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Salads

butterflylover527
butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
edited January 21 in Food and Nutrition
I was luckily and got quite a bit of romaine lettuce this week, so it would be stupid for me not to use it.

I always have the same salad (lettuce, a few cut up chicken nuggets and a little but of ranch) but I really want to try other recipes so I don't get bored this week.

So what salad combinations do you enjoy?

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  • haroon_awan
    haroon_awan Posts: 1,208 Member
    Chicken and avocado salads are the best!
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Top that romaine with:

    Black beans, cheddar, tortilla strips, and Litehouse Salsa Ranch dressing

    Steak, bell pepper, and your favorite Caesar dressing

    Sauteed pork, dried cherries, and a fruit vinaigrette

    Blue cheese, walnuts, crumbled bacon, and balsamic vinaigrette

    Garbanzo beans, feta, red onion, cucumber, and a Greek dressing
  • bgraz1994
    bgraz1994 Posts: 56 Member
    My favourite salad:

    -romaine mixed with raw spinach (only 7 calories a cup!)
    -diced red pepper
    -diced red onion
    -diced avacado
    -shredded carrot
    -feta cheese-or-a sliced boiled egg
    -balsamic vinagrette-or-pesto dressing
  • RunMumRun1
    RunMumRun1 Posts: 29 Member
    Baked pumpkin, beetroot, Persian feta with any raw nuts you like with balsamic vinegar.
  • czmmom
    czmmom Posts: 236 Member
    I have been copying Panera's fruit and chicken salad...

    grilled chicken(I used leftovers from another dinner)
    strawberries
    blueberries
    mandarin oranges
    fat free poppyseed dressing
    nuts/craisin mix
  • kem05
    kem05 Posts: 97
    try adding roasted vegetables, cooked quinoa, polenta squares (cooked, cooled and cubed) or sprouts
  • buzzcockgirl
    buzzcockgirl Posts: 260 Member
    Thin sliced pear, red onion, crumbled feta - with a light balsamic dressing.

    Taco salad: corn, beans, cilantro, chopped tomato, red bell pepper, onion, a little bit of cheese - use salsa as dressing

    Chef salad: hard boiled egg, ham or turkey, green onion, carrots. red bell pepper, olives, etc....
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    Top that romaine with:

    Black beans, cheddar, tortilla strips, and Litehouse Salsa Ranch dressing

    Steak, bell pepper, and your favorite Caesar dressing

    Sauteed pork, dried cherries, and a fruit vinaigrette

    Blue cheese, walnuts, crumbled bacon, and balsamic vinaigrette

    Garbanzo beans, feta, red onion, cucumber, and a Greek dressing

    Great ideas!!
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,446 Member
    Top that romaine with:

    Black beans, cheddar, tortilla strips, and Litehouse Salsa Ranch dressing

    Steak, bell pepper, and your favorite Caesar dressing

    Sauteed pork, dried cherries, and a fruit vinaigrette

    Blue cheese, walnuts, crumbled bacon, and balsamic vinaigrette

    Garbanzo beans, feta, red onion, cucumber, and a Greek dressing bump
  • Healthydiner65
    Healthydiner65 Posts: 1,446 Member
    Top that romaine with:

    Black beans, cheddar, tortilla strips, and Litehouse Salsa Ranch dressing

    Steak, bell pepper, and your favorite Caesar dressing

    Sauteed pork, dried cherries, and a fruit vinaigrette

    Blue cheese, walnuts, crumbled bacon, and balsamic vinaigrette

    Garbanzo beans, feta, red onion, cucumber, and a Greek dressing bump

    Bump
  • reptilequeenrachel
    reptilequeenrachel Posts: 144
    I love salads with grilled chicken, fruit (strawberries, blueberries, apples, etc.), nuts (walnuts, pecans, pine nuts, etc.), cheese (gorgonzola, bleu, etc.), and a light vinegarette (raspberry, cider, wine, etc).

    Hope I helped :)
  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    Garbanzo beans, feta, red onion, cucumber, and a Greek dressing

    Never thought of garbanzo beans on my Greek salads (though I've put them on salad bar salads.

    Must try!
  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, black beans, cheddar cheese and plain fat free greek yogurt. My favorite right now.
  • peachypie1984
    peachypie1984 Posts: 12 Member
    I eat at least one big salad a day, everyday. And have for months, and it's crazy how much better I've felt since doing this. Usually my go-to salad is romaine, spring lettuce mix, some crumbled light goat cheese, two slices of tomato cut up, 1-2 strawberries cut up, 1/4 of a yellow or orange pepper, a bit of red onion, and 1 tbsp of hemp seeds. Dressing is usually a Renee's (low calories, GF and YUMMY!).
  • MrsDrake678
    MrsDrake678 Posts: 90 Member
    YUM, I'm loving all of these ideas. Don't really have any to add but didn't want to lose this post :smile:
  • KtotheD78
    KtotheD78 Posts: 58 Member
    I usually mix a couple greens together - like add spinach to your romaine for instance
    Bell pepper (red is my favorite but I also will use yellow and orange or all three)
    Some sort of protein - tuna, chicken, lean ground turkey (cooked), salmon - you can get it in a pouch
    Cucumber
    Tomato
    Instead of dressing, I use a serving of cottage cheese
  • keem88
    keem88 Posts: 1,689 Member
    tortellini salad
    cheese torteillini topped on lettuce, kalamata olives, banana peppers, red onion, mushrooms, bell pepper, feta cheese with lemon juice olive oil red wine vinegrette and some oregano/garlic powder. also good with a ranch dressing
  • marooned
    marooned Posts: 106 Member
    baby Spinach, grape tomatoes, cukes, grilled portabello mushrooms, red onions and light ranch dressing. (grilled chicken ham or fish as protein)
  • jmom376
    jmom376 Posts: 234 Member
    I love all of these ideas! Thank you
  • minivegrunner
    minivegrunner Posts: 45
    A mixture of whatever lettuce you have on hand and chopped cabbage.
    Chop up some carrots, celery, onion, tomatoes.
    Add in some nuts for protein and healthy fat.
    Asian vinaigrette dressing.
  • servilia
    servilia Posts: 3,452 Member
    I like to add bell peppers (green red and yellow), tomato, cucumber. Dressing is olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
  • lmackbethl
    lmackbethl Posts: 156
    bump
  • claritarejoice
    claritarejoice Posts: 461 Member
    good ideas!

    I made this one for dinner tonight, you could replace the kale with lettuce: http://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/kale-strawberry-avocado-salad-with-lemon-poppy-seed-dressing/
  • mrso97
    mrso97 Posts: 147 Member
    sliced apples
    walnuts
    gorgonzola cheese
    and an apple cider vingarette....yummy!
  • mrshoneydew
    mrshoneydew Posts: 253
    My go to salad consists of:

    Blue Cheese (Gorgonzola)
    Dried cherries or cranberries
    Pears
    Sunflower seeds or pecans
    Red onions
    Raspberry Vinaigrette
    A little bit of honey
    Any greens work, but I always love spinach
  • aprilpetal
    aprilpetal Posts: 4
    read later
  • courtneylwood90
    courtneylwood90 Posts: 3
    this one doesn't have lettuce but Cooled couscous, steamed and cooled broccoli and beans(can use any green veggie), diced red onion, sesame seeds and soy sauce :-)
  • butterflylover527
    butterflylover527 Posts: 940 Member
    Great ideas, thanks!
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