Salad Much?

[V M]

My optometrist recommended that I eat more vegetables, strange what they can tell from an eye exam

So I'm wondering who's into salads? What kind do you like to make?

Do you have any good recipes to share?

Hugs

[Colleen_definitely]

Tuna, hard boiled eggs, onion, mayo, cheese, dill relish.  Oh wait, veggie salads...  I have been known to enjoy mixing tuna, chicken, or egg salad into an actual salad.  It makes a mess but it's tasty.

I go for the fru fru salad mixes instead of the plain old iceberg lettuce.  I tend to toss in things like some feta cheese, artichoke hearts, dried cranberries, onion, and sun dried tomatoes.

The thing to do is just have fun with it.  If it's an ingredient that you like, toss it in a salad and give it a whirl. 

[Julia1996]

The variations on salad are endless. I love salad and eat it at least once a day. I put all kinds of things in salad. I have never used recipes for salad, its just a matter of what you like. I use lettuce, spinach, cabbage and kale as the base. I don't like huge pieces so I shred the lettuce and spinach and use small pieces of kale. A buy a bag of shredded cabbage like people use to make Cole slaw. I like the crunch.

Other stuff I use in salads are:

Tomatoes.
Radishes.
Cucumber.
Onion.
Broccoli.
Cauliflower.
Celery.
Bell peppers.
Mushrooms.
Bean sprouts.
Zucchini.
Squash.
Egg plant.
Chopped pickles.
Sliced banana peppers.
Sliced jalapeño peppers.
Tiny ears of corn.
Carrots.


In lunch salads you can add any of the following:
Chopped boiled eggs.
Shredded or chunks of cheese.
Chicken.
Tuna.
Anchovies.
Chopped bacon.
Ham cubes.
Turkey.
Sunflower seeds. "Shelled)
Roasted garbanzo beans.
Avacodo.
Roasted pine nuts.
Olives. Both green and black.

That's just some of the stuff you can use in a salad.

[V M]

Right on    I'm talking all kinds of salads, those ideas sound good so far

Exept I'm allergic to bell peppers

[Dena]

Julia's list is pretty complete however I keep canned kidney and pinto beans around for salads as well. Drain the beans and eat them cold as a protein. You could cook your beans from dry beans however make sure you properly cook kidney beans as they might be poisonous if cooked in a slow cooker.

[Gertrude]

Since I'm doing keto, I make sure I get some sort of fiber and greens. Red leaf or Romaine lettuce, Roma tomato, some cucumber and sometimes a title green bell. Feta cheese and sometimes shrimp or chicken over it. No real dressing other than lemon and/or lime juice . I also put 3oz of coleslaw mix and 4oz of celery in a ziplock with dill pickle juice and sriracha as a side for lunch.


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[Violet10Dencies]

I like to make strawberry poppyseed salads with some grilled chicken on top. Simple, but so good!

-Romaine lettuce
-Baby spinach
-Strawberries (cut to be bite-sized)
-Feta crumbles (blue cheese is good too, but not everyone will agree with me on this)
-Chopped pecans
-Grilled chicken
-Poppyseed dressing

If poppyseed isn't your thing, honey mustard is a good substitute.

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[Faith]

my daily lunch is a salad.

Lettuce
Cauliflower
Shredded Carrots
Broccoli
Cabbage
Asparagus
Ground Flax seed
w/ Newman's Olive Oil / Vinegar dressing

I tried adding bell peppers .. Let's just say that the cramps and gas expellation(sp) got them removed in a hurry!

[Colleen_definitely]

That strawberry salad sounds great.  Berries in general are usually a welcome addition to salads for me.

[Cassi]

Wow, interesting topic!

Over the past week or so I've developed a craving for salads.  Usually buy pre-mades at the store but as of late have been having what I call salad sandwiches which is the salad with schroons, cheese, salt, pepper and mayo.  Can't seem to get enough of it.

Back in the early 60's there was a japanese movie about people stranded on an island and they were starving.  The Island had all sorts of mushrooms but if you ate them you turned into one.

Oh my, I'm turning into a veggie.

[Deborah]

I eat a giant salad nearly every day. 

Iceberg lettuce
Spinach
Onions
Tomato
Sweet peppers
Avocado
Roasted sunflower seeds
Chia Seeds
Ground flax seeds
Shredded cheese
1/4 cup of salad dressing

Sometimes I might also add
Black olives
Garlic
Boiled eggs
Chopped meat


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[Cassi]

Kewl

[Laurie]

  I use balsamic vinegar and olive oil in about equal parts with fresh ground pepper and salt as a dressing. I just pour some oil, then some balsamic vinegar and add salt and pepper to taste.

  Salads are usually made with romaine lettuce, maybe a red or green leaf lettuce, rainbow bell pepper slices, yellow onion,green onion, radish, broccoli, cauliflower (if I have them), shaved carrot, tomato, some sort of meat ham, bacon, chicken, steak (whatever is in the fridge leftover) ad dressing and then cheese (again whatever is in the fridge usually cheddar but could be pepper jack, provolone, or another.

[Julia1996]

A girl I work with decided she wanted to lose some weight so she started having only salads for lunch. After a few days she said she had actually gained a couple of pounds and she couldn't figure out why. Yes she did in fact eat salad every day but in her salad she put a couple of boiled eggs, lots of chicken and bacon, what looked like a couple of cups of shredded cheese and then she drowned the whole thing in Bacon/ranch dressing. And she wondered why she was gaining weight! I told her she needed to stop putting all that stuff in her salad if she wanted to lose weight and she said she couldn't,  that she needed all that stuff to cover the taste of the vegetables.  Lol

[Colleen_definitely]

That's like my nieces when they have salad.  There's more ranch dressing than anything else.

[V M]

*Pops lid off bottle of ranch and goes full guzzle then runs to hide*

[Cassi]

*Pops lid off bottle of ranch and goes full guzzle then runs to hide*

Like Bleu Chase is the bestest.

[Julia1996]

*Pops lid off bottle of ranch and goes full guzzle then runs to hide*

My boyfriend can eat a whole bottle of ranch if he has enough hot wings.

[Cassi]

My boyfriend can eat a whole bottle of ranch if he has enough hot wings.

Blew Chase, Blew Chase, pleez

[Colleen_definitely]

I always put blue cheese into my salads at home just because it creeps out my girlfriend's mom.