3 Perfect Pineapple Salads For Your Dinner Parties

Pineapple is a very versatile fruit that combines with both sweet and savory foods, so it can be the perfect option to include in our salads.

If you’re someone who has trouble balancing good nutrition with keeping weight off, try one of these 3 pineapple salads, delicious solutions for a healthy dinner.

Eating a balanced diet shouldn’t mean sacrificing yourself, as there are many foods with rich flavors that you can eat.

Pineapple is the perfect fruit to prepare any type of salad. Its rich flavor and texture contrasts with those of the other ingredients. And, if you’re tired of eating the same thing over and over again, this is a great alternative to vary your meals.

You should know that preparing  any recipe with pineapple gives us countless health benefits.  This is due to its high content of vitamins B1 and C, folic acid and minerals such as magnesium, potassium and sodium.

In addition to that, it has multiple benefits in the body:

• It helps digestion
• Help the heart
• Strengthens the immune system
• Regulates glucose levels
• It prevents cancer (bromelain fights cancer cells)

In short, it is the perfect fruit to prepare any type of recipe. On this occasion, we will show you how to prepare 3 delicious pineapple-based salads for your dinners.

3 pineapple salads

1. Pineapple and spinach salads

If you’re one of those people who always come home tired from work, without the urge to cook, this is the perfect salad for you. Just peel and cut a pineapple or two and store them in the fridge to eat them when the opportunity arises.

Ingredients

• 2 cups of spinach (90 g)
• 3 tablespoons of vinegar (45 ml)
• ½ glass of water (100 ml)
• 1 cup of pineapple chunks (150 g)
• ½ cup of walnuts (75 g)
• ½ cup of raisins (75 g)
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil (5 ml)
• 1 teaspoon of mustard (5 ml)
• ¼ cup of Greek yogurt (50 mL)
• 2 teaspoons of chopped parsley (10 g)
• 1 teaspoon of salt (5 g)

Preparation

1. First, wash the spinach well with the water and vinegar and place it in a bowl with the pineapple.
2. Then, in a mortar, crush the nuts until they are almost powdered and mix them with the raisins. Add them to the bowl with the spinach and pineapple.
3. For  the dressing of your salad, you must mix the yogurt, olive oil, mustard and parsley. Add the teaspoon of salt at the end to give it some flavor.
4. Finally, spread the vinaigrette over the salad, serve and enjoy your pineapple salad.

 2. Pineapple and yogurt salads

Most people who care about their figure are always concerned about the foods they put in their mouths and, therefore, the calories and carbohydrates they contain. But with this dish, you won’t have to worry about it.

Ingredients

• 1 medium pineapple
• 1 apple
• 2 stalks of celery
• ½ cup of walnuts (75 g)
• ½ cup of Greek yogurt (100 ml)
• 2 tablespoons of honey (50 g)
• 1 teaspoon of salt (5 g)
• 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (5 g)

Preparation

1. To start, peel and cut the pineapple and apple into pieces, as well as the celery into small squares.
2. Then, in a mortar, crush the nuts.
3. Put all the ingredients in a bowl and cover them with yogurt, honey, salt and cinnamon.
4. Finally, mix all the ingredients well, serve and enjoy.

3. Pineapple, Cucumber and Yogurt Salads

Cucumber is always a great choice for salads,  but mixing it with pineapple is even better because it is very low in calories and carbs. Remember that at dinner time we should eat light because we are not burning the same calories as during the day.

Ingredients

• ½ lettuce
• 1 large cucumber
• ½ red pepper
• 1 cup of pineapple (150 g)
• 1 apple
• 3 tablespoons of chopped cilantro (45 g)
• 1 teaspoon of salt (5 g)
• 3 tablespoons of pineapple yogurt (45 ml)
• The juice of a lemon
• 1 teaspoon of white pepper (5 g)

Preparation

1. First, cut the pepper, apple and cucumber into small pieces, without removing the skin.
2. Then wash the lettuce with water and vinegar and place it in a bowl with the previous ingredients. Add the pineapple and cilantro.
3. Then add salt, pepper and lemon juice. Stir a little so that the ingredients combine well. Leave the salad in the refrigerator for 20 or 30 minutes.
4. Finally, serve the salad in individual plates and add the yogurt on top. Enjoy a delicious pineapple salad with cucumber and yogurt.