Favorite Salads :-)

elizwelshman

I'm always trying to find new salads to create, I get bored of the same old lettuce mix.
This is what I made last night and wanted to share. :-)

1/2 Red Onion
3 Roma Tomatoes
1 Large Cucumber
1 Lemon
Chickpeas (I use canned)
Parsley bunch (half a cup chopped)
3 Garlic Cloves
2 tbl Light Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
Crumbed Feta

Red Onion and Tomatoes (I remove the seeds) are diced small. Peel the cucumber and dice it slightly larger than the other vegetables. Rough chop the garlic & parsley. Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add it all together in a bowl with fresh squeezed lemon, s&p, and the olive oil. Let the salad sit in the fridge for a half hour, add feta on top when serving. Delicious :-)
Sometimes I add bell peppers if I want the extra crunch. It's a recipe that can be changed all different ways. My husband (the carnivore, LOL) loves it so I make it at least once a month for him in a large batch.

What are your favorite salads to make? :-)

moushtie

I really want to make that now!

KatieCuth

Strawberry salad

Spinach leaves, red onion.

Cut up strawberries and put 1 tablespoon of balsamic vingar and a dash of EVOO in with some pepper and chopped up mint. Let marinate for 1/2 an hour. Add Strawberries to leaves and ethier top with feta or grilled haloumi...

YUM...

Jelleebean

red, yellow, and or orange bell pepper, chopped in chunks, or slices (only because i'm not a fan of green, but, easily interchangable)
snow peas
grape tomatoes(or cherry)
baby carrots
feta cheese
kraft zesty italian salad dressing, (either fat free, or calorie wise, both just 5 cals per tbsp)
can be used on top of romaine, or lettuce of your choosing, or, mixed in with cold pasta, for a killer pasta salad(which was how i first started having it)
and, in reality, any veggie you like raw, can be added, although, i found regular tomatoes, chopped, and cucumber, tend to make it rather 'wet'... so, grape tomatoes work better

liezelcha

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DawnWendalynn1973

I have a salad that I like having fairly regularly when I am not craving a ceasar salad.

The lettuce part changes up between romaine and a spring mix.

Since I mainly make salads for just myself, I just make a single serve each time.

1 mini cucumber
cherry tomatoes (# is a multiple of 2 for logging purposes)
1/2 cup large sliced mushrooms broken up to smaller pieces.
Then salad dressing of choice...I like to switch it up. But I do choose the calorie wise options of the flavours I get.

caramkoala

Waldorf

red apple, green apple, celery, walnuts and a low fat creamy dressing (ranch or coleslaw are good)

KatFierce

spring mix
baby spinach
shredded carrots
sprinkle of cheese(feta,blue,or shredded cheddar)
sprinkle of raw sliced almonds
sprinkle dried cranberries
1 gala apple cubed
1 chicken breast grilled and sliced or 1 serving turkey lunch meat rolled then sliced
marettis simply dressing pmegranate vinegarette or any lite balsamic vinegarette dressing

This is my twist on Wendys Apple Pecan Chicken salad

cjack19

bumping this for when I can copy down some of these salads!

cynarajade

bump for lunch ideas

MoooveOverFluffy

can't wait to see what others post on this thread...

a favorite of mine is a big bowl of spring mix or field greens, topped by 1 pouch of Tuna Creations Lemon-Pepper Tuna......... it's so flavorful, i don't need any dressing at all................ sometimes i'll add in some red or yellow bell peppers strips.

KatieCuth

Rocket, Pear, blue cheese and a white balsamic dressing.... Sometimes I add candied pecans.

YUMMMMY

KatieCuth

Fennel and Orange and Poppyseed salad...

Place the fennel and orange in a larege bowl (sliced), drizzle with EVOO and vinegar (red wine vinegar) sprinkle with poppyseeds and salt... Chill and serve over a bed of rocket (Arugla)....

Lovely with sword fish or tuna.

taroe

Mixed greens
baby carrots sliced
baby cucumber sliced
small amount of bacon pieces
chopped glazed pecans (sparse amount)
shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 oz.
roasted soybeans 1 oz.
balsamic vinegar or cherry vinaigrette
small amount of dried blueberries or cranberries.

And the best part of all...I just started eating salads 3 months ago. Before I was strictly a meat and potatoes girl. :happy:


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gilltaitt

bump bump bump! all sound so good!

Nikki582

So tasty!

sgha

BUMP!!