The Ultimate Skinny Summer Meal: L'amini Salade

Pre-Tossed L’amini Salade.

If you’re looking for a cool and crispy salad that’s going to be as tasty as it is refreshing then listen up.  Introducing “L’amini salade,” which is my favorite salad for the past few years now.  I know the name seems silly but it is in homage to the francophile in me.

It might have the word “mini” thrown in there but there’s nothing minimal about this salad. It is very calorie dense.  Most flavorful foods are calorie dense, but these calories I would argue are good calories that our bodies will digest easily. There’s a difference between eating a hearty salad full of calories and natural cheese, and chowing down a full bag of cheez-its that are also full of calories.

Post-tossed L’amini Salade.

We have to stop thinking of calories as a number but also consider how certain foods are easier for our bodies to digest than others. Most of the calories are coming from the dressing, which is really just olive oil, apple cider vinegar, goat’s cheese, and honey. The best part? The dressing is made inside the salad bowl saving time and not compromising on any flavor.

Without further ado, here is L’amini Salade! If you want to download a jpg version of this recipe to save on your phone without the nonsense and pictures then find it linked at the bottom of this post alongside a video of me making this delicious recipe earlier this week.