Livening up boring salads

darrenchaplin74

Todays salad with crab sticks and cottage cheese with pineapple
Anyone like to add their own suggestions please

elleinaDanielle

My favorite is romaine and spinach with corn, sun dried tomatoes, and goat cheese. Sometimes I'll substitute black beans for the sun-dried tomatoes when I need to spice it up!

Sabine_Stroehm

Nice. Sometimes I add black soybeans (great nutrition profile). Sometimes I add herring or sardines (and the oil).
Sundried tomatoes sounds like a great addition!

Alatariel75

I like some crunch in my salads, like some pine nuts, or flaked almonds or fried shallots, if it is an asian style salad. Goats cheese is a great addition, so much flavour for reasonable calories. Anchovies, capers, olives and the like give a lovely flavour punch if you like the salty stuff!

missiontofitness

I like spring mix with black beans, chicken cooked in a little olive oil and a generous heap of taco seasoning, red onion, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet corn. I serve it with a heap of sour cream and homemade guacamole, and mix it all together as the dressing.

Also tastes awesome with steak.

dragonmaster69

I top salads (along with just about everything else besides fruit) with Old Bay.

Alatariel75

dragonmaster69 wrote: »

I top salads (along with just about everything else besides fruit) with Old Bay.

LMAO, I had this whole moment of "Isn't Old Bay a brand of rum?" but no - it's seasoning.

dragonmaster69

Alatariel75 wrote: »

LMAO, I had this whole moment of "Isn't Old Bay a brand of rum?" but no - it's seasoning.

I'm from Maryland, I can't help it!...but who's to say I'm not topping everything with rum?

JessicaP327

I can't eat salads unless they include things with various and contrasting flavor profiles and textures. Like pairing kalmata olives (salty/bitter) and golden raisins. I love that duo!

atypicalsmith

Spring mix, drained mandarin oranges, chopped avocado, French's fried onions, sliced almonds, chopped tomatoes, and no, you don't need a bit of salad dressing!

mynameistrish

Spinach, kale, chicken, apples, craisins, almonds. If you feel the need to add dressing, olive oil, vinegar, sugar, mrs dash garlic and herb.

kndev

When I want to pack the protein, I recreate Panera's Power Chicken Hummus Bowl: spinach, red onion, hummus, and chicken. I spice it up with Mrs. Dash Chipotle seasoning.

glasshalffull713

roasted or pickled beets. sometimes I like to substitute fresh salsa for dressing- low calories and lots of flavor. berries, grapes cut in quarters, or chopped apples.

diegops1

My salads are big, 4 to 6 cups, and usually include 8 to 9 items: mixed leaf greens, red cabbage, green onions, sweet onion, cucumber, broccoli, tomato, snap peas, mini carrots, tuna or salmon, gorgonzola cheese, balsamic vinegar and olive oil for dressing. I usually eat this about 3 or 4 pm M-Th and most days it holds me through the night.

glasshalffull713

grilled portabella slices!

jyogit

i love crab stick salads .. throw in some pomegranate seeds for a change .. or even kiwi fruit..or make your own tzatsiki ..cheap and easy and extra protein to boot.
i always make my salads chopped in a huge bowl..mix it all in one and usually add in some green or red pesto as a dressing.

rainbowbow

Feta, pepperocinni peppers, red onion, pepper, and balsamic for me!

SandyBVTN

LOVING this thread. A big *kitten* salad is one of my favourite things. Fresh/fatty/chewy/crunchy are all musts. So many great ideas here!

Here's mine - Buffalo Chicken Salad

A load of greens
Half fat mayo & apple cider vinegar as dressing
Optional black bean/corn/tomato mixed in
Grated cheddar cheese
Chicken tossed in wing sauce or Franks Hot
Topped with tortilla strips or crumbled corn chips

Heaven!!

rbfdac

I put crab sticks on all of my salads! My fave combo is crab sticks, caesar dressing, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, feta cheese, a handful of broccoli slaw, and store bought croutons.

Roxiegirl2008

I love to add tabouli to my salad. It adds a different taste to it completely.

Amitysk

I have been on a BLT salad with chicken and avocado dressing lately... So much yum!

Need2Exerc1se

My salads are rarely the same, yet always the same. Handful of whatever greens are handy. Either canned beans or tuna, or whatever leftover meat is in the fridge. Whatever crunchy vegetables are in the fridge. Maybe some cheese, maybe not. Dressing made with olive oil, some type of vinegar (I always have several varieties on hand), spices, maybe some type of mustard (always have several varieties on hand), maybe some type of hot sauce (always have several varieties on hand).

I don't think I've ever really planned salad ingredients, other than the protein source.

jgnatca

I got rave reviews for this:


It helps that the buttercrunch lettuce was fresh from my garden. My daughter had passersby's commenting on her healthy salad.

When I got bored of salads, I switched to winter vegetables and this: