Salads, smoothies and other refreshing summer recipes

The festive season is often accompanied by lots of eating – chocolates, decadent Christmas puddings and roast turkey are hard to say no to, after all. To assuage your fears of a Christmas belly, why not also indulge in fresh, wholesome treats with inspiration from these foodie Instagrammers, whose salad, smoothie, and other healthy recipes look out of this world.

1. Raw_Manda

 

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A post shared by AMANDA🌿 vegan food + lifestyle (@raw_manda) on May 27, 2016 at 6:26am PDT

LA-based YouTuber and blogger Amanda creates plant-based meals, including cute sweet treats like heart-shaped flapjacks, chocolate vegan mini doughnuts and panda-shaped puff pastries. We think these fruit-filled summer rice-paper rolls (pictured above) look especially spectacular.

2. Bibbyskitchen

 

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Because it’s #worldpastaday Spelt spaghetti with the ultimate superfood basil and spinach pesto. Add a handful of savoury nut and dried olive granola for crunch. Recipe link in bio #bibbyskitchen #recipeoftheday #pasta #pesto #italianfood #comfortfood #superfoods #spelt #healthy #wholeyum #wholesome #f52grams #food52 #vegetarian #foodnetwork #hautecuisines #foodgawker #feedfeed #gloobyfood #beautifulcuisines #foodphotography #foodstylist #instaeatssouthafrica #instaeatsjozii # #foodandwine #foodwinewomen #worldpastaday #f52comfort

A post shared by Dianne Bibby (@bibbyskitchen) on Oct 25, 2017 at 7:25am PDT

Di Bibby is based in Johannesburg and shares her recipes, including many South African favourites, on her blog bibbyskitchenat36.com. Di also teaches cooking classes for people wanting to enhance their culinary skills.

3. VictoriaCleanEats

 

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A post shared by VICTORIA || Oxford 🇬🇧 (@victoria_louise_fitness) on Jun 21, 2016 at 1:59am PDT

Victoria is a student at Bristol University, UK, as well as a gymnastics coach. You can find her recipes for home-made nut butters and amazing-looking breakfast bowls and smoothies on her blog, victoriaeatssite.wordpress.com.

4. EdgarRaw

 

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Messy Vegan Chickpea Burgers,🍔 These burgers were so simple🍴to make and it. 😊👌💜 ➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖➖ Also, if you’re looking to eat more raw foods and would like to join a challenge to possibly be featured check 2 previous post for details. I’m loving all the entries so far. Ingredients Burger buns Beets Spinach Onions Avocado Coconut oil BBQ sauce Chickpea patties 1 cup of chickpeas ½ a cup of shredded carrots 2 tbsp of ground flax seeds 1 tsp of cumin 1 tsp of smoked paprika 1 tsp of turmeric powder 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast ½ a tsp of lime zest 3 garlic cloves A dash of black pepper A dash of pink salt Directions 1)Drain and rinse your chickpeas. 2)Dump your chickpeas into a food processor and pulse until blended well, but not too mushy. You can also use a potato masher. 3)Add your flax seed and seasonings and pulse (food processor) a few more seconds. Form your mash into patties and add them to a pan on medium heat. Cook patties with coconut oil until slightly brown. 4)Then add your layers however you want. Enjoy.

A post shared by Edgar (@edgarraw) on Jun 14, 2016 at 3:49pm PDT

Edgar is a vegan, farmer, food stylist and photographer and offers a wide variety of plant-based recipes on his blog www.edgarraweats.com.

5. saladforpresident

 

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The perfect salad to throw together in the middle of a meeting (if you’re like me and have zero attention span).

A post shared by Julia Sherman (@saladforpresident) on Jan 25, 2018 at 4:54pm PST

Julia Sherman (@saladforpresident) is the creative director at Chop’t, a chain of salad restaurants on the East Coast of the USA and her blog saladforpresident.com, is filled with scrumptious salad creations.

6. Not Without Salt: @ashrod

 

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Slow roasted pears with salted maple caramel, biscotti crumbs and créme fraiche. // Brush the pears with maple syrup and sprinkle with sugar. Add fresh ginger, cinnamon, star anise, and cardamom. Use the same spices to make the maple caramel. Simmer maple syrup until slightly thickened, about five minutes or so. I can imagine this would also be quite nice for breakfast over yogurt. // #sweettooth #foodblogger #notwithoutsalt #atthetable #foodblogfeed #f52grams #inmykitchen #inseasonnow #feedfeed

A post shared by Not Without Salt (@ashrod) on Jan 10, 2018 at 4:54pm PST

Ashley Rodriguez has a video series on outdoor cooking recipes and on her blog, notwithoutsalt.com, you’ll find mouth-watering recipes like sticky braised pork and red wine-poached pear-and-chocolate tart.

7.maddielymburner

 

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my first time ever making my own papaya boats…. I’m obsessed ✨😍 Have you ever made papaya boats or fruit bowls? What are your fav things to put in them? 👇🏼 I also just posted a NEW video featuring these beauties 🙌🏼 What I Eat Pre and Post Workout! I also touch on protein, calories, & macros… plus a sneak peak at my typical leg/booty day in the gym 💪🏼🌱 Link in my story!

A post shared by MADDIE LYMBURNER (@maddielymburner) on Nov 28, 2018 at 9:38am PST

Maddie Lymburner is a 23-year-old Canadian vegan and Youtube content creator. She is currently working from South Africa, so you can expect her upcoming vlogs to feature lots of local fresh fruits and vegetables. You can also find her recipes on her blog maddielymburner.com.

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