Things to go in salads

BringingSherriBack

carrot, radishes, mushrooms, snow peas,broccoli, cauliflower, grilled chicken, chopped turkey, ham, shredded cheese, sunflower seeds, pecans, grilled steak, canned tuna or chicken

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Troutrouter1968

I make a simple caesar salad for lunch. Romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, seasoned croutons, parmesan cheese, grilled chicken, and spicy caesar dressing.

blwasson73

I love to roast a bunch of veggies (Brussels sprouts, squash, carrots, etc) and throw those into a salad. Add some chicken and goat cheese and it's a great nutrient dense meal.

Queenmunchy

My favorite is a mixture of greens with cucumber, gorgonzola, sunflower seeds or some kind of nut, dried cranberries, and champagne vinaigrette.

I'll pretty much eat any salad, though.

Sabine_Stroehm

Queenmunchy wrote: »

My favorite is a mixture of greens with cucumber, gorgonzola, sunflower seeds or some kind of nut, dried cranberries, and champagne vinaigrette.

I'll pretty much eat any salad, though.

That sounds lovely!

tmartin19710

One of my favorite salads is
Lettuce
Red pepper
Small amount of onion
Grilled chicken
Grilled pineapple
Cheddar cheese cubes (1oz)
And for dressing I add a little salsa

JenMarie8781

Lettuce, corn and black beans with southwest ranch and tortilla strips is a really good one.

But for a "regular salad" I usually do lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, black olives, onions, green peppers, ranch and a little shredded cheddar. Sometimes I add peas.

ammo7

So many great suggestions!
I'd also like to add: herbs & spices. Don't forget that you can sprinkle on deliciousness without adding calories. My favorite at the moment is a spicy Sriracha blend of spices.

Nuke_64

Turkey Pepperoni
Green Olives
Chickpeas

carolgrn

I don't anyone has mentioned
Kale
It is bitter to many people, but low cost and Very Healthy. Take the leaves off the stems (toss stems into compost) and chop the leaves very thin.

Have you tried the green ends (chives) only of the green onions? My husband doesn't like raw onion, but will eat these.

KatFru

You know what is surprisingly good together? Fried onion strings and strawberries in Gerads Champagne dressing! Always makes me think of strawberry cheesecake when i take a bite with both items on my fork! lol

Calimama123

I love goat cheese, presteamed beets sliced, jicama, roasted pumpkin seeds or other nuts, poached or hard boiled eggs, cucumbers, red onions, bell peppers, any kind of beans, bacon, I really like the yogurt dressings, they don't taste gross like the regular light dressings and are about 1/3 the calories of regular. .

amillenium

I love cooked ground turkey, roasted butternut squash, almonds, dried cranberries and a strawberry vinaigrette on mixed greens. A close second is roasted zucchini, red peppers with grilled chicken on mixed greens with balsamic.

Also, like a kale salad with shredded carrots, almond slivers, grilled chicken, oranges with a sesame dressing. Another tasty kale salad I like has: quinoa, almonds, parmesan, raisins, lemon vinaigrette with grilled chicken.

With Arugula, I like strawberries, a little goat cheese, almond slivers, ground turkey and balsamic.

Theses are my favorites but there are endless possibilities!! Its just about matching the flavors

nbottin

Lentils!!!! You can buy cooked lentils at trader joes. You should definitely try shredded organic rainbow carrots, game changer! They have to be organic though! Also hemp seeds (high in protein) or dried fruit such as cranberries or blueberries. Toss in some fresh herbs like mint or basil

louubelle16

A salad can be whatever you want it to be, it isn't set in stone. For example, I hate lettuce (seriously, is it even food?!) so I have extra cucumber and a whole avocado to bulk it out instead. The other posters have come up with some great lists of ingredients, so try a few different ones and find what works for you personally, I like to add sweetcorn, tomatoes, grated carrot, roasted sweet potato, red onion, feta cheese... Mmm!

LKArgh

Corn, mushrooms, cheese, deli meats, chicken, grilled fish, canned tuna/salmon, beans, lentils, prawns, tomatoes, beets, olives, diced boiled potatoes, carrot, nuts, croutons, avocados.
Probably forgetting about 100 more things