Some tantalizing salads for your festive Purim meal.

Your Purim can be a super simchah celebration! Let the unity, joy and gratitude combine into a “salad” of celebration that resonates with everyone there!

Try these healthy recipes:

TOMATO SALAD

• 8-10 large tomatoes, cubed
• ½ purple onion, diced
• ½ yellow onion, diced
• 2 scallions, diced
• 2 sprigs of fresh dill, chopped (or 1 tsp of dry dill)

Dressing:

• 2 T apple cider vinegar (or rice vinegar)
• 1 Tb soy sauce (or 1 tsp sea salt)
• 2 Tb olive oil

Mix ingredients and serve in colorful bowl

SPROUT AND MUSHROOM SALAD

• 1 container of long mung sprouts
• 1 container of large, fresh mushrooms, sliced lengthwise
• 1 red pepper, sliced lengthwise
• 1 green pepper, sliced lengthwise
• 1 large green or black pitted olive

Arrange vegetables slices in flower shapes

PURIM PURPLE CABBAGE SALAD

• 1 large head purple cabbage, shredded
• 1 shredded carrot
• ½ cup sliced almonds (nuts can be toasted lightly)
• ½ cup pecans
• 4 green scallions or 2 springs of parsley, sliced

Dressing:

• 1/4 cup brown sugar (or less)
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/3 cup vinegar
• ½ tsp. salt
• Mix dressing ingredients. Pour on salad.

SIMCHAH CHICKEN STIR FRY

• 2 pounds (1 kilo) (or 1 pound) of sliced white chicken
• 2 large sweet potatoes, sliced
• 2 carrots, sliced in rounds
• 4 stalks of celery, sliced
• 2 peppers (red and green)
• 1 cup of green peas (frozen ones thaw fast)
• 1 small can of pineapple pieces (optional)
• ½ cup of cashews (optional)

Dressing:

• 1 Tb soy sauce
• 1 Tb sweetener (date honey or brown sugar)
• ½-1 tsp fresh ground black pepper

Arrange all ingredients in a large pot and simmer together for an hour, stirring occasionally. The sweet potatoes and carrots add a lot of natural sweetening and tons of vitamin A!

HEALTHY PARVE BANANA ICE CREAM

Peel 10-20 (as many as you have!) very ripe bananas and freeze overnight.

Remove frozen bananas. Carefully slice into chunks and place frozen pieces in a food processor.

Add 1 cup water (or 1 cup soy or almond milk).

Blend until smooth. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts, pecans or almonds and/or chocolate chips. Healthy ice cream!

Chava Dumas

Chava Dumas is an educator, certified doula, women’s health advocate and cancer support counselor. Read more special tips in her life-changing book Prepare for Pesach B’simchah! 40 Lifesaving Lessons to Help you make it to the Finish Line a book that helps everyone celebrate every day the gift of life!