Spring is a wonderful time of year to create simple salad meals for lunch or dinner. In the first muffin cup, JDaniel was served a tomato and strawberry salad. The second cup contains a sweet and sour slaw. The third cup contains a carrot and raisin salad.
Each of the salads is super easy to make. JDaniel helped me grate the cucumber for the slaw and the carrots for the carrot raisin salad.
I think I mentioned before that JDaniel is not a super huge fan of celery. I decided to serve it with a spinach dip thinking that he would spread the dip on the celery and then eat it. He really loves spinach dip. Well, he tried it on the celery and decided that he liked it served on his finger instead.
The salads were a big hit with him. He inhaled them and asked for more.
How can you make the salads featured in this post?
Here are the recipes:
Strawberry and Tomato Salad
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of strawberries
- 2 cups of grape tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons of honey
Directions:
1. Cut the tomatoes and strawberries into small pieces.
2. Drizzle honey on the tomato and strawberry mixture.
3. Serve.
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Slaw
Ingredients:
- 2 large cucumbers, finely grated
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar
Carrot and Raisin Salad
Ingredients:
- 4 large carrots, finely grated
- 2 tablespoons of mayo
- 3/4 cup of raisins
Karin @Mommy's Paradise says
I’m getting hungry already when I read the recipes for your salads. I have to try the sweet and sour cucumber slaw as we don’t have strawberries here and ‘Timan’ keeps telling me that raisins are ants. 😉
JDaniel4's Mom says
I love cucumbers in a salad instead of cabbage!
Blond Duck says
Kid friendly = husband friendly!
JDaniel4's Mom says
It is great when it works for both guys!
Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says
Pierce and Reid don’t like salads right now. Only Cort does – he adores potato salad especially! This is super cute.
JDaniel4's Mom says
I love potato salad too.
Natalie says
I think this is my favorite Muffin Tin that you have done! Never would have thought of salads…so cool!
RattButt says
This is brilliant! That’s a great photo! I enjoy carrot raisin salad. I’ll have to try some of the others too.
Thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Kristine
Jessica says
That is so adorable. I love the flowers and the spring look.
Sue says
So creative and appealing. You are definitely a leader of the food as art bunch!
=)
MichelleM says
So creative! Thanks for sharing the salad idea:)
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
He liked it on his finger instead, lol! Too cute. Love the three flowers this week!
gidders1 says
What a fabulous photograph of the salads, great idea. Amanda (The Ana Mum Diary)
Susie Chadwick says
Cute!
Miss Courtney says
Beautiful! You’re so creative.
The Preppy Girl in Pink says
This just put such a smile on my face when I opened your blog! That is the sweetest muffin tin idea! I also have never tried tomatoes and strawberries together. I’m not a huge fan of honey but my husband and girls are. I’ll definitely have to try this out on the next warm day we have. I think they’ll love it. Missed seeing your pretty blog while I was sick!
Kim says
You are so creative!! I just throw down some carrot sticks on a napkin, and I wonder why they don’t want to eat their vegetables. You inspire me to try harder.
Gem says
The salads sound tasty and easy to make!
As always, creative presentation!
Heather says
Your Muffin Tin Meals always look so creative and tasty! I like that this one features salads- I might need to try this on my own little veggie-phobe! Thanks for sharing!
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
I think my daughter may actually try this!
Queenie Jeannie says
What a pretty lunch! I think I’d enjoy eating this too, lol!
~ Noelle says
not a fan of celery either… nor carrot raisin salad… but, they are too cute not to try the others 🙂
Mom of 12 says
So so cute! I need to get more creative.
Sandy
Barbara says
such cute salads!! I love the flower presentation.
Debs- Learn with Play @ home says
Thanks for sharing. The plate looks so attractive. 😀
Adele says
Such a great idea to get little ones to eat some thing different! 🙂
PlainVanillaMom says
Stopping by via KBN. This is so cute! Pinning it and following you now 🙂
MaryAnne K says
Thanks for the ideas – always looking for new ways to feed kiddos fresh produce 🙂
Stacy of KSW says
yum, i think my kids would eat anything I made if it was presented like this – adorable!
Lorie K says
These sound great!!! Going to share them on my fb page!
Lexie Loo, Lily Boo, and Dylan Too! says
Those sound good and I love the presentation!
Ness @ One Perfect Day says
These sound so delicious and the presentation is adorable. I’m trying to find fun ways to entice my son to eat salads. Thanks for the inspiration.
myfolly says
I just love how you are so creative with the food! I would never be able to think about these amazing creations. Bravo!
Wanda McHenry