Salad Toppings? What're YOUR Favorites?

kirstinlee
kirstinlee Posts: 152 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Just curious what everyone likes to mix in with their salads. I have a very high intolerance for almost any raw vegetable that isn't leafy, so I'm always looking for new ideas. I recently found these things called Crunchies, which are basically just freeze-dried fruit -- all of the taste and most of the nutrition, waaay less sugar than dried fruit, and they add that crunch that I just have to have with my salad. What's some of your favorites?

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  • Pearsquared
    Pearsquared Posts: 1,656 Member
    As far as non-vegetable toppings, I like:

    Sunflower seeds
    Bacon bits
    Hardboiled eggs
    Homemade croutons (topped with olive oil and parmesan. Om nom nom)
    Shredded asiago cheese
    Walnuts

    Not all at once, of course (too much, lol) but these have all been tasty on my salads.
  • lynnsf
    lynnsf Posts: 20 Member
    Mushrooms and garbanzo beans. They fill me up. I'm thinking about hardboiling some eggs to have ready for salads. I do like them, but I never have them ready when I want a salad.
  • MichelleBogart
    MichelleBogart Posts: 126 Member
    My favorites are hard boiled egg, dried cranberries, chopped ham, peas, sunflower seeds, imitation or real crab, chopped turkey or chicken, cheese, shredded carrot. Um, yeah, I do usually put all those on at once except for the crab and turkey. My salads aren't always the healthiest. LOL
  • BigBrunette
    BigBrunette Posts: 1,543 Member
    Dried cranberries
    Crushed cashews
    Mandarin orange slices
    Black beans
    Hard-boiled eggs
    Pancetta bits
    Fresh mozzarella
    Pickle relish
  • AwesomeSquirrel
    AwesomeSquirrel Posts: 644 Member
    Some of my favourite salads:

    Baby spinach
    Walnuts
    Feta cheese
    Dried cranberries

    Mixed leaves
    Chicken
    Blue cheese
    Apple
    Pecans
    Dried cranberries

    Mixed leaves
    Poached eggs
    Bacon
    Mustard dressing
    Cucumber

    Couscous
    Spinach
    Broadbeans
    Feta
    Mint
  • Janet_andpie
    Janet_andpie Posts: 22
    I usually pick one or two of the following to go on my salad.

    Cottage Cheese
    Grapes
    Almonds (or any nut)
    Olives
    Pickled beetroot
    Soy Sauce
    Baked beans (odd, but it works)
    Raisins (or any dried fruit)
    Cheerios (OK, I'm weird but I like 'em)
  • 2B110Again
    2B110Again Posts: 4 Member
    There's a great restaurant my hubby and I go to often with a great salad bar. I usually top my salad with croutons, bacon bits, tortilla strips, and cheese.
  • majope
    majope Posts: 1,325 Member
    Lots of different things...
    cheese
    bacon
    dried fruit
    fresh fruit
    nuts
    crispy onions
    crispy red peppers
    crispy tortilla strips
    hard boiled egg
    sandwich meat
    barbecue meat (pulled pork or chicken)
    various beans
    croutons
    that shake-on crunchy salad topping stuff

    ...but usually only 2 or 3 at a time. Like, with a fruity vinaigrette; blue cheese, nuts, and fresh berries (or dried cherries); with salsa ranch dressing: tortilla strips, crunchy red peppers, and cheese; with honey mustard: bacon and crispy onions.
  • lanoreco
    lanoreco Posts: 11 Member
    Extra Veg:
    avocados
    cucumbers
    cherry tomatoes
    peppercinos
    canned beets

    Misc:
    Croutons
    Kalamata olives

    Cheese:
    Feta
    Goat cheese

    Meet:
    Chicken
    Tuna
    Oscar Meyer pre-cooked bacon (it's so easy to just tear up and throw in)
    Sardines
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I like sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, bacon bits, bean sprouts, dried cranberries, jalapenos, olives, blue cheese, sharp cheddar, ham or chicken.

    Really lots of stuff tastes great on a salad. One combination I really enjoy is thinly sliced pears with walnuts and blue cheese. Just a little of a sharper cheese goes a long way.
  • ncmedic201
    ncmedic201 Posts: 540 Member
    Sunflower seeds
    Slivered almonds
    Walnuts
    Pecans
    Cranberries
    tortilla strips
    garbanzo beans
    black beans
    cheeses-feta, gorgonzola, cheddar
    apples
    strawberries
    blueberries
    mandarin oranges
    eggs

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