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15 Healthy Green Recipes for Lunch & Dinner that don’t use Lettuce

4 January, 2016 by Giselle Rochford 10 Comments

Happy New Year friends! I hope you all had an awesome holiday weekend. Mine was pretty quiet, filled with laughter and really, really good food. I would have loved to keep celebrating, but we’ve reached the first Monday of the year so it’s high time to get back to the real world. First up? green recipes for a healthy new year.

15 lettuce-free healthy green recipes for lunch and/or dinner via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

15 lettuce-free green recipes for a healthy lunch or dinner #healthyeating #eatyoveggies

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As I mentioned in my last post, although my fitness over the last year left a lot to be desired, my eating habits were mostly good. That being said, I definitely indulged my sweet tooth this holiday. Big time. So my goal this week is to get back to mostly healthy eating with the occasional indulgence, instead of the other way around.

I’m pretty good at getting my veggies in with smoothies and other green breakfast recipes. But I’m not one to just sit around and eat veggies. So I enlisted the help of some of my favourite bloggers to find creative healthy green recipes that I’d actually enjoy. They definitely came through and today I want to share a few that I’m looking forward to trying.

15 Healthy Green Recipes for Lunch & Dinner that are Lettuce Free

These dairy and gluten free spinach crepes was thin, light, slightly sweet and filled with nutritious spinach. Perfect for St. Patrick's Day @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

6 Ingredient Spinach Crepes via Diary of an ExSloth

 Vegan Basil and Artichoke Dip via The Healthy Maven

Basil and Artichoke Dip via The Healthy Maven

supergreens macro bowl via rachlmansfield

Super Greens Macro Bowl via RachLMansfield

These turkey bacon wrapped asparagus stalks are simultaneously crunchy and tender, salty and sweet and only take 20 minutes in the oven via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Turkey Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Stalks via Diary of an ExSloth

 kale persimmon and pecan salad

Kale, Persimmon and Pecan Salad via Food, Pleasure & Health

Easy beans and greens

Easy Beans and Greens via Fooduzzi

 cilantro spaghetti squash via the blissful balance

 Spaghetti Squash with Garlic Cilantro Meatballs and Cilantro Pesto via The Blissful Balance

Vegan Tofu Pesto Sandwich via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Shredded Tofu Pesto Sandwich via Diary of an ExSloth

kale chicken tacos 

Kale Chicken Tacos via The Kitchen of Danielle

potato and leek soup

Vegan Potato Leek and Celeriac Soup via Appollo and Luna

 balsamic sea salt roasted brussels sprouts via fit foodie finds

Balsamic Sea Salt Roasted Brussels Sprouts via Fit Foodie Finds

Roasted Veggie Pita Pizza with Vegan Kale Walnut Pesto via @ExSloth | ExSloth.com

Vegan Kale Walnut Pesto Pizza via Diary of an ExSloth

rainbow power greens salad with black beans via cotter crunch

Rainbow Power Greens Salad with Black Eyed Peas via Cotter Crunch

kale pesto zoodles via the almond eater 

Kale Pesto Zoodles via The Almond Eater

Mexican Stuffed Avocados via Emilie Eats

Mexican Stuffed Avocados via Emilie Eats

What about you?

  • Did you have any healthy eating slip ups over the holidays?
  • What are your favourite healthy green recipes for getting your veggies in?

Share in the comments below!

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Comments

  1. lindsay Cotter says

    4 January, 2016 at 7:33 am

    i definitely need more greens now! but so worth it through the holidays. Live learn then eat 3x as many veggies come monday! haha

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  2. Molly says

    4 January, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    This is a great round up of recipes, thanks for including mine! I’m inspired to try out a bunch of the other ones!

    Reply
  3. dixya @ food, pleasure, and health says

    4 January, 2016 at 10:35 pm

    pinning this right away!!! when it comes to healthy eating, people tend to associate with just lettuce or green smoothies..your roundup looks so delicious and thank you for including my salad!

    Reply
  4. Cassie @ Almost Getting it Together says

    4 January, 2016 at 11:57 pm

    Oh, hello. This is basically the best idea for a round-up ever. Like I love veggies but sometimes I just don’t want lettuce! Tonight all I had was arugula so I just had a ton of that… but wish I had one of these dinners instead!
    Cassie @ Almost Getting it Together recently posted…2016 Goals

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  5. Michelle @ Vitamin Sunshine says

    11 January, 2016 at 1:02 am

    Beautiful green recipes πŸ™‚ I for one love lettuce and green leaves– but my husband likes his salad without the lettuce– so these are great for him!

    Reply
  6. Lorrie Roa says

    15 November, 2019 at 12:20 am

    Love these idea! What a wealth of yummy, healthy lunch-box ideas! Now I have no excuse to say what’s for lunch? All I need to do is revisit this helpful post for a spark of inspiration.Those are absolutely wonderful ideas for school lunches and for all others as well! Such healthy, appetizing and fun ideas in a beautiful and creative presentation! Thank you for your inspiration!

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  7. James Peterson says

    27 December, 2020 at 1:43 am

    If something tastes better than you expected, you could use the word wow to express your surprise. If you say something tastes amazing, you’re saying it tastes even better than great or really good.

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  8. Bhuboy says

    16 February, 2021 at 2:20 am

    These recipes look really delicious, and I love the fact that they are healthy too. thanks for sharing this
    Bhuboy recently posted…How Many Ounces In A Gallon? (Oz To Gal)

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