5 A Day Salad

15 min · Serves 4

From USDA MyPlate Kitchen. US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 5 A Day for Better Health Program

Steps written by Kubbord

What goes in

• 4 cupsfresh spinach
• 4 cupsromaine lettuce
• 2 cupsgreen pepper
• 2 cupscherry tomatoes
• 1 cupbroccoli
• 1 cupcauliflower
• 1 cupyellow squash
• 1 cupcucumber
• 2 cupscarrot
• 1 cupzucchini

How to cook it

1. Rinse the fresh spinach, romaine lettuce, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, cucumber, carrots, and zucchini thoroughly under cold tap water and pat dry.
2. Chop the romaine lettuce into bite-sized pieces, cut the green pepper, yellow squash, cucumber, carrots, and zucchini into slices or chunks, and break or cut the broccoli and cauliflower into small florets.
3. Add the fresh spinach, chopped romaine lettuce, green pepper, cherry tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, cucumber, carrots, and zucchini to a large mixing bowl.
4. Toss the vegetables together gently until evenly distributed, then divide among bowls to serve.

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