Mixed Greens Salad with Vegan Honey Mustard Dressing

Since switching to a plant-based diet, I’ve settled on eating a few things I really love, eating them on repeat, and making life simple for myself – this might seem ironic given I post recipes every week, but I think it’s great advice for someone starting into the diet/lifestyle.

One of my ‘tricks’ (which I share on my 30-Day Challenge page) is to eat greens with every meal – throwing spinach, kale or cabbage on my food and mixing it in is a great way to get extra veggies in. A few months back, my husband and I decided we wanted to find a salad & dressing we truly loved that we could make and eat with dinner every evening without getting tired of it.

This combination is the winner.

I used to love honey mustard and honey mustard dressing – I used to always add it to my Subway sandwiches and pick it as a dressing when I could – and was so excited to come up with this recipe (substituting maple syrup for honey). It’s so good eating salad daily is a breeze and feels like a treat rather than something I ‘have’ to get through before my main course. This salad, specifically with the mix of veggies I use, is:

• Tangy
• Sweet
• Bright & Fresh
• So Delicious!

Even if you don’t use my exact salad mix, or change the dressing ingredients around a bit, finding a salad mix that you absolutely love is a huge hack for eating more greens. And I can truly say that since refining this recipe, I truly look forward to eating it every day.

If you try out this recipe, please share it with me by commenting or tagging me in a photo on Instagram @plantsnotplastic. Enjoy!