As seen in
This challenge is for you if…
Ten days, ten salads, and the shopping already worked out. Here’s who it’s really for.
Your salads have gone boring
The same leaves and bottled dressing every time. Ten days of recipes that taste like you meant it.
You want a real meal, not a side
Pasta salads, grain bowls, roasted vegetables — hearty enough to be lunch and dinner.
You want more vegetables in your day
The easiest way to eat a lot of them, without turning the oven on most nights.
You hate wasting produce
One grocery list for the whole ten days, so the greens get used before they turn.
Lunch is the meal you skip
Something ready in the fridge beats whatever is quickest at one o’clock.
You like doing it with other people
A challenge with a start date, daily emails, and a crowd doing it alongside you.
What’s inside the challenge
Ten days of salads worth looking forward to, with the thinking already done.
Menu
10-day salad menu
A new one every day — Healthy Taco, Vegan Potato, Kale Caesar, Bright Berry. Each serves two, so dinner leaves lunch behind.
Groceries
One grocery list
Split across two trips, days 1–5 and 6–10, so the spinach never turns before you reach it.
Prep
A salad prep guide
Dressings made ahead in little jars, vegetables chopped and waiting. Then it is grab, toss and eat.
Emails
Motivation emails
Encouragement, quick tips and reminders from me, start to finish. We’re in this together.
What others think
Hear from others who did the 10-day salad challenge
★★★★★Awesome challenge, with really well designed flavors built into easy to follow recipes.
Lanore Hahn
★★★★★I’ve always thought of salads as something you just throw together, so I really didn’t know what I’d been missing.
Kristine G
★★★★★Going green never looked and felt so good.
Carol L.
★★★★★I’ve always been a big salad maker, and I still enjoyed the new ideas I got from the challenge.
Emily C.
★★★★★I did this challenge with my husband and it was a great experience.
Alyssa C.
★★★★★I have never strictly followed a meal plan in my life, and did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did.
Amy
★★★★★My partner and I did it together, and for ten days we had it as our lunch.
Adriana Carvalhal
★★★★★The 10-day salad challenge was an excellent way to get back on track.
GraceA note from Jen
Fuel your passion
It started with one green smoothie. That was the whole plan — one a day, every day, and let it add up. I was exhausted, stressed out and frustrated with my body, and a smoothie was the one thing I could manage.
Smoothies turned into soups, soups turned into salads, and eventually it turned into this. Somewhere along the way I stopped surviving each day and started living it — a backyard family farm, running across the Grand Canyon twice in a single day, hiking to the top of the tallest waterfall in North America with my kids.
What I’ve learned from all of it is that repetition and focus are what make results happen. So ten days of salads, one after another, will get you good at this — confident making salads that are filling, full of flavor, and that actually taste good.
Jen Hansard
Creator of Simple Green Smoothies · best-selling cookbook author
10-Day Salad Challenge
Ten days of salads, one printable guide
- 10-Day Salad Menu$10
- Done-for-you grocery list$25
- Salad prep guide$15
- Full-color interactive PDF$25
FAQs
Two. Enjoy one for dinner and the other as lunch leftovers the next day, or do the challenge with someone and have exactly the right amount each day. The shopping list is worked out on that basis.
So your produce doesn’t go bad. You buy only what you need for the first five days, then shop again for days six to ten. There’s nothing enjoyable about opening a bag of rancid spinach.
Both, and that’s deliberate. Fruit salads, potato salads, garden salads — some are filling enough to be dinner on their own, others are better alongside something. It’s up to you which way you take each one.
Yes, and I’d recommend it. Make the dressings ahead and keep them in small airtight containers, and chop most of the vegetables and fruit in advance — just wait to wash until you’re ready to eat. Three recipes want nuts soaked the night before, so set a phone reminder.
Not at all. Keep drinking one right through the challenge — I will. The more plants, the merrier.
A ten-day salad menu, a done-for-you grocery list split across the two shopping trips, a salad prep guide, a full-colour interactive PDF, and a motivation email from me each day. It’s yours to keep and cook from again.
Reviews
What people say after ten days of salads.
Excted!
I’m always looking for nutritious and yummy new salad ideas! Thank for the challenge! Refrigerator not quite empty.
It’s not a challenge when it tastes so good!
This was a great way to eat a salad every day without it ever getting boring. There was a lot of variety so every day was something new to try. Loved the kale Caesar salad best of all followed by the potato salad. I’ll definitely have both again.
Slinging salads
Really enjoyed the variety of salads. They will come in handy when I’m feeling stuck in a rut. I also enjoyed the alternatives to dairy and other ingredients.
Rawkin’ Rawkstar Challenge
I loved the challenge. I jumped in to develop some ‘in-the-kitchen’ accountability and discipline for myself. I did that! Committed and rawked all 10 days! My only critique would be too many different ingredients everyday particularly for single person or servings. Still all good! My favorite recipes interestingly were the Lemon Arugula & Kale Caesar yumminess. Overall the fresh crisp flavor profiles were so enjoyable. Loved intro to the fennel. My cool rawkstar accomplishment was making the Cashew Garlic Aioli which was super delicious. Thanks Jen Team & Sponsors for this rawsome experience. I will continue to enjoy plant-based eating and following SGS. Let me go make my last day salad into a yummy smoothie!
Delicioso|healthy|and fantabulous!
I really enjoyed the 10-day challenge! It challenged me to step out of my comfort zone in preparing new things for myself and my family. I tried new things including some unique vegetables to our family and we ate more vegetables then we typically eat. Many of the recipes were delicious and we will enjoy them on a regular basis in the future. Thanks for the opportunity!
A REAL “Rawkstar” Challenge!
Loved loved loved this Challenge! The salads were creative healthy and easy to prepare! I now have new recipes for future healthy meals — they are definitely would be delicious to bring to any party! Thanks to Simply Green Smoothies Run the Edge Vitamix and Organic Girl for sponsoring this Challenge! Thanks to all the participants for sharing their ideas!
Simply challenged myself with Simple Greens!
I walked more consistently than usual so I could enter my distance for the day so it was motivating in that way. I loved checking out the recipes for new ideas and especially loved day one’s strawberry dressing! That one will be used a lot.
The new spring!!
As we have entered Spring this challenge allowed me to embrace a new beginning. The ten days allowed me to create a pattern and feel the affects of a greener diet. More energy, new tastes, and a feeling of accomplishment. Many of the salads introduced new ingredients like tahini, barley, and arugula for me. Like Spring I am empowered to continue blooming with new risks in taste and continue to create a new healthier me!! Thank you!
Spring into Healthier Eating
I was surprised by the wide variety of salads the challenge included. I was so impressed with the recipes and ingredients that I bought all three recipe books by Jen Hansard so that the fun recipes could continue after the challenge.
love my smoothies
salads are the ultimate health food and love vitamix
Great change from my usual salads
4 only because I enjoy arugula but not as a base for a salad. I used Spring Mix instead. I never know what to do for dressings because I like to keep in simple and these are pretty simple for the most part! Will definitely keep these in mind as the weather continues to get warmer!
Be adventurous
Flavorful and delicious recipes
Challenge Accepted 🙂
Fun & helpful to motivate a healthy change.
Salads With Flavor!!
I joined this challenge on a whim after receiving an email related to Vitamix. I figured, “Why not?” I am SO glad I did!! These recipes taught me how to put so many interesting ingredients together in fresh new ways! So delicious!! Full of flavor!! I learned more about plant based alternatives, such as the delicious walnut “taco meat” and the yummy, versatile, cashew cream. My husband and I looked forward each night to the “next favorite” salad! And I was pleasantly surprised how quickly each recipe came together. I will be watching for the next challenge series!!
Lost Weight and Inches, Gained Energy and Better Sleep
After 10 days, All I can say is YES to this new way of eating! I have lost weight and noticeable inches. Clothes fit better, look better. I gained energy and as a result sleep better than ever. Not waking up during the night is a major improvement, has a huge effect on my wellness and happiness. Not only did I benefiT from this challenge, so did my spouse. For us, these large salads were not only tasty, they were filling. For most days, we did include some additional proteins such as fish, chicken breast and lean beefy. The taco salad was my favorite. I love black beans and the walnut meat combo. It was so easy to make. The cashew cream recipe is a “keeper” too. My old Vitamix made preparation and clean up easy. I use it all the time for fruit and Organic Girl green smoothies. These new recipes were all great, saving every recipe. The challenge was a good reset. Now is time for a lifestyle food change, I’ve already come up with some of my own modifications for new healthy salads and smoothies. Thanks for the challenge. ❤️
