods recipes that meet your criteria. TRY IT OUT! (Middle of page)

Today’s recipe is from such a result.

Healthy Caesar Salad

INGREDIENTS:

• 4 cups chopped mixed greens (spinach, romaine, arugula)
• 2 oz chicken or turkey slices
• 1 medium tomato, chopped or sliced
• 1/4 cup cucumbers, sliced
• 1/4 cup crimini mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup kidney beans
• 1 tbsp dried sunflower seeds

Dressing:

• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, pressed or chopped
• 1 tbsp parmesan cheese

METHOD:

1. Combine all ingredients and top with dressing (lol)

NUTRITONAL INFO: (% daily value)

• Vitamin K (301 %)
• Vitamin A (288 %)
• Vitamin C (151 %)
• Dietary Fibre (110 %)
• Trytophan (93 %)
• Folate (87 %)
• Protein (83 %)
• Phosphorus (65 %)
• Vitamin B3 Niacin (63 %)
• Selenium (47 %)
• Vitamin B1 Thiamin (42 %)
• Magnesium (40 %)
• Vitamin B6 Pyridoxine (38  %)
• Vitamin B2 Riboflavin (38 %)
• Iron (36 %)
• Manganese (35 %)
• Molybdenum (32 %)
• Zinc (31 %)
• Calcium (30 %)
• Copper (28 %)
• Calories  = 473

Wow! That’s one helluva salad!