Nutrient Dense Salad Bursting With Flavor

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For my lunch today I threw together this healthy salad in less than five minutes. You can do the same thing any day of the week with whatever you have on hand. Other variations can be found here: Healthy Salad Recipes.

photo by Rustybucket

Fresh, local, organic greens from the farm market
Fresh, local, chopped peaches from the farm market
Crispy pecans (or almonds!) -these are a treat all by themselves!
Fresh, shredded parmesan cheese
Bacon pieces (all-natural, grass fed pork from Creswick, leftover from breakfast this morning)
Homemade strawberry dressing (“Berry Vinaigrette” recipe at the Healthy Salad Recipes post mentioned above) – I already had this made from the dinner salads we had a couple nights ago

That was it. Fast, easy, nutrition packed, and SO tasty. Do you have other variations that you and your family love? Please share them with us!

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