Salad for Breakfast

on the menu (vol. 13)

Hear me out: Salad is the perfect meal for lunch, dinner, or breakfast. 

I’ve never been a breakfast person. When I was in high school, my mom would beg me to eat something before I left for the day and I would always tell her that I wasn’t hungry. Then she’d beg me to drink some orange juice—which I didn’t, because I had just brushed my teeth.

Now, I wake up between 4 and 5 to work out with my friends, and still don’t get hungry until around 10:30. But the first meal I want to eat every day is something that will nourish me, give me energy, and keep me full. (And it goes without saying that it needs to be delicious, too!) 

the best part of waking up

The perfect breakfast salad includes the following components:

• Starch: A slice of sourdough, roasted potatoes, sweet potatoes, and squash are great options.

• Protein: So often, this is a fried egg, a jammy egg (really eggs any style), or cottage cheese.

• Veggies: I’ll eat any and all veggies as my first meal—leafy greens, finely chopped cucumber, summer tomatoes, bell peppers, last night’s steamed asparagus and broccoli, etc.

• Dressing: Cook’s choice! Really, I’ll use whatever I have in my fridge, which is often Miso Vinaigrette or Green Goddess.

The opportunities are endless! (Toasts obviously make a great breakfast, too.) This week, promise me to make at least one salad for breakfast—then come back and tell me what you thought in the chat. Here’s what’s on the menu this week:

• Breakfast Salad with Garlicky Potatoes

• Breakfast Grain Bowl

• Cottage Cheese Wrap with Salad

when I say breakfast for dinner, this is what I want