What do you like on your salad?

[kassykit]

Just curious here

What do you like on your salad....

Me... spinach, letuce, maybe some chicken and tomatoes

ranch or thousand Island dressing :0

no stale bread :P

[Soft*Silver]

dark green and red leafy stuff

black olives, onions, beets and cottage cheese instead of dressing

crunchy stuff like croutons or rice noodles

yellow hot peppers if I am having an ok tummy day

raisins for sweetness

[kassykit]

Sounds yummy and YAY for ok tummy days!:eatinghersheybar:

dark green and red leafy stuff

black olives, onions, beets and cottage cheese instead of dressing

crunchy stuff like croutons or rice noodles

yellow hot peppers if I am having an ok tummy day

[PinkieLee]

Yep, another salad lovah here!!! My favorite right now is...

Baby spinach
sliced avocado
feta cheese crumbles
and a raspberry vinagrette dressing!

On a daily basis, my honey likes...

Baby spinach
bacon bits
and a ceaser/italian dressing!

Other favorites are...

Mixed greens
leftover grilled chicken
black beans
corn
crunched up tortilla chips
and salsa

OR...

Mixed greens
leftover grilled chicken
apple slices
candied pecans
feta cheese
and the raspberry vinagrette dressing

**hahaha.. can you tell we eat a lot of salads in my house**

[Guy]

I like romaine lettuce, onions, hard boiled eggs, grated parmesan, marinated grilled chicken, and I'll take the stale garlic bread, thanks

MMMmmmmm

[Corkey]

Spring greens, arugula, dandelion baby spinach.
Toppings vary from Roquefort, bleu, to oil Dijon lemon and ponzu, to creamy caesar. I put pumpkin seeds, feta, croutons and bacon bits on my salads. Makes a meal in itself.

[SuperFemme]

baby greens, tomatoes, all colors of bell peppers, cranberries, almond slivers, broccoli parts, apple and a no calorie dressing i make out of rice wine vinegar, balsamic, lime juice and cilantro.

mmm.

[kassykit]

This is so giving me ideas on what to try! i adore salads however they do tend to get kind of boring!

here's shooting for losing another 80lbs!

granted salads aren't always the way to go but i find i feel more satisfied with a salad than a hamburger

strange no??

[Gemme]

I'm not designed to like only one kind or type of anything. I like salads, period.

Right now, there's large red bell peppers, mushrooms, mini bell peppers (yellow, orange and red), romaine, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic and onions in our fridge with both non-fat and full fat Caesar dressing. I can make about 5-6 different salads with that combination alone.

I do tend to prefer romaine over spinach, as it seems to last longer, though I do like both.

One of my favorite simple salads of all time is chopped walnuts, shredded mozz cheese (usually non-fat), mushroomes chopped up teeny tiny, and romaine with a raspberry vinaigrette or a pear vinaigrette. Yummmmmy.

I kinda feel like Forest Gump here, but I like Caesar salad, Cobb salad, Waldorf salad, Chef salad, garden salads, dinner salads, clean out the fridge salads (aka everything but the sink salads), Greek salad, protein salads, rice/couscous salads, three bean salad, potato salad, egg salad, macaroni salad, BLT salad, crispy chicken salad, Mediterranean salads, and a plethora of others.

I do, however, not particularly care for carrot raisin salad and I find ham salad quite distasteful.

[Ebon]

I like my salad covered with a bun on top salad in the middle followed by a hamburger patty with cheese on it and a bun on the bottom of the hamburger patty.

[Gemme]

I like my salad covered with a bun on top salad in the middle followed by a hamburger patty with cheese on it and a bun on the bottom of the hamburger patty.

Shaddup you. :blink:

[PearlsNLace]

I like my salad to have a mix of fresh and cooked things- On a bed of spinach, or perhaps blanched kale, I want an abundance of raw tomatoes, and raw mushrooms. I like roasted onions, and roasted corn, but cold. And then I like some pickled beets. And boiled egg bits. Add some raw cucumbers, raw peppers in different colors, then top it with some low fat small curd cottage cheese instead of dressing, with a bit of salt an pepper on top. YUM. Fancy dinner goodness as a salad.

[kassykit]

I like my salad covered with a bun on top salad in the middle followed by a hamburger patty with cheese on it and a bun on the bottom of the hamburger patty.



HAHA thanks, that was a good one to read first thing in the morning :)

[chefhmboyrd]

i love salads, eat a lot actually

bacon is madatory to every salad and none of that fake ass soy bacon bit crap!
mostly a good caesar with some sort of meat (bacon included)
steak, lobster, shrimps, grilled chix, smoked trout, gravlax, lamb carpacio, you get the picture

i really like spinach salads too
with bacon and boiled eggs and a good hand whipped balsamic vinaigrette
or mixed greens with pancetta (fancy bacon) candied pecans and cranberries with nice raspberry vinaigrette
boston lettuce with bacon bleu cheese and walnuts with a sweet walnut vinaigrette
red leaf, green leaf, baby mixed greens, dandelions greens, poke salad, kale, swiss chard, all of it
and cheese? well don't even get me started on the cheeses of nazreth.........
i used to be a Garde Manger at a fancy hotel, so i gotz salads ya'll

[WolfyOne]

I like leafy greens or spinach and I'll add almost any veggie depending on what I bought or what's in the fridge.

When wanting nothing but raw veggies in my salad, I'll take, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, yellow squash, zucchini, bean sprouts, tomato, green onions and add that to whatever lettuce I have on hand. Of course, always cut into bite size pieces. I'll add balsamic and olive oil or sometimes honey mustard dressing. Top it off with mixed shredded cheese and either croutons, crushed bagel chips or tortilla chips. If I have some hard boiled eggs in the fridge, I'll chop one up for the ultimate top off.

I'm not much of a, I have to add meat to my salad kind of person. I'd rather have my meat on a separate plate.

[lipstixgal]

I like romaine lettuce, croutons, no bacon I'm Jewish but miss it terribly and vinagrette with balsamic vinegar and honey mustard and extra virgin olive oil, making that tonight!!

[Boots13]

MMMM, salad !

iceburg lettuce
olives
cherry tomatoes
green peas (dont diss me on this)
shaved carrots
and a big fillet of cedar plank grilled salmon
all drizzled with ranch dressing

or (since I dont know what moderation means)
Romaine
red bell peppers
olives - sliced
kidney beans
or
garbanzo's
sweet shoepeg corn
slivered almonds (smoked or salted)
cheese, cubed
tomatoes - Roma
beets
avocado
a dab of cottage cheese
and drizzled with Italiano

oink...

[dixie]

I'm an oddball. I'm not a big fan of salad usually. I prefer a little bit of lettuce, LOTS of cheese, bacon, croutons and a gallon of Thousand Island dressing smothering it all...

[Julie]

radicchio, endive, arugula, lollo rosso And OMG Bibb lettuce (same diet as I gave to my reptiles) plum or orange tomatoes (my favorite), radishes and maybe cucumber - topped with gorgonzola cheese, cranberry's and sunflower seeds and of course balsamic vinagrette.
I am HUNGRY!

[Sunny]

I like hard boiled eggs, romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese, red onion chopped fine and russian dressing.

[Jesse]

Typically I buy the herb greens or the spring greens, throw on some fresh blueberries, toss on a few seeds of one kind or the other, a little crumbled seasoned feta and a sprinkling of roasted tomato dressing.

[kassykit]

Omg thank you all for posting!

Never thought to try blueberries....

and yes i agree if i'm going to have bacon on a salad gimme real bacon!

What about cottage cheese, bacon bits, over a bed of romain lettuce....
spring herb/greens mix, baby tomato's, maybe red onions, green peppers, yellow peppers, bean sprouts, and tht white stuff tht looks like fat bean sprouts..... with ranch usually :)


So does anyone make thier own salad dressings? or is it store bought?

Growing up my father made this awesome berry vingerette..... with fresh berries in it! lately it doesn't taste the same.... he had to modify it for meds he's on :(

[SimpleAlaskanBoy]

I like cheese, croutons, red kidney beans, some broccoli florets, spinach leaves, fresh shelled peas, swiss chard, mixed greens, and ranch dressing. And a lot of fresh cracked black pepper if I can get it, just black pepper if there is no fresh cracked.
~SAB

[Corkey]

Lately I've been making my own dressings, it cuts out all the garbage such as preservatives, sodium and other harmful chemicals.
I use EVOO as a base for them all. Dijon mustard is also a good ingredient for salads.

Or just lemon squeezed on greens is a very light and tasty way to dress salads.

If trying to loose weight the dressing is where most of the calories and fat come from, so keep the dairy products to low fat whenever possible. I don't use salt on salads, but lots of fresh ground pepper is good.

I was looking at low fat dressings and what they substituted for the fat, they over did it in sodium, so be extra careful there.

[EnderD_503]

Don't eat much salad. I tend to eat more steamed or baked veggies than salad. Anyways, when I do eat a salad I prefer baked chicken breast with red vinegar (red wine vinegar or raspberry vinegar), along with baby tomatoes. I could eat baby tomatoes all day :p

[Sachita]

Oh man I am a salad queen! almost every thing I eat is in bowls. I grow micro greens and other live things. I love LIVE just picked food. This is major for me. But I also love Earthbounds organic romaine hearts. love love these.
always tomatoes, chopped herbs, cukes, sometimes raw fresh soy beans, roasted peppers, olives, all most anything I can chop up raw, hulled hemp seeds a must, sometimes dried cranberries, nuts.

I like crumbly blue cheese or crumble goat cheese, a good olive oil like lucini and balsamic vinegar.

I also posted somewhere a dressing I make- an asian ginger I use fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, hemp oil, garlic, soy an little honey. Amazing!

when I grill any kind of meats I often cut it up and put on my salad. Like I said most of what I eat all gets piled in a bowl.

[Leigh]

This is so giving me ideas on what to try! i adore salads however they do tend to get kind of boring!

here's shooting for losing another 80lbs!

granted salads aren't always the way to go but i find i feel more satisfied with a salad than a hamburger

strange no??


I'm working on losing weight also, so I thank everyone for giving Me new ideas on salads and different ideas to make My own with. What about sharing any kind of salad recipes (if anyone has any) or ones for dressings? Would be nice to have new things to try :)

[Corkey]

I'm working on losing weight also, so I thank everyone for giving Me new ideas on salads and different ideas to make My own with. What about sharing any kind of salad recipes (if anyone has any) or ones for dressings? Would be nice to have new things to try :)


Salad dressings are relatively simple, what do your taste buds like? Fruit such as guava, mango, papaya, raspberries and of course citrus' such as orange, lemon, lime. I'd keep away from grapefruit, however.

Using EVOO it goes like this
1 part citrus or fruit puree to 2 parts EVOO
add pepper and/or mustard for a kick
I use ponzu as a umame (earthiness) for my dressings.
Feta or goat cheese are an excellent cheese to use on salads.

Unsalted nuts, seeds, add flavor and protein, minerals, but only use unsalted, otherwise it is upping your sodium intake far to high.
Enjoy Matt.

[Blade]

I like a lot of things on my salad but if I made one with everything on it I like it would take me a week to eat it.

grated carrots
boiled egg
sunflower seeds
croutons
pepperoni
tomato
onion
banana peppers
real bacon bits
walnuts or pecans
cheese
cucumbers
olives
mushrooms
I do sometimes like ham, turkey and roast beef on them but not normally

[Sachita]

I'm working on losing weight also, so I thank everyone for giving Me new ideas on salads and different ideas to make My own with. What about sharing any kind of salad recipes (if anyone has any) or ones for dressings? Would be nice to have new things to try :)

if you're losing weight try to watch sodium. that includes many dressings BUT maybe for now look for bottled natural low fat. Ken's Italian makes a healthy choice. When you get closer to your target start getting fancy. I like using hemp oil and sometimes mix with apple cider vinegar and a bit of honey. ACV is very strong and is an excellent fat burner. In fat try a few tablespoons a day in a small glass of water, lemon juice drink down fast.

Chop up broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, cukes, bell peppers, whatever you want all together raw. add some feta and canned beans, organic, rinse well and mix, add ken's healthy choice, mix and store. You can eat any time, as much as you want. Throw it on a cup of brown rice or eat alone with chicken. The beans and all those veggies will help you feel full and in three weeks, along with spinach green smoothies you'll feel great! You'll have so much energy you'll be zipping around and weight will start melting off

[kassykit]

Don't eat much salad. I tend to eat more steamed or baked veggies than salad. Anyways, when I do eat a salad I prefer baked chicken breast with red vinegar (red wine vinegar or raspberry vinegar), along with baby tomatoes. I could eat baby tomatoes all day :p

Ohhh me too and i have to be very carefull with them! :) :) baby tomatos are awesome! and addicting..... or at least for me

Oh man I am a salad queen! almost every thing I eat is in bowls. I grow micro greens and other live things. I love LIVE just picked food. This is major for me. But I also love Earthbounds organic romaine hearts. love love these.
always tomatoes, chopped herbs, cukes, sometimes raw fresh soy beans, roasted peppers, olives, all most anything I can chop up raw, hulled hemp seeds a must, sometimes dried cranberries, nuts.

I like crumbly blue cheese or crumble goat cheese, a good olive oil like lucini and balsamic vinegar.

I also posted somewhere a dressing I make- an asian ginger I use fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, hemp oil, garlic, soy an little honey. Amazing!

when I grill any kind of meats I often cut it up and put on my salad. Like I said most of what I eat all gets piled in a bowl.

I do this too, most meat seems very "heavy" i like fresh fruits and veggies... i used to get made fun of for this ... growing up in a family where the normal is a huge plate of spaghetti (which i like in moderation) and 6 pieces of garlic toast (again i like in moderation) and for desert...............4 or 6 twinkies! :( no wonder i struggle :P :P

I'm working on losing weight also, so I thank everyone for giving Me new ideas on salads and different ideas to make My own with. What about sharing any kind of salad recipes (if anyone has any) or ones for dressings? Would be nice to have new things to try :)

Try taking a suppliment called chromin it helps with weight loss, or at least it did for me! I take a lot of vitamins :) :) one of those one a day diabeties health pack and glucosamine for my joints (if your on meds check with doctor to make sure no interfers) also don't forget to slowly inegrate exercize!

if you're losing weight try to watch sodium. that includes many dressings BUT maybe for now look for bottled natural low fat. Ken's Italian makes a healthy choice. When you get closer to your target start getting fancy. I like using hemp oil and sometimes mix with apple cider vinegar and a bit of honey. ACV is very strong and is an excellent fat burner. In fat try a few tablespoons a day in a small glass of water, lemon juice drink down fast.

Chop up broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, tomatoes, cukes, bell peppers, whatever you want all together raw. add some feta and canned beans, organic, rinse well and mix, add ken's healthy choice, mix and store. You can eat any time, as much as you want. Throw it on a cup of brown rice or eat alone with chicken. The beans and all those veggies will help you feel full and in three weeks, along with spinach green smoothies you'll feel great! You'll have so much energy you'll be zipping around and weight will start melting off

i think they sell ACV in pill form for weight loss, or at least where i used to work does!!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

_Always_ homegrown tomatoes if they're available. Mostly greens of a sweet type mixed with a few greens of a bitter type. Some nuts or seeds, some fresh apples or strawberries or dried fruit, carrots, a little sweet onion or a bit of garlic rubbed around the inside of bowl before tossing the salad, salt, fresh ground pepper, and some kind of fruity-tart dressing with olive oil.

-Georgia

[Scorp]

I usually have to force myself to eat salad. In order to enjoy it, I put a lot of salad dressing on it and garlic butter croutons.

The salad dressings I like are: Thousand Island, Tomato vidalia onion , Wishbone Italian season, and Peppercorn.

[ravfem]

mixed greens or all spinach, pineapple, tomatoes, soy beans, sunflower seeds, raisins, carrots, apples. Creamy avocado dressing or hot bacon honey mustard. Yum!
:hangloose:

[StillettoDoll]

I like a big piece of lasagna on top of my salad!:wine::superfunny:

[lipstixgal]

I like a big piece of lasagna on top of my salad!:wine::superfunny:

Stillettto did you make all those soaps yourself wow that's amazing nice pics too.

As for salad just EVOO and balasamic vinegar with some fat free crumbled feta on top and fresh ground pepper too yum!!

[StillettoDoll]

Stillettto did you make all those soaps yourself wow that's amazing nice pics too.

As for salad just EVOO and balasamic vinegar with some fat free crumbled feta on top and fresh ground pepper too yum!!

Yep I do all the soaps.

[lipstixgal]

Yep I do all the soaps.

Beautiful what a good JOb!!

[Gemme]

Beautiful what a good JOb!!

I agree, Doll. Your soaps are fantastic!

[Kätzchen]

My new oven (stove) won't arrive until Thursday, so I'm having salad for supper tonight: I like a bed of dark green baby spinach leaves and torn romain leaves; followed by a generous sprinkling of crumbled goat cheese (feta), sugar snap peas, dried cranberries, a hand full of blue berries, and I had some pre-cooked hard-boiled eggs in the refridgerator, so I chopped an egg up to put on the salad, too. I like Ken's Steakhouse Balsamic Dressing, so I'm using that as my salad dressing, tonight.

I also had a few late season cucumbers; so I made a coconut-shrimp salad to fill hollowed out, split in two cucumbers, as an extra side for my supper salad.

I'm also having one slice of, toasted and buttered, sour-dough bread.

http://static.caloriecount.about.com/images/medium/kens-steak-house-dressing-51631.jpg

[cinnamongrrl]

Mmmmm salad :)

For the base: Leafy greens: mesclun mix/spring greens...spinach! Anything but iceberg...no nutrients....at all

Added in: everything and anything that won't run away...I especially love:
Fresh peas, fresh mushrooms, garbanzo beans, sunflower seeds, hot peppers, FRESH GOOD olives, particularly the ones with the pit in them (*kalamata mmm),
I love any veggie except broccoli...the little thingies get stuck in my throat (or I IMAGINE they will)

And on top: I'm partial to home made type pumpernickel croutons (like Ruby Tuesday has) and a light, subtle but tasty dressing...I like Newman's Own dressings...there's one with ginger that will make your mouth sing. And I love a nice herby (dilly) cucumber dressing...like tzatziki...embellished...or sun dried tomato dressing...there's also an Italian dressing at Whole Foods (their brand) that I find to be divinity...I marinate just cukes and tomatoes in it and have it for a snack/lunch/dinner

[Medusa]

My newly-discovered favorite salad topping: Green peas!

[Daniela]

Green peas are delicious!

Also goat cheese, baby corn, candied walnuts, tomatoes and for the salad itself – boston lettuce.

[clay]

My newly-discovered favorite salad topping: Green peas!

Medusa.....I love to put red kidney beans,black beans, garbanzos, black eyed peas, green peas , and edamame on my salads. Have you tried any of those....all are great source of fiber and some protein, too! I have always loved green peas!

[MsTinkerbelly]

I buy spring mix and add:

Cucumber
Radishes
Shredded cheddar or parm (whichever i have)
Crimini mushrooms (baby portabellos)
Sometimes garbonzo beans, although better with iceberg lettuce
Fresh dressing with evoo and whatever catches my fancy

[stargazingboi]

depends on the day. Most often I don't have dressing on my salads. For me I enjoy the flavor of the veggies as the stand on their own.

I like most types of salads. Sometimes I'll do a mixed greens with fruit and nuts or seeds with a little bit of feta and other times I enjoy having a variety of veggies and shredded colby cheese on the salad....it all depends on whats available in the house. I do prefer a spinach mix of greens more than a iceberg lettuce mix. Every once in a while I even throw on some beans (kidney, black bean, pinto).

I don't have a preference I guess...I merely go by what I have and what mood strikes me.

[bright_arrow]

Currently we are doing an iceburg/romaine mix ($1 difference between and we eat a lot daily) but we are going to start incorporating baby spinach as well.

Carrots, sunflower seeds, hard boiled eggs, corn and tortilla strips. Sometimes edamame, but I normally keep that around to snack on it. Topped with ranch, the occasional balsamic if I find a good one that I like.

[kittygrrl]

homemade..Thousand Island, Chinese Sesame Dressing or Vinaigrettes mostly..

[clay]

Star, I agree. Plain salad mixes bore me. Have you seen the super food mix of salad? It has kale, spinach. Shaved brussels sprouts, shaved cabbage in it plus a packet of almond slivers, dried cranberries., and walnuts in it. It is really good, lots of crunch in it also. I like the spicy asian mix and alter it with super foods one!

[randrum]

There is a restaurant near me that makes my favorite salad. It's called the Magna Fry Steak Salad.

It's mixed greens, hard boiled eggs, bacon, and shredded cheddar. Then it's topped with skirt steak and a pile of french fries. Served with ranch dressing.

Best salad ever.

[Runner]

Toasted pine nuts and Danish Blue - nom!

[Gemme]

There is a restaurant near me that makes my favorite salad. It's called the Magna Fry Steak Salad.

It's mixed greens, hard boiled eggs, bacon, and shredded cheddar. Then it's topped with skirt steak and a pile of french fries. Served with ranch dressing.

Best salad ever.

No.

Just no.

If it has fries on it, it's not a salad. It's steak and fries with some fancy lettuce. lol

[Liam]

I like power greens for my base, and then I top it with a salad that we make at work, that has kale, red peppers, red cabbage, almonds, arame, carrots, and sesame seeds in it, then I cut up an avocado, and top it with strips of grilled chicken. I use an Asian sesame dressing and finish it off with more sesame seeds, because there is a lot of goodness in those tiny seeds.

[randrum]

No.

Just no.

If it has fries on it, it's not a salad. It's steak and fries with some fancy lettuce. lol

But it's listed as a salad on the menu.

No joke. lol.

Honestly, Gemme, I was waiting for someone to say basically what you did.

[Amulette]

A fan of power greens here as well. Love the baby greens mix of kale, spinach and chard. They are wonderful in smoothies as well. As far as toppings I love;

a shrimp salad with beets and ranch dressing
avocado, avocado, avocado
pepperoni makes a great salad topping cut in strips with cheese
antipasto
baby bell peppers
jicama
nuts
berries
feta
artichoke hearts
any type of seasoned meat

a favorite dressing is my home made tahini dressing~

[Daniela]

No.

Just no.

If it has fries on it, it's not a salad. It's steak and fries with some fancy lettuce. lol

Haha! Ok, what about this one? There's a pizza place in Atlanta with a "salad" that has pizza as its base layer... :cheesy:

[randrum]

Haha! Ok, what about this one? There's a pizza place in Atlanta with a "salad" that has pizza as its base layer... :cheesy:

Like one of those BLT pizzas, right? Where it is a cheese pizza topped with bacon, lettuce, and tomato?

Now we're talking my kind of salads. ;)

In all seriousness, I like a good Caesar salad. Best one I've had recently was at Seasons 52. Romaine lettuce and baby kale with shaved Parmesan cheese and toasted garlic ciabatta croutons.

[Daniela]

Like one of those BLT pizzas, right? Where it is a cheese pizza topped with bacon, lettuce, and tomato?

Now we're talking my kind of salads. ;)

In all seriousness, I like a good Caesar salad. Best one I've had recently was at Seasons 52. Romaine lettuce and baby kale with shaved Parmesan cheese and toasted garlic ciabatta croutons.

:) Well, this salad was also listed under the Salad portion of the menu. I ordered it and discovered it was a personal pizza with lettuce on top. I'm pretty sure my body wasn't tricked into absorbing less calories, either. :rolleyes:

I love Caesar salads without the anchovies. I'm doing it wrong again, aren't I? :D LOL

[Daktari]

On salad? Greek olive oil and lemon juice, lashings of black pepper. Less is more!

[Gemme]

But it's listed as a salad on the menu.

No joke. lol.

Honestly, Gemme, I was waiting for someone to say basically what you did.

Yeah, I'm THAT person.

:cheesy:

Haha! Ok, what about this one? There's a pizza place in Atlanta with a "salad" that has pizza as its base layer... :cheesy:

Restaurants will do anything for revenue and capitalizing on the health craze by adding a few eye catching words here or there.

I ordered a salad once that had, and I shit you not, 2 full leaves of romaine and a half a handful of mixed greens and about 2 lbs of meat and general crap.

It sounded good on the menu, though.

:blink:

[homoe]

A salad I was introduced to when I first migrated here (Von's restaurant that served this gem has since closed) was simply lettuce, dried cranberries, blue cheese crumbles, and candied walnuts with a vinaigrette dressing! Best salad every!

[Blade]

Romaine lettuce
tomato
cucumber
boiled egg
dried cranberries
black olive
red onion
lots of cheese
topped with those Chines tater chip things

[C0LLETTE]

a rib steak and a baked potato.

[firegal]

COTTAGE CHEESE my fave salad topping and garbonzo & kidney bean sunflower seeds carrot slivers.olives,grn peppers,egg,and that's good for now

[Gemme]

a rib steak and a baked potato.

Now you're just being saucy.

:eyebrow:

[Kätzchen]

I love a bed of dark green Romain lettuce, topped with chopped eggs, a bit of cottage cheese, sugar soap peas, slices of egg, and a bunch of freshly browned, crumbled bacon. Then, dressed up nicely with Blue Cheese and a huge dose of Roquefort cheese dressing. Folled by lots of freshly cracked pepper corns. Yum!

[Tuff Stuff]

Just curious here

What do you like on your salad....

Me... spinach, letuce, maybe some chicken and tomatoes

ranch or thousand Island dressing :0

no stale bread :P

Olives,cucumbers,red/green peppers,alfafa sprouts,watermelon,spinach,cantaloupe,mushrooms,le ttuce,tomato..olive oil,boiled chicken,boiled eggs.If no olive oil,mayo will do.Salt and pepper,too.

yummm

[Karysma]

I'm mostly a salad purist.. lettuce, tomato, cucumber, (onion if I feel crazy).. and maybe a few croutons.

My preferred salad dressing is light Italian.

YUM!

<--- loves salad!

[Rockinonahigh]

A mix of baby greens, cukecumbers, tomatoes, greek olives, salad olives and maybe some cheese crumbles. I really like the lite dressing I make with lemon, juice, evoo, a bit of pepper and sea salt, I make it in a large bowl then toss it till everything has dressing on it then put it in a smaller dish and have at it.

[Jesse]

At present, I am hooked on kale salad with quinoa, and mango with a dressing made of lemon juice, EVOO and a little salt n pepper.

[Daisy Chain]

I like most salad dressings but my all time favorite is old fashioned Heinz salad cream..! I like it on jacket potatoes too....and even cheese on toast !

Daisy :bouquet:

[Sweet Bliss]

Feta, veggies (all kinds), olives (black or Kalamata) meats, lemon juice or basalmic vinegar, oil (EVOO) spinach base.

Don't use lettuces usually.

[legally_b10nde]

Hi! I like my salad with boiled eggs, plenty of spinach, olives, avocados, walnuts, grilled chicken, sprinkle of bacon bits.... Basically high protein with good fats.

[femmeandstrong]

Let's see...
A meat protein or at least an egg...
Something fruity...apple...dried cranberry...raspberries...
Roasted nuts....
Some kind of cheese but not always

[homoe]

I like only a small amount of lettuce or greens, celery, peppers (that must be sliced length wise and thin), cucumbers, dried cranberries, candied walnuts, and either blue cheese crumbles or Gorgonzola crumbles. Only a vinaigrette dressing will do! I'm a tad fussy I guess but oh well......

[SimpleAlaskanBoy]

Spinach, romaine & iceberg lettuce
Peas
Carrots
Broccoli
Kidney Beans
Cheese
Ranch or Italian Dressing
& yes, stale bread. :)

~SAB

[TL1]

Raw broccoli
Cottage cheese
Croutons
Chicken
Eggs (sometimes)
Dressing
Spinach
Tomato (sometimes)

[Gayandgray]

Raw kale and spinach instead of lettuce, cheese, lotsa different veggies, olives, maybe an egg or two, did I say olives?, either blue cheese dressing, olive oil, or thousand island dressing.:hangloose::hangloose:

[kittygrrl]

Baby spinach, Baby romaine, Baby arugula, chopped egg, sliced red onions, slices of fresh avocado, extra fresh french radish sliced, tomato cut in 12 wedges, edamame, (crisp bacon) if you like that of thang. Homemade Green Goddess or Ranch Dressing. w/baguette. Beautiful

[PlatinumPearl]

Romaine lettuce, red pepper, cucumber, avocado, seeds or nuts, hemp hearts, fruit (depends on what I have on hand) apple, pear or strawberries with freshly squeezed lemon and pink Himalayan sea salt.

[Bèsame*]

Funny...I just made one!
My salad mix was bad, so out it went. I substituted with,
Red and yellow peppers
Red onion
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Jalapeño stuffed olives
Walnut raspberry vinaigrette

Walla, not bad!

[Bèsame*]

Funny...I just made one!
My salad mix was bad, so out it went. I substituted with,
Red and yellow peppers
Red onion
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Jalapeño stuffed olives
Walnut raspberry vinaigrette

Walla, not bad!

well said salad just ended up in a mess on the floor! I did salvage the two olives.
Just my luck, after all that chopping..lol

[Stone-Butch]

Lettuce, tomato, chick peas, bean sprouts, cheese of the day, red onion, green pepper, ranch dressing.

[knight]

ruby red leaves, cucumber, yellow pear tomato, feta, black olives, fine chopped parsley, mint, chives, fresh lemon, olive oil and salt.

[Chained Daisy]

When I was growing up I remember having salad sandwiches, white crusty buttered bread, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, Spanish onion and salad cream, quite retro now ! I still love salad cream.

[Gemme]

Lately, my salads have included, for the most part, the following: romaine (from CA growers ONLY!), baby cukes, salad topping bits, bacon bits, shredded carrots, a super tiny diced mix of 8 veggies that I got premade at my grocery store (carrot, celery, broccoli, green cabbage, green pepper, jicama, purple cabbage and radish), mushrooms, parmesan croutons and whatever dressing I feel like that day.

[Chained Daisy]

ruby red leaves, cucumber, yellow pear tomato, feta, black olives, fine chopped parsley, mint, chives, fresh lemon, olive oil and salt.

I had to google yellow pear tomato, I had never heard of them, I love the shape !

[DapperButch]

When I was growing up I remember having salad sandwiches, white crusty buttered bread, lettuce, sliced tomatoes, cucumber, Spanish onion and salad cream, quite retro now ! I still love salad cream.

So I looked up salad cream because I have never heard of it. It is essentially mayonaise. Mayo is by far my favority condiment, but I can't imagine it on a salad. 'Course there is a good chance it is in other dressings.

From Wiki:

Salad cream is a creamy, pale yellow condiment based on an emulsion of about 25–50 percent oil in water, emulsified by egg yolk and acidulated by spirit vinegar. It may include other ingredients such as sugar, mustard, salt, thickener, spices, flavouring and colouring.

Mayonnaise, *snip* It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and acid, either vinegar or lemon juice

[girl_dee]

i like crunchy things in my salad....

[homoe]

...
some sort of cheese crumbles and candied walnuts!

....

[easygoingfemme]

Pickled beets
Hard boiled eggs
Cucumbers
Crunchy lettuce
Sprouts
Peppers
Olives
Blue cheese crumbles
Sometimes a protein like shrimp or chicken
Tahini dressing

[Kätzchen]

I recently began to have a green lettuce salad for breakfast. I use a few leaves of romaine lettuce (chopped up by hand), then top it with baby arugula, shaved slices of sweet onion, one clove of garlic minced, sweet peas, and nasturtium flowers. I make an evoo dressing with freshly squeezed juice from one clementine or small tangerine: juice + 3 tsp of evoo) to dress the salad. I top it with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and a few pine nuts. On the side of the salad I make a 3 egg scramble with melted provolone on top.

It’s a yummy alternative for breakfast, plus I feel all kinds of energy to boost my day.

Link to salad recipe idea: https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/spring-salad-with-edible-flowers-recipe/


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[Bèsame*]

Well,

Earlier this week I baked a small cordon blue chicken breast and sliced it and put it on top of my salad that night. Mediterranean salad dressing. Very good!

Last night I baked two chicken green chili enchiladas. I put one on top of my salad with more cheese, onions, cilantro, sour cream and more green chili. Oh my, what a great idea. It was a better choice than beans!

I'm going to do a repeat tonight!

[GeorgiaMa'am]

a clove of garlic to rub around the bowl
Romaine lettuce and baby spinach
grape tomatoes or summer home grown tomatoes
Vidalia onions
poached chicken
carrots
cucumbers
pineapple or raisins or apple or mandarin oranges or strawberries
sunflower seeds
Asian fried noodles or croutons
whatever fruity-vinegary dressing I have on hand