Your favorite salad toppings?

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ilovelucy711
ilovelucy711 Posts: 381 Member
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What are your favorite toppings for salad?

I have two that I love!

One is the classic Greek salad - romaine, tomatoes, onions, kalamata olives, feta cheese and greek salad dressings.

The second is an apple walnut chicken - salad mix, grilled chicken, walnutes (or pecans), sliced apples, cranberries and blue cheese.

Looking for more salad ideas! :happy:
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  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,143 Member
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    Chick peas, hard boiled eggs, broccoli, grape tomatoes, any cheese, avocado, bacon bits and ranch dressing
  • ekrier2
    ekrier2 Posts: 50
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    My favorite is.

    Cucumbers - diced
    Regular mixed lettuce
    kalamata olives
    grape tomatoes
    mini mozzerella pearles (balls)
    and lite balsamic vinigrette dressing.

    Simple and delicious.
  • peachfigs
    peachfigs Posts: 831 Member
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    I love salads!

    I use homemade dressings such as creme fraiche or greek yogurt, mixed with herbs like basil, mint, oregano, etc. I like balsamic dressing too.

    ...then add things like parsley, sunflower seeds, raspberries, apple slices, sesame seeds, boiled eggs, tangerine pieces, dried mango.

    Last but not least, CHEESE! I like crumbled feta or goats cheese.

    Edit: Also, I think the leaves are a huge part of making a salad great. Iceberg lettuce is tasteless! I love rocket or herb salad.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
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    hard boiled eggs,radishes,pickled onions cucumber raw white cabbage yumm


    also another one is

    super thin white and red cabbage sliced with lemon jucie and a tiny bit of virgin olive oil on(or not)! wait till it goes soggyish! yummy :bigsmile:
  • lalionne
    lalionne Posts: 47 Member
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    i'm in love with having these key elements on my salad:

    sunflower seeds, shredded carrots, hard boiled eggs & garbanzo beans (chickpeas)...i always get these items at a salad bar...especially the sunflower seeds! yummmm!
  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
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    Bacon bits, wasabi peas, fire roasted peanuts, croutons, a plethora of veggies (carrots, green & red bell pepper, onions, broccoli), pickles, soynuts, sunflower seeds, hard boiled eggs, onions, feta (my favorite cheese, but any will do), all topped with balsamic vinegar.
  • mjanssen86
    mjanssen86 Posts: 2 Member
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    Eating a salad right now...here are the ingredients:

    2.5 cups shredded lettuce (darker varieties are better for you obviously, but shredded is all i had in my fridge)
    1/4 cup shredded carrots
    1/4 black beans (canned, drained)
    1/4 corn (canned, drained)
    1/4 diced tomatoes (fresh)
    3 Tbsp. Newman's Own Lite Balsamic
    1.5 tsp. Lime Juice

    Total Calories: 194
  • amandanndel
    amandanndel Posts: 47
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    I love so many different salads... right now I'm adoring chickpeas, cucumber, tomato, sunflower seed, and onion atop of arugula with honey mustard.

    I recently bought a dressing mixer "thingy" from OXO does anyone make their own dressings?
  • lisamarie1780
    lisamarie1780 Posts: 432 Member
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    I like prawns with pineapple or mango and chilli

    I love tuna with boiled egg and avocado as well

    I love most salads though to be honest. I eat salad most days :tongue:
  • ladydy911
    ladydy911 Posts: 126 Member
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    Eating one now. Heart of Romaine, baby spinach, red onion, green onion, tuna and HUMMUS HUMMUS HUMMUS. A little lemon juice, no dressing.
  • jdatillo
    jdatillo Posts: 19 Member
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    Spring Mix lettuce with cherry tomatoes, red onion, sundried tomato, pine nuts, goat cheese and drizzled with olive oil and squeeze of lemon.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
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    I love summer salads. Strawberries, mandarin oranges, blueberries, feta cheese, maybe some almonds or pecans, raspberry vinaigrette. *drool*
  • FitFunFabulousNicole
    FitFunFabulousNicole Posts: 94 Member
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    Feta <3
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
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    Olives, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, almonds, avocado, crab, grilled chicken. (Not all mixed together at once, just a variation of those)

    For dressings I like a thin ranch, italian, vinegar, honey mustard, lemon juice.
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
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    Recently just tried edamame. Never had it before, its yummy. But, this goat cheese everyone is talking about is my next goal.Cant wait to try that. :happy:
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
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    Forgot to add what I do like. Radishes, baby bell peppers, Cucumbers, carrots. I dont like a lot of dressing on a salad, so I put my salad in a zip lock bag and add a bit of dressing then shake the bag up so everything gets just a bit of dressing on it. Then I put it on my plate. It sounds strange, but it works for me...:ohwell:
  • rebbylicious
    rebbylicious Posts: 621 Member
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    My salad-

    Romaine
    Blue cheese
    Dried Cranberries
    Sunflower seeds
    & I love briannas poppy seed dressing. <3
  • mkwongh
    mkwongh Posts: 279 Member
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    bump for later -- usually bring salads to work for lunch. Some yummy options i must try :)
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
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    none u are adding more caleries
  • oliviabog
    oliviabog Posts: 101
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    Yum to avacado and crab! I usually quite like some mackerel with my salad. Trying to include more omegas!

    i did love cheese but sort of gone off it since having my gall bladder out :/

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