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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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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.

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Darcy R
3.31.2022
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love my smoothies

salads are the ultimate health food and love vitamix

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Barbara Steinberg
3.31.2022
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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!

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Myranda
3.31.2022
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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. ❤️

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Donna Sue
3.31.2022
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Be adventurous

Flavorful and delicious recipes

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Linda Kaminski
3.31.2022
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Challenge Accepted 🙂

Fun & helpful to motivate a healthy change.

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Wendy S
3.31.2022
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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!!

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Judie W.
3.31.2022
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New start

I feel amazing,lost same weight,but gained a lot of motivation to go on and rich my goal:,healthy lifestyle is the key

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Eva Ziemianski
3.31.2022
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Love is GREEN!

I absolutely loved this 10 day salad challenge! It was a great way to try new and different salads, I have to say every one was a winner! My husband and I have been trying to eat cleaner and greener this year and this was a perfect way to compliment that journey. We are both just recently retired and our mission is to eat healthy, exercise more and enjoy our “senior” years lol…60 is the new 40. Thanks Jen and the whole team at simple green smoothies!💚

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Pamela
3.31.2022
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so yummy

great motivation to eat better! loved the new ideas and trying different flavors

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bridget o.
3.31.2022
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Greens for good

I have been doing the SGS challenges for a few years now. I have enjoyed each one and this salad challenge was no different. I really appreciate how well organized each challenge is from the recipe and ingredient explanations to the shopping list and prep guides. The salads in this challenge were so delicious too. I enjoyed them all. Can’t wait for the next challenge. Happy greens everyone! 🥬💚

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Krista Ginter
3.31.2022
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So so

I have been trying to do the challenge,but I don’t like alot of the foods on the challenge.to eat the same ones that you do like are boring and that’s why it doesn’t work for me

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Joanne Bader
3.31.2022
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Great recipes

I have loved the tips and guidelines, recipes and encouragement.

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Deb
3.31.2022
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Holy greens!

I loved it. I loved the variety and boldly pairing ingredients to come up with awesome tasting salads. I’m still shocked how much I loved the lemon arugula salad. Thank you for this opportunity.

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Traci Lyn
3.31.2022
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Great way to get more vegetables

I loved that I did this challenge to make & eat salads for 10 days in a row. While these took more time than I normally do for salads- I usually just chop & throw in whatever is at hand, Jen really had thought thru flavors & dressings to complement the ingredients. I never make my own dressing, but now I realize it’s not that hard or time consuming. I loved the Strawberry Arugula salad. It is something I’d feel proud to serve for company. So I got some good recipes, ate better with more vegetables, and feel like I can continue on to include more plants in my diet. All my goals were met! I have recommended it to several friends.

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Cathe Read
3.31.2022
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