What do you like in your Salad

PamGeirng
PamGeirng Posts: 165 Member
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My favorite Salad is:
2 Cups Baby Spinach
1/2 cup strawberries
1 Tbs feta cheese,
1 Tbs real bacon bits
1 Tbs Almond Accents Cracked Black Pepper Sliced Almonds.
I put it all into a baggie and then add one Tbs of Pear and Gorgonzola dressing and shake it so it is completely covered.
It is so good!
Per Serving: Cal 149 Carb 15 Fat 7 Protein 8 Sodium 499

Sometimes I add grilled chicken or grilled steak in with it.


I would love to see what you like in yours?
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  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    My salads consist of whatever I have in the fridge.

    Spinach, feta cheese, red onion, cucumber, strawberries, sliced almonds and some chicken was in a recent salad with some balsamic.

    Or spinach, red onions, sugar snap peas, tomatoes, cucumber, bell peppers and tuna.

    I just look in the fridge and throw stuff in a bowl with a lid.
  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    My favorite salad is a "Greek" salad...

    Cucumber
    Tomato
    Red onion
    Pickled peppers
    Pickled beets
    Feta cheese
    Olives

    Lettuce is optional but I tend to like 'fancy' lettuce when I do eat it.

    Otherwise I am the person that will try any vegetable (and occasional fruit) in my salad. The more the merrier.
    I just look in the fridge and throw stuff in a bowl with a lid.

    YES THIS!
  • ManderMooo
    ManderMooo Posts: 10 Member
    Earthbound Farm Power Greens
    1 Tomato
    Cucumber
    1 - 2 Carrots
    Chicken, Steak, or Bacon
    Avocado
    Lemon Juice
  • likeschocolate
    likeschocolate Posts: 368 Member
    My salads consist of whatever I have in the fridge.

    Likewise. A bit of mix & match.

    Dressing (for me) is usually what keeps it all together.
  • ravenasaurus
    ravenasaurus Posts: 10
    Spinach, strawberries, feta, salmon, and some balsamic dressing. I add about a half cup of cooked quinoa if I need more of a carb to keep me going. I could literally eat this every day of my life. Mmm..

    Aside from that pretty much whatever is in the fridge. Throw it in a bowl and shake a bit of dressing over it, it's hard to make a bad mix when it comes to fresh veggies
  • nashsheri33
    nashsheri33 Posts: 225 Member
    chopped romaine, spinach, artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, carrots, tomatoes, radishes, olives, garbanzo beans, edamame, black beans, corn, bacon, cheeses, oranges, grapes, apples, pears, butternut squash, cucumbers, pickled veggies, chicken, steak, turkey, onions, cottage cheese, avocado, oil and vinegar, italian seasonings. broccoli, cauliflower, sunflower seeds, cashews, almonds. green beans, tuna, salmon, shrimp. boiled eggs. zucchini, squash, beets, mushrooms, celery.

    not all at once. the sky's the limit, it just depends on what i have in the fridge/pantry.

    jicama - really good.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Topic: What do you like in your Salad

    Steak. Hold the veggies
  • JeneticTraining
    JeneticTraining Posts: 663 Member
    Just corn and romaine lettuce. haha
  • donnaleighh
    donnaleighh Posts: 178 Member
    wombok, grated carrot, scallions, glass noodles, fresh chili, dry roasted peanuts, lime juice, fish sauce, bean shoots, tofu, chicken or prawns. NOM, might have to make it for dinner :)
  • NikinCilla
    NikinCilla Posts: 129 Member
    Whatever the salad is I love to have chickpeas too
  • DBubbs
    DBubbs Posts: 38 Member
    Lettuce
    Tomato
    Red/Purple Onion
    Cucumber
    Black Olives
    Cottage Cheese
    Sunflower Seeds
    Ranch Dressing made w/ Yogurt
    Frank's Red Hot
  • subconscious_ink
    subconscious_ink Posts: 194 Member
    Usually I just toss whatever vegetables happen to be in the crisper drawer in a bowl, but a salad that I really like and eat regularly has in it baby spinach leaves, tomato, cucumber, carrots, avocado, bacon, chicken, eggs, walnuts, raisins, and cheese. It ends up being like a 500 calorie salad, but it's so good :love:

    Also, I hate dressing. Any kind. It's all gross.
  • badtastebetty
    badtastebetty Posts: 326 Member
    -feta
    -purple cabbage
    -greens
    -avocado
    -pumpkin seeds
    -yams
  • albertine58
    albertine58 Posts: 267 Member
    spring mix greens, tomatoes, goat cheese, walnuts, golden raisins, and Trader Joe's Cranberry Gorgonzola vinaigrette. Often with red quinoa or plain tuna on top. To die for. This is one of my favorite meals ever (including *before* I was trying to lose weight!) It's usually under 300 calories (I weigh everything), or ~400 with the quinoa. such a satisfying lunch!

    I just made an awesome new salad (packed lunch for tomorrow). I was out of lettuce, so I got creative- I made curried tuna salad (2.5 oz plain tuna, 1 tbsp light mayo, a few golden raisins, curry powder and garlic powder) and mixed it with chopped bell peppers, tomatoes, and leftover peas. Topped it with a little balsamic vinegar and one tbsp of lite poppyseed dressing. Sounds weird, but it came out DELICIOUS and made a huge salad for 330 cals! So excited for lunch tomorrow!
  • zorbaru
    zorbaru Posts: 1,077 Member
    lettuce
    tomato
    cucumber
    carrot
    cheese (usually just tasty)
    red onion
    capsicum

    then some kind of meat.
  • NBSfit
    NBSfit Posts: 44 Member
    Check my supper from this evening. Apparently, everything.
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    I am a basic kinda salad girl.

    1-2 cups mixed organic greens
    1/4 cup cheese
    2 tbsp of low fat olive garden Italian ( low fat as its lower sodium as well :3 )
    some avocado if available
    cucumber
    beets
  • karencantarathompson
    karencantarathompson Posts: 3
    Mixed spring greens,spinach,tomato,cucumber,red onion,feta,thin sliced steak with greek seaosning & a bit of balsamic dressing
  • dmpizza
    dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
    Iceberg lettuce, olives, some form of "lite" dressing
  • AprilRN10
    AprilRN10 Posts: 548 Member
    I mix it up all the time. I eat just about any fruit or vegie in salad and the more the better. I also do shrimp, turkey, chicken, ham, bacon bits, tuna, olives, eggs, turkey pepperoni, and light dressings. Sometimes reduced fat cheese.
  • treenuh_x
    treenuh_x Posts: 94 Member
    Bibb lettuce, baby spinach, shredded baked chicken, a sprinkle of cheese, and light ranch dressing.
  • PamGeirng
    PamGeirng Posts: 165 Member
    Another Salad I like is Chicken Salad: My Recipe = (4) 3/4 C Servings

    I boil one 20 oz package of raw Tyson Chicken Tenderloins then slice them up
    To the chicken I add:
    1 Cup Fat Free Kraft Mayo
    half a stock of celery sliced fine
    2 green onions sliced thin
    garlic salt
    pepper
    right before serving I add:
    1 Tbs All Natural - Almond Accents Cracked Black Pepper Sliced Almonds
    4 or 5 Red Grapes halved

    Per Serving: Calories 223 Carbs 14 Fat 4 Protein 29 Sodium 767
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    my salads change a lot. i like variety. sometimes it's lettuce with veggies and vinaigrette, sometimes its a different lettuce with chicken and cheese. sometimes it's lettuce with tomato and mustard and a ground beef patty, cheese and a bun.....yeah, you caught me a cheeseburger. so sue me.
  • lshender
    lshender Posts: 33 Member
    Depends. If it's a side dish with a protein it's a mix of greens, celery, carrots and tomato. If it's dinner I also add hard boiled egg, chicken (I use the Perdue Short Cuts), hard cheese and bacon.
  • andrewdazgray
    andrewdazgray Posts: 2 Member
    Lately, I've been loving baby spinach and arugala, with strawberries and carrots. If I want to add more, maybe some chunked tuna and a bit of cheese. Strawberries and spinach are absolutely DELICIOUS together though. I'm thinking about adding some almonds to it today to try that out.
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    slathered in southwest mustard- it's a slightly spicy mustard you can make basically the same thing with a bit of adobo sauce mixed into some honey mustard. or powdered red pepper.

    I rarely eat salad these days but I love sauteed greens and veggies with my scrambled eggs.

    when you buy the lettuce or any kind of fresh greens, get the kind that is whole, the romaine heads or whatever kind you're getting.
    or get kale and spinach. all of those last longer than the precut bags of lettuce. it's so disappointing to buy the salad and be ready for the week, only to have it go bad 2 days later and you only ate half. go for darker greens or buy it whole when you can.

    also bok choy, if bought relatively fresh lasts a really long time, mine lasted over a month.
    very low carbs, similar in taste to celery for the staulk but not as much of a problem with the strings in my teeth.
    and the leaves are better tasting and more substantial too. have it raw or throw it in stir fry :)
  • JVCB
    JVCB Posts: 72 Member
    sliced baby beets
    chopped oranges or tangerines
    crumbled goat cheese, especially the one with herbs and garlic
    slivered almonds
    and the old mainstays... tomato, red onion, cucumber

    The more colors, the better it tastes!
  • allikat93
    allikat93 Posts: 236
    2 c. Lettuce (Iceburg Romaine and Baby Spinach)
    14g cheese cubed
    10g raisins or craisins (sometimes a mix of both)
    5g raw pumpkin kernels or almonds (sometimes both)
    5g crunchy noodles
    28g canned chicken or tuna
    10g onion
    15g shredded carrot if i have carrots
    1tbsp lite ceaser or other lite dressing (1/2tbsp for full fat dressings)

    250-350 calories for a pretty big salad.
  • lyndabraczynski
    lyndabraczynski Posts: 53
    as many veggies as I have in my fridge always add spinach and wheat germ- do really like to add either feta, goat or gouda cheese when I have it on hand.
  • c2jeske
    c2jeske Posts: 77 Member
    bump...yum

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