Lets talk salads

Lenpayasa

You can check out my food diary. I eat a salad almost every day.

littlegreenparrot1

I have grains with mine, they fill me up better for longer. A batch of could cous/ bulghar wheat/ quinoa happily lasts a few days in the fridge.
That's the base, then add the veg. usually a mix of roasted and raw, a slice of lemon to squeeze over for dressing. couple of falafel, yum. Mine is in a box and gets transported in a thermal lunch bag for work.

purplefizzy

I love this. Men’s Health frequently gets it right.

funjen1972

Mmmmm salad!

Greek - black olives, feta, cucumber
Asian - Mandarin oranges, crunchy noodles, cabbage, snow peas
Fajita - onions, peppers, crunched tortilla chips, black beans, salsa for dressing
Thai - peppers, cabbage, carrot, cucumber, spicy peanut sauce
Harvest - blue cheese, pear or apple, walnuts.

Cheesy567

I like to vary the greens, and I’m allergic to lettuce and some of the “mixed field greens” so I make most of mine from scratch too.

Thinly sliced red and/or green cabbage (use bagged coleslaw mix to save time) with tuna or chicken, cilantro, and an Asian-flavored dressing (or mash avocado and mix with coconut aminos or soy sauce, some sesame oil, ginger) is good.

I’ll chop cabbage, spinach, baby kale, cilantro or mint, other raw veggies, and mix it all up, then partition it into quart-sized ziplock bags. It’ll keep for several days to a week. Then you can grab and go, a good base for a salad, grab extra toppings if you want (also easy to pre-portion when you have time) and dressing. I’ll chop up leftover meats and portion them out so they’re ready to grab, too.

Shredded Chyote squash is crisp and tastes like apple, makes a good addition. Or chopped apples if you don’t mind them browning. Shredded fennel, or chopped fennel leaves add unique flavor.

Spadesheart

I just made a smashed chickpea salad for sandwiches and stuff and that is a solid, dead simple recipe.

3 cups drained chickpeas
1/2 cup yogurt
2 teaspoons lemon juice
8 cloves of finely chopped and slightly pasted garlic
Cilantro to taste
chili flakes to taste
Salt to taste

Mash with a potato masher until the consistency is what you want. Make a little saltier than you'd want if you plan on putting it in sandwiches. Macro's are good at 3 servings. 270 cal with like 19 grams of protein, 370 if you want it on a toast. If you don't need to be as calorie conscious, add some olive oil.

lemurcat2

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I take a salad to work every day I prepare them a day before. A salad is easy and travels well as long as you don't add dressing
I noted that dressing and other acids containing stuff will make them go floppy (gurken, for instance). WA those last minute if at all you want them then you can keep them about 24-30 hours when cold

My salads contain just about anything that is a veggie; red beet (boiled or roasted) shredded cabbage, lettuce any variety, carrot, fennel, turnip, parsnip, cucumber, radishes, celery
During the winter I used a lot of root vegetables (in a variety of colour) and pumpkin but I used them steamed So I'd make a large batch of steamed vegetables and then added those to the salad. Also in that case the salad held for 24 hours easily.

In the morning I take my salad out fo the fridge and to work and it will hold quite nicely outside of the fridge until lunchtime At work my salads are somewhat famous mainly because of their size

How do you transport it? My lunch salads are the size of a mixing bowl, I'd have no idea how to bring it out of the house, unless maybe I just plastic wrapped the top of the bowl?

Well there are plenty sealable lunch boxes available everywhere. Just have a google or try Amazon. I use this one https://mepal.com/en/lunchbox-ellipse-duo-nordic-green-107640092400
They have others too. Also plenty other suppliers Tupperware to Sistema to whatever brand is local Any homeware store has these types of things

Looking at that container I'm realizing how big my salads actually are, I need to take a picture lol

Uhm it is 1,5L It is a salad bowl that fits in there - I know form experience Large salad bowl tip it in scrunch and yes there it is. Takes a little pushing to get the air out but it does it The pic does not do it justice. Not sure why I am even defending myself here
Besides It is just an idea, then then take two of them - just think outside the box - use google (the last one is also just an idea

My sincere apologies for just trying to be helpful

I don't think she was looking for a carrying method or slamming your suggestion or being negative. Just mocking her own giant salads.

Personally, I use a mixing bowl for an salad as a whole meal at home, but when going to work I have a tupperware container that works fine (bigger than a standard salad bowl, but smaller than my bigger mixing bowl, but as you note the salad fits together more tightly, although I like to save some room to shake it around). I also might make it differently and emphasize some higher cal ingredients more when bringing it to work, because my giant mixing bowl salads sometimes take longer to eat than I have time to eat at work.

I love lunch salads and do them a lot, even at work.

keenest37

The salad I make typically is red leaf lettuce, red bell pepper, chick peas, tomatoes, carrots, granny smith apple, artichoke hearts. Lately been adding a little pickle & red onion.

Safari_Gal

I’ve been using pumpkin seeds as a topper for salads lately - adds some salt and a lil crisp!

WholeFoods4Lyfe

There are so many different options!

I build my salads this way:

1) choose a green - kale, romaine, spinach, arugula, iceburg, butter, chard, etc. Sometimes I throw in several kinds for variety.
2) choose a protein - I keep things on hand like diced ham, canned tuna, cooked chicken breast, shrimp, etc
3) Dressing - I keep several options on hand including homemade balsamic vinaigrette and just grab whichever one flirts my fancy on any given day
4) add ins - I buy a bunch of veggies every week and prep them on Sundays, so have things like peppers, cucumbers, onions, mushrooms prepped and ready in the fridge to throw in whatever looks good
5) toppings - this is a great way to add some extra flavor, things like crumbled bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, shredded cheese, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, etc and what you add depends on your dietary needs.

I like chopped salads, I take my lunches to work, and they store and transport better in tall containers.

hesn92

I buy the things and keep them separate, and then prepare a new salad each day. I keep a paper towel in the bag of lettuce to keep it fresh (soaks up water). And I buy a rotisserie chicken. I shred up the whole chicken and portion it out into however many days I need it.

I don't do fruity salads though, not a fan. I like tomatoes, cucumber, cottage cheese, maybe some shredded cheese, shredded carrot, avocado... of course the chicken.