Smart Salads for an Early Summer Heatwave

It's only June 9th and it's supposed to be 100 degrees today! What??? For today's HCZ's Staff Health and Wellness Fair we're preparing two of our favorite summer salads. These salads are smart and savvy for two reasons. First,  they are packed with fresh veggies that are low in calories and tossed with simple, easy-to-make vinaigrette. Second they are quite flexible, allowing you to vary the recipe based on your own whim or what happens to be on hand. Here are the recipes, which are more of a starting place or a general guideline for you to play with. Click through for the full recipes for:

• Orzo Salad
• Carrot, Beet and Broccoli Slaw

Photo of Orzo Salad via Flickr user Three By Sea:  Nicole North Rodriguez
Photo of Carrot and Beet Salad via Chocolate and Zucchini blog.