Half Ranch Life

Asian Salad (also amazing with chicken!)

ginger soy dressing
Dressing recipe
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/8 cup liquid Bragg aminos or soy sauce
2 tsp molasses
5 drops doTERRA ginger essential oil

Salad
Romain lettuce (sliced thin)
green cabbage (sliced thin)
Shredded carrots
Red bell pepper (sliced thin)
Avacado
Cilantro
Sliced almonds
Sliced and pan fried wontons (optional but a nice touch!)

Diving. Yummy food. Cake for Breakfast.

This one is a winner! No measuring just dump and stir! Play around with add ins and let me know how it goes!!!

Simple 3 bean Salad
Pick your 3 beans- equal (ish) amounts
Chop 1-2 carrots
4-5 stalks green onion (or your choice of onion- red would be good here.)
Cucumber (1 cup ish)
Parsley (1 cup)

Juice of one lemon
2 tbs olive oil
1 clove garlic
Salt and pepperd ab

Fattoush Salad for lunch.

2 cups Lettuce
1 cup fresh parsley
1 cucumber
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 cup diced protein of choice (I used garbanzo beans and turkey)
1 tbs feta cheese (optional)

Dressing:
1 large garlic clove crushed
1/2 lemon
1 tbs olive oil
Salt pepper

Toss and enjoy!!

Try making hummus with mixed beans! I made it yesterday with butter beans and garbanzo beans mixed- turned out so so good!!

Lions Mane Mushrooms- pan fried with onions, garlic, and ground turkey.

Served over Dal topped with parsley

Perfection!!!

Directions: cook meat, sauté onions and garlic. Set aside
Slice mushrooms and put in dry pan- cook until they release moisture.
Add olive oil and brown mushrooms
Add meat/onion mixture to mushrooms

Serve over cooked lentils and top with parsley

Cucumber Chickpea Greek Salad

1 can chickpeas (cooked and drained)
1 cup cucumber (diced)
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
1/4 cup red onion (thinly sliced)
1/4 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
1/4 cup Kalamata olives (pitted and sliced)
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Fresh herbs of choice
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:
1. In a large bowl, combine the chickpeas, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion, feta cheese, and Kalamata olives.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, herbs of choice, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently to combine

From garden to salad!!! Chopped. Added garlic, salt, pepper, and olive oil.

Seed crackers with olive tapenade— damn delicious!!! Also curbs appetite if you’re working on fasting for health!