What is your favorite salad combo??

I love different salads. 2 super easy favourites are:

Baby spinach, beetroot, feta cheese and pine nuts with caramelised balsamic.

Or

Rocket, cooked crispy bacon, sliced pear and shaved Parmesan with a dressing of mayo mixed with balsamic vinegar.

OMG... I'm going to have to go and make a salad now!!

Enjoy!

Oh and a good one for the winter months is roast pumpkin on baby spinach with feta and walnuts.

meal salad.... baby spinach, feta chese, walnuts, cranberries and a rasberry vinagarette add chicken but not necessary

I like romaine w/arugala with goddess dressing, almond slivers, warm edamame beans, sweet salad tomatoes halved and sometimes I throw in chia seeds.

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I really like the Salad Creations by Lean Cuisine. They are in the frozen section of the grocery store. They are delicious and healthy! All you need to do is supply the lettuce.

spinach+
chicken+
apple+
pecans+
red/yellow peppers+
avocado+
+ ~juice of 1/4 raw orange + 1 tsp of olive oil for dressing
+salt & pepper
= amazing

spinach
chopped apple
grilled chicken
dried cranberries
feta cheese
glazed walnuts
fat free cranberry dressing

That sounds incredible!

Baby spinach, red pepper/capsicum, olives, pickled onions, red onion, fetta, sweet corn kernels, grape tomatoes, butter beans and sundried tomato strips all mixed up together with a tiny bit of the oil from the sundried tomatoes.

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Great topic. I look forward to trying a few of these. My favorite salad combinations change constantly. Here are a few I've loved over the last year.

Here's a link to 101 salad ideas by Mark Bittman:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/dining/22mlist.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Vietnamese chicken salad:
cucumber, tomato, onion (or green onion), feta w/vinegar or vinaigrette (no specific recipe)
chopped salads-chopped tomatoes, onions, peppers, celery, eggs, blue cheese w/vinaigrette
black bean, red peppers, corn and couscous salad w/olive oil vinaigrette
quinoa and mango salad w/black beans
balela (black bean salad)
rice and apple salad
carrot salad

Some specific recipes below:

Vietnamese Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
8 oz. finely shredded cabbage
1 medium/lg carrot shredded
1/2 english cucumber in matchsticks or diced
you can also add red or yellow pepper cut into matchsticks
8 oz. shredded chicken
mint, basil and cilantro to taste
a sprinkling of chopped dry roasted peanuts is good over the top

Dressing: mix and let sit while making the salad
1 serrano (or other) chile , seeded and minced
1 large garlic clove, peeled, minced
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil


Curried Quinoa Salad with Black Beans and Mango
Ingredients:
1 cup quinoa
1-2 ripe mangoes, peeled and chopped
1/2 red or yellow pepper, chopped
1/4 (or more) English cucumber, chopped
2-3 green onions or a chunk of purple onion, chopped
2 cups (packed) baby spinach, torn or sliced (optional)
1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
cilantro to taste

Dressing:
1/4 cup canola oil
2-4 Tbsp. white wine or white balsamic vinegar
1 Tbsp. mango chutney, chopped if chunky (optional)
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. curry powder or mild paste
1/4 tsp. cumin


Balela:
Ingredients:
2 15 oz cans garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup minced fresh mint
1/2 cup minced fresh parsley
1/2 and onion, chopped
1 pint grape tomatoes cut in half or if you have really good tomatoes then seed and cut up 2 tomatoes

Dressing:
1+ jalapeno, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1/4 c olive oil
juice of 1 lemon and apple cider vinegar to equal 1/2 cup
Salt and Pepper to taste

Rice Salad:
Ingredients:
3 cups cooked brown rice
2 cups cubed grilled chicken breasts (optional) I add a can of black beans instead
2 medium apples, chopped
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
2 celery ribs, finely chopped
2/3 cup chopped green onions
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley + cilantro
optional: garnish with cubed avocado and more cilantro

Dressing:
1/4 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Carrot Salad:
Ingredients:
1/2 pound carrots, peeled and shredded
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon(pinch) ground black pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Dressing:
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoons olive oil

Fatoush is the best salad ever existed. I just make sure I don't eat a lot of pita bread.

I can't wait to try some of these out.

*Pasta (curly or other interesting shapes, preferably a mix of colors), artichoke hearts, pickled beets, olives

Perfect! A student left me a bottle of pickled beets (it's a long story), and I've never tried them before, so I didn't know what to do with them. Do you just use the juices from the artichoke hearts (I'm assuming they're canned?) and beets as a dressing for the pasta?

I love all these other salad ideas too. I could probably try a different salad every day for a month from this topic alone!

Here are mine:
greens (spinach, lettuce, etc.)
orange, sliced and broken into pieces
sliced almonds
Whisk together equal parts vinegar, honey, dijon mustard, and olive oil, and toss over salad ingredients.

avocado, tomato, greens (lettuce, spinach, etc.), equal parts mayo (or plain yogurt) and mustard, shredded chicken (optional)
Toss all ingredients until coated.

pistachios, parmesan cheese, pepper, greens
Toss to combine. I like this one, but I wouldn't bring it to a potluck.

feta, balsamic vinegar, spinach
Toss to combine.

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