Salads when camping seem weird to a lot of people but they are actually really easy if you plan for it! They make for nice light lunches when you aren’t super hungry and also combat a meals calories so you can indulge more in brownies and Monkey Bread.
So my key way of working with any salads during camping are a few key things –
– Bring pre-bagged greens of your choice – PRE WASHED
– Buy produce ahead of time and cut, wash, dry and put in baggies before going
– Use anything and everything you have leftover from previous meals! Veggies, meats, dressings, sides. The key to these salads is to use leftovers when available to take less home
– Make a dressing before the trip that is versatile (lemon vinegerette, ranch). I love my lemon thyme dressing for this reason alone
So given all that, I want to share one of my favorite go to salads with favorite on hand items!
Easy Arugula Cucumber Salad
Ingredients –
- 2 cups arugula
- 1/2 Cucumber
- 1/2 Avocado
- Sliced Red Onion
- Shaved Parmesan cheese
- Roasted Pepitas
- Lemon Thyme Dressing
Directions –
1) Roast pumpkin seeds before trip. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Put raw pumpkin seeds on cookie sheet. Roast for 8 minutes – mixing half way through
2) Put arugula in a bowl. Add cubed avocado, sliced red onions, sliced cucumbers, toasted pepitas and shaved Parmesan cheese
3) Dress with lemon thyme dressing and toss. Eat alone or serve as a side
Cooking with Campfire 