weekly paleo recipes, health tips, and more from a couple on the go
Salad is a healthy option that most of us know only a few ways. It typically consists of some greens, vegetables, and then probably a salad dressing. We are always on the lookout for easy recipes, easy cooking, and healthy food. Luckily salad is a much more diverse world that just leaves and veggies.
Over the past year or so, we’ve been really fortunate to make friends in the “paleo” community, and today’s recipe is from our friend Alex Boake. She actually learned this from her boyfriend’s dad, but nonetheless, this recipe caught my eye for a few reasons. Garlic and cabbage were reasons one and two. I love making cabbage slaw and cole slaw, but they are admittedly more time consuming.
The following is a guest post we did about a week ago for Nom Nom Paleo. Michelle, who maintains the blog with her family, is a cooking/blogging sensation and are one of the handful of places we first turned to when trying to figure out how to “be paleo” [more gushing below]. Be sure to check out her regular posts and giveaways, as well as download her iPad app–it’s beautiful, full of great content, and worth buying an iPad (or iPad mini) for if you don’t already have one.
Once upon a time, when Heather and I first started our own documented cooking adventures, we were pretty lost. Still in the initial sticker shock/grief period of, “but what can I eat,” we spent a lot of time scanning the internet looking for “paleo-friendly” recipes and meal ideas. Michelle’s blog was one of the first I came across, as I was a pretty intense tumblr addict. Once I moved to Virginia and was juggling two jobs, tumblr went away, but nomnom stayed. I later found out the connection between fitbomb and nom nom paleo, and I was excited to see a pair that really thought about fitness and health when it comes to movement and diet. Plus, there’s the added benefit of following the family adventures since I’m not quite ready to enlist my own little army of helpers.
When I was younger and just moved right outside of NYC from Wisconsin, my grandmother’s husband knew the city like the back of his hand. He insisted on taking us to the 2nd avenue deli on a semi-regular basis. When going to one of these restaurants with Grandpa Bill, you were told what you were going to eat. We always were given a hot corned beef and a side of health salad. I remember loving this lunch the few times I went, but it has been at least a decade since the last time I was there.
I’ve been trying to incorporate more greens into my diet lately–I love my chili and ribs, but I often find myself short on the green stuff. This was somewhat inspired by the traditional American macaroni salad, but came out much creamier and sweeter.
As an added bonus, this shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes to make if you already have mayonnaise on hand; add another 5 if you need to make some. I think you’re going to like it. It’s light enough to go with your grilled or baked meats, or just on its own as a great snack.
that paleo couple 