Share Your Favorite Salads and Toppings

cPT_Helice

I have a huge salad for lunch at work pretty much every day and seldom are two exactly the same. I love, love, love my salads and feeling like an artist as I create different combinations. Today's is a basic romaine lettuce (1/2 head) with carrots, red peppers, cukes, and then topped with chia (a staple of most of my salads now), avacado (my fave!), sunflower seeds and dried cranberries - topped with just a little Ken's Fat Free Raspberry Pecan dressing!! YUM! I don't normally do dressing but now do a tsp of olive oil but today called for Ken's.

What do all of you like on your salads? Please share some creations.

FlipThis112

Red beets, a little soft goat cheese, almonds and craisins over arugula, toppped with balsamic vinegar. YUM!

sparkie51

A little OJ and balsamic with blue or goat cheese and cranberries with spinach.It's like candy for me

_greeneyedgirl_

Raisins, apples, sunflower seeds, black olives, cucumbers, carrots, bacon, and chicken are what I usually put on top of mine. I have to have a little italian dressing too.

kimbly71

A really good half and half mix of spinach and varied greens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, onions and balsalmic vinagrette are my basic combo. I have to tell you though, adding a little gorgonzola cheese makes a good salad unbelievable!!

Love the idea of cranberries. Yum!

WhittRak

Two words: Broccoli Slaw

zgdsmith

I eat taco salad alot for lunch at work. On Sunday I brown ground turkey & add taco seasonings. Then each monring I take some taco meat, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded carrots, mushrooms, and whatever else I have on had to make a salad. For a dressing I use fat free sour cream (or fat free greek yogurt) and salsa which has alot less calories than regular dressing. If i want to make it spicy I will mix hot sauce with the sour cream.

It's really filling and only 330 calories!

Allie_71

Boston lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sliced mangoes, walnuts, shaved parmesan (just a little), little tiny slivers of candied ginger. Poppyseed, lemon juice, dijon, apple cider dressing.

mdcjmom

Raw spinach with strawberries and purple onions and a low calorie blasamic vinegarette. So yum!

kissedbytheocean

I'm always looking for new things to put on my salad! I love any kind of dried fruit, diced tempeh, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, any sort of seeds or nuts, "cheese" (fake cheese, because I'm a vegan), sliced olives, etc. My favorite dressing to use is usually a dijon mustard type, or sometimes Italian. Ranch is great too.

HeidiRene

I like veggie overload. Broccoli (chopped up very small), colored bell peppers, green onions, celery, a variety of lettuces, carrots, olives (black and green) have comprised my recent salads but I could write forever about ingredients I use.

I make all of my dressings homemade from balsamic vinagarette(sp?) to blue cheese to honey mustard.

For lower cal honey mustard I combine fat free plain yogurt, spicy brown mustard, honey and splenda. I love it!

Christina_3192

I recently have discovered that using some pico de gallo as a salad topping and "dressing" really adds flavor and saves on calories rather than using caeser (my fave dressing) .

I also love blue cheese, almonds, pecans, any sort of nut, feta cheese, egg, cucumber, any fresh veggie pretty much, chicken breast, grilled meat, etc on salads.

rcc1988

Spring mix salad, chopped hard-boiled egg, sliced granny smith apple, bleu cheese or feta crumbles, top it off with some Ken's Light Italian.

cPT_Helice

Two words: Broccoli Slaw

I see this at the store all the time and wondered about it. Does it have mayo in it, though?

mrsjenfrank

baby spinach, shredded carrot, walnuts, blue cheese and kraft balsamic vinegar dressing. yum!

WhittRak

Two words: Broccoli Slaw

I see this at the store all the time and wondered about it. Does it have mayo in it, though?

Nah, I buy it in the bag, raw, without dressing and sprinkle some of it on my salad. It is the Bees Knees

Scarlett_S

Strawberries, shrimp, blue cheese crumbles, pecans, almonds, walnuts....not necessarily altogether. Rare steak is good in small amounts, Tuna sometimes and the old standby, grilled chicken.

cPT_Helice

Two words: Broccoli Slaw

I see this at the store all the time and wondered about it. Does it have mayo in it, though?

Nah, I buy it in the bag, raw, without dressing and sprinkle some of it on my salad. It is the Bees Knees

I love broccoli in my salad, even though its so big and loud in the office. LOL I am definitely going to look for the bagged slaw! Thanks!

MoooveOverFluffy

1. Mixed greens, kidney beans (or black beans), corn (cut off the cob in chunks), red onion, tomatoes, croutons....sometimes with a smidge of french dressing, and sometimes no dressing at all....

2. Mixed greens, assorted veggies, and a packet of Tuna Creations Lemon Pepper Tuna on top.......no dressing needed.

Determinedtorunon

I eat taco salad alot for lunch at work. On Sunday I brown ground turkey & add taco seasonings. Then each monring I take some taco meat, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded carrots, mushrooms, and whatever else I have on had to make a salad. For a dressing I use fat free sour cream (or fat free greek yogurt) and salsa which has alot less calories than regular dressing. If i want to make it spicy I will mix hot sauce with the sour cream.

It's really filling and only 330 calories!

LOVE it, adding to my menu

becoming_a_new_me

I like feta, sundried tomatoes, grilled chicken or blue cheese, walnuts, and cranberries. I also like it with salmon or tuna. Pretty much anything can go on a salad

Scarlett_S

I recently have discovered that using some pico de gallo as a salad topping and "dressing" really adds flavor and saves on calories rather than using caeser (my fave dressing) .

I also love blue cheese, almonds, pecans, any sort of nut, feta cheese, egg, cucumber, any fresh veggie pretty much, chicken breast, grilled meat, etc on salads.

I make a chicken fajita salad with pico as dressing and with avocado slices. Very good!

NoAdditives

I've been making a delicious salad lately.

Ingredients:

romaine lettuce
baby spinach
grape tomatoes
avocado
sliced mushrooms
sliced cucumber (I've been getting Persian ones)
a little bit of ranch dressing
a little bit of cheddar cheese
two sliced breaded chicken breast tenders (I like the ones from Trader Joe's)

It's super yummy and about 350 calories!

beckyinma

Red beets, a little soft goat cheese, almonds and craisins over arugula, toppped with balsamic vinegar. YUM!

I was going to post this, without the beets, I usually do it over romaine and/or a spring mix with spinach.

My balsamic is a good season's packet with 1/2 of the recommended oil, using evoo, plus balsamic and water.

And if strawberries are in season, I use them instead of cranberries.

Dayna154

I need more ideas too.. some sound delicious!!

STARSHINE1975

Spring mix
Tomato
cucumber
mushroom
blue berries
hemp seed
feta cheese
avocado
chicken breast
1 tbls Ken's walnut raspberry

I have it almost everyday for lunch. soooo yummy!

tennyt1

I eat taco salad alot for lunch at work. On Sunday I brown ground turkey & add taco seasonings. Then each monring I take some taco meat, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, shredded carrots, mushrooms, and whatever else I have on had to make a salad. For a dressing I use fat free sour cream (or fat free greek yogurt) and salsa which has alot less calories than regular dressing. If i want to make it spicy I will mix hot sauce with the sour cream.

It's really filling and only 330 calories!

I am going to have to try this recipe

KrisyKat

I like to use cheddar goldfish instead of croutons on my salads:bigsmile:

Oh...and lots of freshly ground black pepper- YUMMY!!!

Ozzland

Red cabbage
Green cabbage
Shallots
Mushrooms
Carrots
Cilantro
Garlic
Cashews
Almonds

Topped with homemade vinaigrette

kayasgm

What is "chia"?

kayasgm

Me too! sounds yummy...