Salads aren't just made for summer, filled with antioxidants and nutrients, Not only this but salads are also perfect for the winter months. These nutrient-dense foods are a necessary part of a healthy and balanced diet. Not only they look delicious and taste mouth-watering good but are also an option to replace a high calorie, heavy meal to maintain slim and healthy in this chilling winter.

But for many dieters who eat salad to lose weight end up piling on a few pounds rather than, mainly because most of the elements they filled up with full of fat and calories. The truth is that using diet-friendly salad elements is the solution to healthy, successful weight loss. All you need is to choose for ingredients, especially salad toppings, that are packed with nutrients, full of flavour and naturally low in fat and calories.

When done right, salads aren't just delicious and healthy, in fact, they can are proven to burn calories and boost your metabolism, helping to lose weight faster than expected. 

Here are simple and quick methods  to prepare salad recipe to help your fat burning mission:
Ingredients
Meat - grilled chicken or turkey
Seafood - grilled salmon, tuna (fresh or canned)
Beans - kidney, lentils, black, pinto, etc
Eggs - hard boiled
Avocado – keep it small
Green and colourful veggies - spinach, broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, red or yellow peppers, tomatoes, chopped red onion, cucumber

then, add a very small amount of salad dressing. Sadly, most store-bought dressings are full of fat and calories. So, either you make your own low-fat and low-calorie salad dressing at home or make sure that you don't add too much to your bowl full of healthy ingredients. You may also consider opting for some yoghurt-based dressings that are usually creamy and low in calories. 

And, if you wish to add some cheese, you may want to skip that dairy or oil-based dressing, and instead sprinkle your salad with a few chopped fresh, flavourful herbs and lemons.

 A research carried out by the researchers at Iowa State University recommended that people who ate salads dressed with a canola or olive oil-based dressing had higher levels of carotenoids (vitamin A-like compounds) in their blood. Besides, several research studies have shown these unsaturated fatty acids not only make your salad more filling but help fight belly fat.