What's your favorite salad?

Illona88

Spinach, strawberries and brie salad with poppy seed dressing.



Sooo good .

Recipe here: http://www.thedailymorsel.com/2011/05/spinach-strawberry-and-brie-salad-with-poppy-seed-dressing/

countrygal2004

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coliema

I like a big garden salad with breaded chicken on top, and I use honey mustard as dressing.

I also like a veggie salad made with cubed cucumbers, cubed tomatoes, and chopped onion all marinated in italian dressing.

trophywife24

Spring greens with mushrooms, black olives, cucumbers, crab meat, blue cheese crumbles, sunflower seeds and a little bit of blue cheese dressing.

A "real" ceasar salad (the sort with anchovies in the dressing).

peuglow

Baby Spinach 1-2 cups
1 slice of sweet onion, cut in halves
5-8 oz baked chicken breast
2 tbsp Ken's Light Honey Mustard dressing


I legit eat this 2 times a day and it NEVER gets old!

countrygal2004

Mixed greens, goat cheese crumbles, toasted pecans, red onion, grape tomatoes, balsamic vinegar/honey/herbs for dressing. I add grilled chicken if it's the main meal.

I just tried this but with feta (cannot find goat cheese here) and it's amazing! I use a balsamic marinade that I found with a Company's Coming recipe with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, basil, garlic, and lemon pepper. It's sooooo good! Here's the recipe:

BALSAMIC MARINADE
1/3 cup/75 mL Olive (or cooking) oil
1/4 cup/60 mL Balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp./30 mL Liquid honey
3/4 tsp./4 mL Dried basil
2 Garlic cloves, minced (or 1/2 tsp./2 mL, powder)
1 tsp./5 mL Lemon pepper

Full recipe at http://www.companyscoming.com/recipes/chicken-and-artichoke-salad/2005/4/117/.

Enjoy!

sarahharmintx

My mom has made this salad for years and I still love it. It may not be super MFP friendly, but I fit it in.

Taco Salad-
fritos
salad mix of spinach and romaine
ground beef
ranch style beans
shredded cheese
catalina dressing

Or I do spinach and romaine (double the spinach compared to other), feta, chicken, cucumber, candied walnuts, craisins and light raspberry vinagrette.

ladyonaquest

Almond berry salad. romaine and spinach mix, dried cranberries, feta cheese, almonds and strawberry halves with Ken's lite raspberry walnut vinegarette dressing!! OH man it's good and I NEVER thought I would like salads with fruit on them! I also have had it with grilled chicken in it too and it's even better!!

Wilmingtonbelle

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hersheyskiss

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VryIrishGirl76

Spinach, berries, feta or bleu cheese and chicken.
With a balsamic vin.

ValerieMartini2Olives

Take a piece of steak and rub both sides with olive oil. Completely cover both sides with cracked/ground pepper (even better if you can use several types of ground pepper... white, cracked, finely ground, etc). Grill until desired doneness.
In a bowl, throw in some mixed greens. Best is something that has like arugula, raddichio... good mix. Add chopped fresh mushrooms, chopped radishes, bacon bits, feta cheese, croutons. Add cooked steak on top. Make a dressing out of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. So good.

JenGranzow

I like to mix organic baby greens with some Asian slaw and broccoli slaw mix, then add more veggies - whatever I have on hand - peppers, onions, tomatoes, carrots, chick peas.

Then I either toss with a little of the Paul Newman sesame ginger and add peanuts and grilled chicken,

or I will add spicy grilled shrimp,

or for a change of pace, I love, love, love the Wegmans cooked chicken sausages (al fresco brand is also excellent if you don't live near a Wegmans), and I will broil one, slice it up, and add it to the veggies with some feta and Maple Grove balsamic vinaigrette.

EDesq

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Ivyzmama

Holly’s Vegan French Lentil Salad – Low Carb Version

Ingredients:
Half of a 1 lb. bag of green, brown or French lentils
3 cups chopped celery
1 medium red onion, diced (about ½ to ¾ cup of onion, depending on how strong it is)
1 tablespoon dried cranberries or raisins, diced/minced as tiny as possible
1 large red apple and 1 large green apple, chopped very small

Vinaigrette:
a drizzle of olive oil
1/3 cup apple cider vinegar (or more as needed to wet the salad)
A generous splash of lemon juice
1 Tbsp. molasses (blackstrap is best, it has B vitamins and iron in it) – or maple syrup or honey
1 Tbsp. strong mustard
1 tsp. salt or soy sauce (soy sauce actually has more flavor)
2 tsp. cracked black pepper
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. turmeric
1/2 tsp. ground coriander (if you have it)
½ tsp ground cardamom (if you have it)
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper or ¼ teaspoon chili powder
¼ tsp. ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger, or more grated fresh ginger
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
2 chopped garlic cloves, or 1 tsp. chopped garlic
Fresh chopped parsley – as much as you like – I use a whole bunch. Or use dried parsley.

Optional add-ins:
A teaspoon of anchovy paste, or canned anchovies chopped to a mush. Whisk into the vinaigrette.
Cooked, chopped sweet or white potato (either way, add more of your favorite spices above)
Capers, Arugula, Walnuts
Goat, feta or blue cheese
Grilled salmon, tuna or chicken.
Whatever you like, but generally not carrots or peppers, which are too assertive in this salad.

Directions:
1. Rinse lentils & drain. Place in a pot and cover with a 3-4 inches of water, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer. Check lentils for doneness after 15 minutes, but they should take about 20 - 25 minutes in total. You will know they are cooked if they still retain a slight tooth – al dente. If you overcook the lentils you’ll have library paste, not salad.
2. Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients in a large bowl.
4. If you’ve tasted the lentils for doneness, drain and rinse under cold running water to stop the cooking process; drain well in a strainer. Add all the ingredients to the vinaigrette bowl and toss. Taste a sample and adjust the seasoning – you may want more black pepper, chili powder, garlic, or vinegar. Some crisp add-ins such as walnuts or greens shouldn’t be added until just before serving. Otherwise, this salad, if made vegetarian, can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, because the vinegar seems to keep it from spoiling.

Deedee0075

the kind with tons of feta in it. i get fat free feta (35 cal) so i can use half the container in one salad.

jennaworksout

baby spinach
carrots
onion
raisins or dried cranberries
almonds or sunflower seeds
and low cal poppyseed or vinagrette and if its my main meal, add some roasted chicken or salmon yummy!!

hiker359

A greek salad is always awesome! Here's my favorite recipe

http://www.barefootcontessa.com/recipes.aspx?RecipeID=290&S=0

ETA: having some French bread to dip in the 'juice' that results from the dressing and vegetables all coalescing together is divine.

morningmud

There's a pre-bagged lettuce called Butter Bliss, add red onion, Baby Bell cheese, grilled chicken and raspberry vinaigrette. I also like cucumber in salads but have yet to add it to the above mix.

ErinBeth7

lemon chicken, mixed greens, light ranch/caesar, cheese, and onion! I like tuna instead of chicken too.

kykykenna

My favorite (and I could eat it all 3 meals, and only this) Is SO simple. Romaine Hearts lettuce, Feta Cheese crumbles, croutons, and Wish Bone Ranch Spritzer. That is it. I eat dinner plates of it. Of course you can throw on whatever veggie you want. I want to live on it....LOL

Wabbit05

spinach with feta, walnuts, apples, grilled chicken and raspberry vinegarette.

m16shane

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imafatloser

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing, everyone!

Yieya

I am a big fan of the following:

Mixed greens
Red onions (sliced very thin)
Cherry tomatoes
Dried cherries or cranberries
Honey roasted pecans
Blue cheese grumbles

YUM! Sometimes I add chicken and avacado

amelia_atlantic

arugula, sauteed beets, goat cheese, walnuts champagne vinegarette

baby spinach, snap peas, shredded carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, cukes, shredded cheese, chopped hard boiled egg

raw kale, shaved parmesan, olive oil, lemon and garlic as a a dressing, croutons

raw kale, roasted sweet potatoes, julienned cukes, red onion, sesame ginger dressing

Peep_chic

Its been a long time since I've had it but I came to taste a really good salad in Burger king in Puerto Rico. Too
bad they dont serve it over here. It had greens, grilled chicken, tomato, tropical ripe bananas(guineo maduro) (fried or baked), bacon pieces, pink beans and your choice of dressing. Its a sweet and salty salad.

lilawolf

The best salad I ever had lettuce, spinach, a sprinkle of cheese, one slice of bacon, bay shrimp, crab (lobster would be better), a small chicken strip, half a boiled egg, tomato, and avacado! Ranch dressing on top. I think it came to just over 600 cals and kept me full for about 8 hours.

WDEvy

I've been doing something a little different lately. A can of black beans, a can of corn ( no salt) a teaspoon of cumin, couple drops of hot
sauce and a squirt of lemon juice. It's a great lunch and I normally get 3 cups of it, which I split over a couple days. It's a great side too for fish tacos.

LAWoman79

Corn and blueberry salad!

You need:

1 corn on the cob
1 cup of blueberries
1/2 cup of cilantro
1/2 cup of red onion
1 jalapeno
1 TBS of honey
1 lime

Boil the corn on the cob, let cool and cut the kernels off. Chop up and mix all ingredients together, drizzle the honey over it, squeeze the juice of the whole lime in, stir and let cool for at least a half hour. I like this salad all by itself, but it goes well with most dishes.