9

Paleo Salads

Salads of all kinds are wonderful additions to modern-

day Paleo Diets, and most foods and ingredients that we
throw into these mouthwatering combos are pure Paleo,
meaning they are raw, fresh, tasty, and nutritious.
“Honeymoon salad” (lettuce alone) with Thousand Island
dressing is a fallback to an era when children were fed
cornflakes for breakfast and bologna sandwiches with
mayonnaise on white bread for lunch. Be creative as you
fashion Paleo salads from scratch, and realize that the
rules are dictated only by what is good for you and what
tastes good.

We often get into ruts and think that salads can be made
only of greens and fresh veggies. Nothing could be further
from the truth. The creative aspect of the Paleo Diet cuisine
is the incredible diversity of delicious ingredients that can
be incorporated into almost any salad. Feel free to add
meat, fish, shellfish, and fruit to your salads, but keep in
mind that the more ingredients you consider, the more
complicated things can get. Using what is in season makes
it easier to narrow the possibilities. Don’t be tempted to