What are your go to salads?

I posted a salad recipe on here last month: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/910385-spinach-salad-recipe

It's a spinach salad. As of late I've added cilantro and it's super yummy!

I found homemade dressing to be super easy to make and taste soooo much better than the packaged stuff that's full of preservatives. I don't like an oily dressing so I like to experiment with substitutes. Plain yogurt makes a great creamy base alternative. I just add some white wine vinegar but blending it with strawberries or raspberries makes it even better if you like fruity dressings. If you want a less creamy dressing try adding fresh squeezed citrus fruit. I'm really not a big salad person but when I'm in the mood for one it usually includes chicken, a small sprinkle of cheese (Gorgonzola, feta, or asiago), some apples, and sometimes nuts (although I would rather just eat nuts plain) over spinach or baby greens.

Fastest salad I can make is 2 handfuls of spinach,an orange, some pecans, shredded cheddar cheese, and left over chicken. I squirt some orange juice all over the ting it is so yummy!

My go-to salad is: chopped romaine lettuce, peas, baco bits, tomatoes or cucumbers. Sometimes I add corn, chopped meat, beans, shredded cheese or olives. I really enjoy Newman's Own vinaigrette's especially the lite caesar and the lite honey mustard. I think they're 2 TBSP = 70 calories, and I never need to use more then 1 TBSP because they are so flavorful. :-)

One of my new favorite "salads" is Chipotle Coleslaw:

Ingredients

1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise (I replaced this with plain greek yogurt)
1 tablespoon lime juice
2 teaspoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 - 1/4 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
3 cups shredded green cabbage
3/4 cup whole kernel corn, thawed if frozen
3/4 cup chopped red sweet pepper
1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
1/3 cup chopped cilantro

In a small bowl stir together mayonnaise, lime juice, honey, cumin, and chipotle chile pepper. In a large bowl combine cabbage, corn, sweet pepper, onion, and cilantro. Pour mayonnaise mixture over cabbage mixture. Toss lightly to coat. Serve immediately or cover and chill up to 24 hours.

Serves 6 and the calories for me came out to 46 per serving (based on my ingredient at home)

My favrite is spinach, iceberg lettuce ( I know I know I love the crunch) madarin oranges, feta cheese, cilantro, radishes. I always use fat free mayo diluted with water until it is very very thin. Live on salads as I am a quantity eater.

Shirley in Oregon

Chicken Caesar, or black bean and sweet baby peppers with spicy Ranch.

Any salad base you like, I prefer spinach.
Handful of blueberries, strawberries, orange segments and cheddar cheese cubes

The fruits are really juicy and so you don't need dressing!

I usually start with spring mix salad in a bag and add tomatoes, cucumber, shredded carrots, 1/2 advocado, and sometimes sunflower seeds, boiled egg or chopped up sliced ham it just depends on what I feel like eating that day.
For the dressing I make my own right before I start making the salad by adding 1/2 cup non fat greek yogurt, 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese, and about 1/4 cup plain unsweeted almond milk and then adding a tsp or two of the hidden valley ranch seasoning mix. It is fast and easy to make and taste really good ( IMO). This will make at least 4 very generous serving of dressing and the entire thing has less than 100 calories or about 25 cal per serving!