Sometimes I do individual ingredient meal prep, and sometimes I do big-batch, make-ahead recipes to enjoy throughout the week. I talk about these two different approaches to meal prep in my cookbook. ;) Let me know if you guys like this type of video, and what theme of make-ahead recipes you'd like to see me make next! xo - Lisa

@CS-zw5im

Жыл бұрын

❤ Love this type of content!

@angelic3450

Жыл бұрын

Love this I've been looking for no-low prep ideas, sometimes even easy prep is just too much. Things like melon & ham, smoked salmon avocado and ruccola, ... I could use more idea's for 'trow on a plate meals'

@allaboutcanines

Жыл бұрын

Love it! So empowering. I'm on the go a lot, so I'll listen to you on the video, planting seeds for action later. Then, when I need to review, I go back to your video.

@memyluvzkochanel5889

Жыл бұрын

Downshiftology wish you could make an video how to make salad and healthy food for having a endomitriosis 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

@kathleeno8544

Жыл бұрын

I am loving these ideas!

The salads look great, I’m going to make the chicken mango curry today. Tip: Dressed salads may actually not keep that well in the fridge. They will not go bad, but will turn slimy/watery in very quickly, especially if there’s a cucumber in it. Chop them up and make the dressing ahead of time, but just don’t mix them, and just dress them before consuming:)

@mzledastray2207

11 ай бұрын

Salt your sliced/diced cucumbers with some kosher salt, toss and let drain in a colander for 30 minutes before incorporating into your salad. Keeps the cucumbers crunchy for days and avoids that watery slimy issue. Bonus, your cukes will also be perfectly seasoned. This method also works great on tomatoes and any other watery veg you'd like to include in your salad.

@deborahhopper1070

10 ай бұрын

These salads are summer ready, I will be making the salads every week thank you.

@noelwallace8680

10 ай бұрын

Worked fine for me as meal.prep with them mixed.

@susanapollus4498

Ай бұрын

Hi what is the 3rdmix im may mix of 1st salad

@gabrielacortez4893

29 күн бұрын

​@@mzledastray2207I didn't know this tip. Thank you!

I made the Mediterranean chickpea salad for dinner tonight. It was so tasty and nutritious! I grilled some salmon and put that on top. Fantastic meal.

@marykitchens7976

Жыл бұрын

oh yum! I was thinking lunch but what a great idea to add a meat with that salad and have it for dinner!

I made all of these for my weekly meal prep twice now, and I am so grateful to you! The mango curry is my favorite and I'm making it a third time for dinner tonight!

I just watched this last week and I just finished making it for the second time. The chicken curry salad is so delicious. Thanks for the recipe 😊

Tried the first one for meal prep/dinner tonight and my babe and I LOVED it! Very excited to do the others throughout the week! 👌🏾

Loved these chunkier hearty chopped salads. Would like to see more of this theme (lettuce-free meal prep salads) with non-mayo based dressings! Thanks so much for the wonderful recipes!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!! I might just have to make a meal prep video for Fall salads 😉

@faithwalker5196

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Something with squash or pumpkin.

@katzpt

Жыл бұрын

And more beans please, for being great as a vegetable protein :)

@annacleaves5923

Жыл бұрын

I make a Fall Harvest Salad that you roast butternut squash w a drizzle of balsamic. It is delicious and a family favorite. I can’t wait for your Fall recipes n will be sure to try them too. I have your book and love it!

@user-ox6lo9cw6p

Жыл бұрын

@Jessica, just use a yogurt or labne instead of mayo. Not much difference in flavor

I was needing a refresh on my summer plan ahead meals so thank you. Can't wait to make these.

Made the shrimp salad and chic pea, but yum! Used half plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream since that’s what I had. The left over dressing is going to be so good on tune or egg salad I decided!

Thank you Lisa! Just prepped curry chicken for tomorrow lunch , very easy , simple and healthy! ❤

I love doing meal prep as it makes it so I always have something in the fridge to eat and avoid going out to eat. All of these look delicious and I can’t wait to give these a whirl. Thank you for sharing.

Awesome! Thank you. I've just been living in a limbo on campus at the facility where I work which means I haven't been able to prepare my own meals in 6 months! I never thought I 'd miss cooking so much. I close on a house near my new work next week. I think I'll make the chick pea salad mason jar salad style as my first packed lunch.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

I hope these salads bring back some meal prep inspo for you Joanne!

Lisa, oh my, you must me a mind reader. Just yesterday my Mom and I were talking about meal prep and since it is getting hot here in Arizona, wanting to prep yummy fresh summer salads. And presto! This awesome video popped put today! Thank you, can’t wait to try these. ❤

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing! I hope you and your mom enjoy all the salads. Let me know which one is your favorite 😉

I made the Mango Curry Chicken Salad, and all I can say is WOW! It really is next level! I want to put that dressing on everything now lol. It’s that good. Thank you so much for putting a unique spin on chicken salad!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

So happy you loved it, Vicki! x

Recently received my cookbook for my birthday and can hardly wait to get started!!! Love your website, KZread channel and recipes!!!

I just made the Mediterranean chickpea salad and it turned out awesome!! Thank you for all these easy recipes!

Love your meal prep! The curry chicken salad looks amazing

I just have to tell you THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Your wonderful cook book has been a huge blessing in my life.

@Downshiftology

11 ай бұрын

Happy to hear you're loving your new book ❤️

Yessss! Just in time for a hot Texas Summer. These look beautiful and flavorful. I’m going to make these staples in my fridge because I want to avoid the heat as much as possible during the summer. Thank you for variety and flavor.🙏🏾

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

This is the perfect way to enjoy your summer without having to worry about cooking in the kitchen!

Soon to be teacher here, and salads are just the easiest to consume when I’m on break and they fill you up plus I feel like I’m feeding my body decent foods that also taste good. So i’m definitely going to be making all these for my larger sides!

@Downshiftology

9 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy all these salad ideas!!

I made the chickpea and curry chicken salad this week! Great recipes -- very tasty.

Thank you, I love everything about your videos. I can’t wait to make these. They look so refreshing, perfect for summer.

Beautiful recipes! And I like your style...short, fast paced but full of tips and options!

Thank you so much for sharing!!! We live in South TX so Cold meals for lunches are a Blessing!!!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy these meal prep salads Linda!

Another great video, as ever. About the chickpeas: it's really worth it to go for the fresh ones i.e. not canned. Place 200 gr of "raw" chickpeas in a container full of water overnight. Add a teaspoon of cooking soda into the water. By morning the chickpeas will have doubled in size. Cook them in boiling water for an hour. Once they have softened enough, drain the hot water and shower them with cold water. This will make the exterior cloak start to peel off. Peel it from each chikpea by hand. It may sound like a lot of work but it does make a world of difference in taste.

@lsss155

18 күн бұрын

Thank you 😊

The mango curry chicken salad was the best recipe I have tried in ages! The shrimp was also delicious. The chickpea salad is next on my list. Thanks for the great recipes.

@Downshiftology

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed this mango curry chicken salad!

Cucumber shrimp salad, yummy 😋

I made the shrimp salad this morning. It's so yummy! We love a durable salad.

@Downshiftology

10 ай бұрын

Glad the shrimp salad was a hit!

This came at the perfect time, as I was just thinking I needed to up my salad game! Thank you for the delicious recipes! Getting my copy of your cookbook down to check out the mango chicken again! Love it! ❤😋

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing!! The mango curry chicken salad is one of my personal favorites 😉

@marcelaleyva6700

Жыл бұрын

same

Omg, this cucumber salad was amazing!!! I saw it last night and make it tonight. 🎉

All three of these look like winners to me! I’m eager to get started! Thank you so much, Lisa!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Excited to hear which one is your favorite Cheryl 😊

Great salads. I love being able to go to my fridge, grab a quick meal, already prepped. Thanks Lisa.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

It's such a good feeling to be able to grab something healthy in a flash 😉

I’m making all 3 ! More salad ideas this easy and yummy please? Also, looooove your cookbook. I pre-ordered it and was so excited when it came so fast. Thank you ❤

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Of course! I've got a few more planned to be posted on the website soon 😊 And happy to hear you're loving your new cookbook!

The chickpea salad is a fav of mine! I make it often… thank you, Lisa for all these salad ideas!

Just received my cookbook and my kitchen has exploded with ingredients. I am currently making these salads❤

@Downshiftology

10 ай бұрын

Yay! Can't wait to see all the recipes you meal prep 😊

We are thoroughly enjoying your cookbook recipes! 🤗❤️ Thank you for all the healthy recipes.

Lisa, you are a treasure and a gift to the world. 🌎🌍🌏

Woooow not a boring lettuce leaf in sight. This truly sparked my interest in salads again ❤️

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

No wilted leafy greens here!

This is perfect. I always have a salad like this in my fridge because this way hubby eats something healthy. Will have to make them all.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you and your husband enjoy these recipes!

Can’t wait to try the Mediterranean and Shrimp salad. For future recipes series I would like to learn to make dark, lefty greens salads. Thanks 😊

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Will keep that in mind! I've actually got a few of those in my cookbook as well 😉

Looking forward to trying all three of these recipes!😋

LOVE this content! I just discovered you this weekend. I just bough the ingredients to make all 3 of these for my husband and I to have on hand since we eat at different times. Also perfect cold food for summer!! Thank you for sharing your ideas. I would love to see more cold meals for summer. Asian cold noddle salads?

I love your meal prep stuff. It's simple ingredients and recipes that don't take too long to make. Thanks for the help in my healthy journey! Could you do one of these without cucumber?

Absolutely fantastic! I’ve made all 3 thank you Lisa xo

They all look easy, healthy and delicious, thanks for the inspiration ❤️

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

So easy! Hope this makes summer more delicious and enjoyable.

Love this, thank you so much! I would love other one-dish recipes like grain bowls and pasta bowls.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Will keep that in mind! I can't do pasta bowls though as I'm celiac 😉

@marinalindstrom5619

Жыл бұрын

@@Downshiftology Lisa, don't you eat glutenfree pasta. There are many bean pastas out there.

Thank you so much for the inspiration!! Made the Cucumber Shrimp salad.. and boy oh boy!! So easy and so delicious! Looking forward to trying the others 😀

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

You're so quick! Glad you enjoyed this cucumber shrimp salad 😊 Also, I would greatly appreciate a review on the website for that recipe if you get the chance, thank you!

Yum! These look so good 😍 chickpea salad is a personal favourite of mine! Especially in summer 🌞

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you love the other ideas! 😉

I love your meal preps! Could you please do meal preps 100 percent to freeze? That would be amazing 😊🌷🙏

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, I'll keep that in mind!

@chermp6787

Жыл бұрын

Yes please, plus proper reheat steps.

Mango curry chicken salad came out delicious! thanks

@Downshiftology

11 ай бұрын

Glad you loved it!

Yes!! Always have loved your meal prep content! This is fantastic! 🙏🧡

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy these fresh ideas Wayne!

OMG dear lisa, I make some of your recipes over and over because they are delicious. Today I made the mango curry chicken salad. OMG! We loved it!!!!! Thank you so much! xxx

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the mango chicken salad!

The cucumber shrimp salad looks so good!!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

You're going to love it 😉

Beautiful Salads!!!

Love that your recipes are easy to follow, healthy and look amazing.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I hope you love these new summer salad ideas that are perfect for meal prep.

Thank you so much for these ideas!! I’m vegetarian so I would use chickpeas or white beans as the protein in the first two. All 3 sound super tasty!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Great idea on the white beans 😉

Loved the recipes. Here’s coming the winter, but now I have an alternative to my afternoons

Need more of these salad ideas! Thank you!

Wow, these salads all looked delicious and easy to make. Thank you!

@sylviaeneriz4808

2 күн бұрын

Please continue to make more meal prep videos of salads or healthy recipes. I became an instant subscribe watching this. 😁🥗🥗

I love the chicken curry salad recipe and might try it with chickpeas or tuna instead. Pescatarian options are my favorite

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

That will still be delicious!

I did the curry mango chicken salad. I’m currently making my second batch absolutely delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe.🤗

@DeathAngleZoe

Жыл бұрын

Was it actually good? Was it filling?

While searching for new salad ideas, I am so very please that I found your recepies here. I just subscribed to your Downshiftology and look forward to more great recepies. Thank you.

Thank you! This is definitely my next 3 weeks lunch for work 😊

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!! 😊

You got me inspired for summer Lisa 😋. I have already made the chickpea salad in the past but definitely going to try out the other two also 💨. Since you are asking, I would love to see an Asian style salad or Mexican 🌶️!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Challenge accepted! I'll keep in mind for more Asian / Mexican inspired salads that you can meal prep.

@heathertormey

Жыл бұрын

@@Downshiftology Mmm, also voting for these two other styles of salads!

I love that last chickpea salad. My dad raves about it, too. So simple, yet so yummy. 💕

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Glad it's a family favorite! 😊

Thank you very much for this excellent video presentation, you make these salad meals so enjoyable it can only encourage people to try out these colourful, easy to prepare and tasty salads. The pleasant joy you have as you do these things and share them with the people is very much appreciated by us.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Healthy and delicious eating made easy! Hope you enjoy John and thanks so much for the kind words.

You have given us alllllll our favorite recipes. We like big flavor. My husband is the cook, but I’m a teacher on summer break and wanted to help out. Gre loved the salads even though they were made by the least capable cook ever. Thanks!!!!!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for you to try these salads for summer!

Gorgeous salads. Can't wait to try!

Glad I came across this video!! These will definitely help me every other week for job lunches, yay - Thank you downshiftology!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy! ❤️

Yum! Looks delicious and easy to make!

I loooove this, definitely will do the three of them this week, thank you for the inspo

Love those salads thank you for sharing.❤❤❤

I am starting the South Beach Diet and love these recipes. For the first stage, I will not be able to eat the one with mango but I am sure I can enjoy it on the second phase. Thanks.❤

I really love your meal prep videos, hope you'll add some more ❤❤❤❤ love from Romania

@Downshiftology

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your feedback! I'll be sure to make some every once in awhile 😊

All looks yummy 😋

You make eating well and healthy so easy! Love your videos.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Everything looks delicious!!!!!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy Judy 😊

Thank you so much for these - I can't wait to try them all! I would love to see some Mason Jar style that you could hopefully store for a week or at least a work week. Love you meal prep ideas and always get excited when I see you've posted a new video :D

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Will definitely keep that in mind! Thanks for the feedback Robin 😊

Your cookbook is AWESOME!!!!

This is awesome!! I love the greek salad, cant stop making it. Now I will try the chicken salad, it looks delicious!! :)

Ohhh thank you so much!! I was wanting some easy summer salads!! Awesome!!

I made the Mediterranean salad for a dinner party and it was a big hit! Thank you for another amazing recipe!

@Downshiftology

11 ай бұрын

Glad that recipe was a hit!

I actually needed a vegetarian recipe for a contest in my school. thanks a lot😊😊😊😊😊😊

Lisa, cant wait to try the chickpea salad. Yumm. Would love to find more fruit salad recipes. Will also look for your cookbook. Thank you for sharing.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

You can find a few more fruit-forward salad recipes here: downshiftology.com/salad-recipes/ 😊

Fantastic all 3 salads! I can’t wait to make it ❤

Oh my goodness! I've never been a big fan of chickpeas, but I love Mediterranean dishes so I thought I'd give it a shot just to see how it goes... I am in love! I did only use one can of chick peas though and I had maybe 4 kalamata olives that I chopped up and put in there. Oh, and I also put a little bit of Italian seasoning in the dressing. I think the dressing is my favorite part! This is so good and I'm definitely telling everyone that I think will like it! Thank you.

All 3 look terrific!

Lisa those look delicious. My favorite way to peal a mango is to cut off the sides then use a glass. Put the flesh inside the glass and the skin on the outside. Push down and let the glass do the work.

Wow these are fabulous 💌

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy Andrea 😊

I made the cucumber shrimp salad today. It was delicious even though I used honey mustard instead of Dijon mustard as it’s all I had on hand. Thank you, Lisa!

Love your videos and recipes, Lisa. I purchased your cookbook and love it! Thank you!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Aw, I'm so glad you're loving your new cookbook Joan! Hope you've gotten tons of new meal prep inspo.

we love your creation liza

Yum! 😊 totally making that mango curry chicken salad for dinner this week as it's going to get hot here. 😊

Love this & you! Really missed your videos - you always brighten up our day. Thank you so much for that; hope you have a blessed one! 🙃 Looking forward to making these recipes 😋

I’m definitely going to make all three! The chicken curry especially sounds amazing, yummy!!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

The mango chicken curry is definitely one of my favorites, especially during mango season!

I will try the last one without the chickpeas they all are very delicious looking ❤😋🌹🥰

I received your book last week as a belated Christmas/Bday/Mother's Day prezzy - YAY!!!🥳🥳🥳🥳 THANK YOU for inspiring me. Love from Oz.🥰🥳🐝🐝🌼🌻🌞

Loved this! Thank you, Lisa!

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy Gulnaz!

Definitely making all 3 of these. Thank you!

I'm seeing what you're doing and I may adapt it using fruit. We've just come back from a holiday in a hotel and we were blown away by the breakfast fruit salad option. I have bought the raw ingredients and will have a go. Preparing for the week ahead is the way to go.

@Downshiftology

Жыл бұрын

Just be mindful that some other fruits may not hold up as well! But go for it and let us know how it turns out 😊