salads - how do you make them interesting?

ashquin

i made a salad today fro lunch. arugala, cherry tomatos cut up, half of an avacado, 1- 3oz can of tuna , balsamic and fresh lemon juice. was sooo good

cheeksv

Usually veggies like avocado, red and green peppers and on a good day pickles or just a little pickle juice as dressing. by good day I mean if I have had little sodium that day lol. Be careful becasue if you add too much a salad could easily start getting up their in cals.

insanely

I have made them by adding mexican bean, salsa, crushed whole wheat nachos and used a light Renees buttermilk or ranch dressing, say about 2 tbsp of dressing and 1/2 a cup of salsa.

it kinda gives it a mexican feel and taste you could also add some avacado strips or roasted corn.

this would give you your veggies, proteins, lean carbs etc?

baypathgradLyns

I def like doing a southwest/taco type salad (I haven't tried crushing chips or crackers yet)...I put ground turkey w/Mrs Dash extra spicy seasoning (tastes like taco seasoning, but with no sodium), reduced fat mozz, salsa, romaine lettuce, I also sometimes cook the ground turkey w/kidney or black beans & mushrooms (I know, the mushrooms technically don't go in a taco/southwest salad, but I enjoy them )

I also have bought this salad topper mix (I think it is Aurura brand-found in produce section) that has sesame sticks, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, & sliced almonds (in moderation it isn't too bad for you, like everything else)...

Or I have just bought Craisins, bacon bits, sunflower seeds, and threw those on my salad...

I also throw chicken, tuna, or hard boiled eggs on salads as protien...

skinnyinnotime

My current favourite is tinned tuna chunks, spring onions, red or yellow peppers, mixed up in a little mayo and blue cheese dressing, just under 200 cals and deeeeeeelicious!! :bigsmile:

dizzyblondegirlie

wow! loads of ideas. Thanks all. Keep them coming x

Birdsong

I've been making rice salads with quinoa, diced apples, seeds, shredded chicken, sometimes beets, and various cheeses. They are extremely filling and oooooh so good

MissCheese

I use mixed salad leaves, including spinach, rocket, watercress as they are better nutritionally with red peppers, spring onions, cucumber, grapes, boiled salad potatos, boiled egg, baby capers, blanched asparagus and blanched fine green beans.

The dressing is what makes a salad delicious. I generally mix 1 tbsp of olive oil with 2 tbsp of good vinegar, a pinch of salt & pepper, half a teaspoon of english mustard and a clove of crushed garlic.

pspetralia

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