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Adios boring salads

10-Day Challenge

10-Day Salad Challenge

4.8 · 674 reviews

Ready to turn “just a salad” into the meal you look forward to? Ten days of hearty, plant-based salads — pasta salads, fruit salads, loaded bowls — with the grocery list done and a new one waiting every morning.

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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.

Hands tossing a colourful pasta salad in a bowl

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.

A string bag of fresh vegetables and herbs on a counter

Groceries

One grocery list

Split across two trips, days 1–5 and 6–10, so the spinach never turns before you reach it.

A kale salad with a creamy dressing, tossed in a bowl

Prep

A salad prep guide

Dressings made ahead in little jars, vegetables chopped and waiting. Then it is grab, toss and eat.

A woman standing in her kitchen holding a big bowl of salad

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

Fresh tomato and mozzarella salad with tuna slices and greens on table.★★★★★

Awesome challenge, with really well designed flavors built into easy to follow recipes.

Lanore Hahn
Smiling woman with yellow top—healthy smoothie lifestyle.★★★★★

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
Woman standing with arms outstretched in a green field with snow-capped peaks in.★★★★★

Going green never looked and felt so good.

Carol L.
Mixed greens, avocado, broccoli and quinoa bowl with fork on white plate.★★★★★

I’ve always been a big salad maker, and I still enjoyed the new ideas I got from the challenge.

Emily C.
Smiling woman holds two ripe avocados in a bright kitchen for smoothie recipe.★★★★★

I did this challenge with my husband and it was a great experience.

Alyssa C.
Smiling couple in red tops enjoying smoothie moment.★★★★★

I have never strictly followed a meal plan in my life, and did not expect to enjoy it as much as I did.

Amy
Healthy avocado bowls with greens, tomatoes and crispy toppings.★★★★★

My partner and I did it together, and for ten days we had it as our lunch.

Adriana Carvalhal
Healthy green salad in glass bowl with feta and herbs, beside red smoothie on a桌.★★★★★

The 10-day salad challenge was an excellent way to get back on track.

Grace

A 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

Jen Hansard holding a green smoothie
Pages from the 10-Day Salad Challenge guide fanned out: the cover, the ten-day menu, the shopping lists and two recipe pages

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
Total value $75$17

FAQs

How many does each salad serve?

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.

Why is the shopping list split in two?

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.

Are these meals, or side dishes?

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.

Can I prep ahead?

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.

Do I have to stop my daily smoothie?

Not at all. Keep drinking one right through the challenge — I will. The more plants, the merrier.

What do I actually get for $17?

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.

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Challenge yourself!

Although not a 100% fan of all the recipes or ingredients this was truly a great challenge to get our family out of a rut. I wish the challenge had been during warmer weather, here in the midwest it snowed twice during the challenge which doesn’t exactly scream “salad-weather” After locating the substitution menu, and seeking out suggestions from other challengee’s, we did it. My family loved the taco salad and it was so easy to sub/omit what everyone likes/doesn’t like in a dish like this.

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Anne M.
3.31.2022
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Such fun “dressing up” those salads!

It has been great fun! Hubby has thoroughly being along for the ride and has enjoyed trying to taste what ingredients are in the salads! Thanks Jen and the recipe developers for yet once again stretching me out of my sometimes boring “comfort zone”! I have thoroughly enjoyed most of the salads – arugula is still not my favourite ingredient but I am “warming” to it! I have loved challenging my conventional taste buds and trying ingredients together that I would not ordinarily pair together! Looking forward to the spring cleanse!

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Shirley P
3.31.2022
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Spring into salad

I did not realize how invested I was going to get in this challenge and did not realize how mundane my salads have been. I tried new things like fennel and arugula. I have new go to salads for picnics and boring meals that I think everyone will love. Even as I am ending this journey I’m already planning my salads for next week. It is hard to pick a favorite recipe but I am going with the carrot salad. I think this will be a staple for my meals when I need a little crunch and sweet. I even used it as a filler for a sandwich to give my lunch a little pizazz. Thanks for the challenge.

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Lizzie G
3.31.2022
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Rawk Your Salad Repertoire

What a gift to not have to think about what fruit/veg serving to make for the day! This salad challenge was fantastic for its variety and for its surprises. Little details like the pepitas in the Caesar salad or orange juice instead of lemon juice in the fruit salad really elevated each salad in this challenge. Each recipe was simple and easy to do with ingredients I already had in my pantry and fridge. It would be easy to sub in/out ingredients to suit your tastes if needed but as-is these recipes rawked! With a great mix of familiar tastes and newer flavour profiles this salad challenge switched it up daily and always had me eagerly anticipating the next day’s recipe. If you’re bored of your salad or veg rotation this challenge is perfect for you as it will keep your taste buds on their toes and happy happy happy!

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Tammy Uyeda
3.31.2022
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Best 10 days ever!!

The 10-day salad challenge offered so many creative ways to dress up vegetables in ways I’ve not used before! Loved the dressings and the suggestions from the group. Thanks SGS!!

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Patti Ryan
3.31.2022
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Getting to love salads

I really enjoyed this challenge. I’m typically not a salad person because they seem so boring. This was a fun mix of lots of different kinds. Some I liked more than others but all were good. I’ll make them again. I even lost 2 lbs who knows if it was the salads but I’m thinking so! Since I’m not very creative on my own it was awesome to have pictures and instructions. Thanks!!

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Brenda davidson
3.31.2022
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Exploring the Unknown World of Salads

I had a fabulous adventure exploring the unknown Amazon of the salad world! A salad made of carrots or an amazing blend of berries was truly a first for me! There were so many new ingredients new flavors new textures and new combinations that really opened my cooking expertise. I’m sincerely grateful for the new knowledge and friends I’ve met while on this 10-Day journey! Thank you so much!

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Renata S
3.31.2022
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I’m transformed 😊

The salad challenge is very easy to commit to and fun. I love making my own dressings and adding items I may have not thought of. I am now almost a full blown plant based person. Thanks to the 21-day plant based cleanse from back in the fall. Thank you team Rawk ! Ya’ll are inspirational.

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Amy Mace
3.31.2022
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Delicious and fun!!

I loved this experience! I normally find making salads so challenging but this experience was so easy to follow! I’m absolutely inspired now! Thanks so much!

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Karen A
3.31.2022
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Spring forward with Salad

Excellent challenge to jump start my quest for healthy eating and discovering how easy it is to incorporate into my busy lifestyle. Who knew salads could be so yummy and fun!

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Helen A.
3.31.2022
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Excitjng Program

Great training and lots of piratical advice.

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Troy Andersen
3.31.2022
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Men love salad too!

I enjoyed learning some new skills in the kitchen, expanding my diet and eating healthy with the family

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Michael
3.31.2022
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Culinary treat

Fun, informative and worth the effort .

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Eric M.
3.31.2022
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Renewed Love for Salads

I enjoyed this challenge. My favorite was the taco salad. I’m going to try to continue eating one salad a day!

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Lisa R.
3.31.2022
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Seriously Salads

I liked the challenge ok. Some of the items were hard for me to find. I also don’t like many foods so if I couldn’t find something or didn’t like what was on the recipe I substituted.

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Sandy
3.31.2022
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