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

[Miss_Tia]

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...

[dixielady]

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!