What are your go-to salad toppings?

maremare312
maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
edited September 27 in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering what you tend to put on your everyday salads. The most common ingredients if you were whipping up a quick side salad or something.

Mine tend to be whatever veggies I can scrounge (most common being some combination of green pepper, green onion, cucumbers, and tomatoes) on top of my lettuce (usually just chopped romaine, although I like spring mix) and a tablespoon of sunflower seeds and 1/2 ounce of feta cheese. I feel like I get the most bang for my buck with feta on salads. If I have enough calories to "spend" I have Spicy Ranch dressing, otherwise it's Trader Joe's Fat Free Balsamic dressing.

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  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    I eat a salad for lunch every work day....you are welcome to look in my diary....my new favorite ingredient is corn..sounds weird but boy o boy, it tastes great!
  • danarochelle
    danarochelle Posts: 212 Member
    Craisins, craisins, craisins! :tongue:
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Feta cheese, walnuts, sliced pepperocinis.
  • squiddledeedee
    squiddledeedee Posts: 8 Member
    Not exactly salad toppings, but Fresh Express has a pear and Gorgonzola salad kit and it is amazing. I could probably eat it for every meal.
  • snkeller24
    snkeller24 Posts: 459
    Goldfish
  • jacquie2006
    jacquie2006 Posts: 8
    I also sprinkle feta cheese on top of most of my salads... but I also sprinkle granola, flax seed and wheat germ :)
  • JJHudgens
    JJHudgens Posts: 96 Member
    Apples! Pecans! :)
  • NicolCook
    NicolCook Posts: 489 Member
    Low fat cottage cheese! Then you don't need much (if any) dressing!!
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    mmm, I use spinach, onions, cucumbers, tomatos, carrots, sometimes grapes, strawberries, banana, almonds, walnuts, egg whites, red peppers, corn, and for dressing (if I need it at all) I have this awesome Boathouse Farms Yogurt based dressing or a vinaigrette.

    I don't use all of those of course, just some options(:
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Goldfish

    lol, like crackers or straight out of the tank? ;)
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    I also sprinkle feta cheese on top of most of my salads... but I also sprinkle granola, flax seed and wheat germ :)

    Ooh I saw a friend put flax seed on top of his salads the other day and I've been meaning to try that!
  • michelleisgettinfit
    michelleisgettinfit Posts: 90
    Craisins, Slivered Almonds, Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Dressing.
  • mamato3inca
    mamato3inca Posts: 168 Member
    Have you tried the Trader Joes fat free feta? It is SSSOOOOO good. I also like their low fat Parmesan ranch.
  • milaxx
    milaxx Posts: 1,122 Member
    Avocado. it's a healthy fat and increases the body's ability to absorb nutrients from the other veg. I also make my own dressing, Usually just olive oil and either apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar or plain old pickle juice. For creamy dressing you can use a bit of greek yogurt or egg yolk or avocado.
  • kajun_at_work
    kajun_at_work Posts: 60 Member
    Sliced almonds
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Have you tried the Trader Joes fat free feta? It is SSSOOOOO good. I also like their low fat Parmesan ranch.

    I have not! I'll have to check it out They have an orange muscat champagne vinegar that is super yummy too, doesn't even really need oil, I just use the vinegar sometimes on my salad.

    . I bought more feta cheese today and was comparing it to the reduced fat...it had the same amount of calories and was twice the price of the regular! I bought the regular lol.
  • broadsword7
    broadsword7 Posts: 411 Member
    Unsalted oat bran sesame sticks
    Toasted and unsalted pumpkin seeds
    Sliced raw almonds
    Red onion
    Minced garlic
    Shredded carrots
    Squeeze of fresh lemon
    Purple cabbage
    Sliced radish
    Tablespoon of flax seed oil
    Red wine vinegar

    On top of Romaine and Spinach
  • jamielise2
    jamielise2 Posts: 432 Member
    Grilled chicken, toasted almonds, dried cherries, mandarin oranges. One cool trick I've learned recently to minimize salad dressing calories is to take 1.5 tbsp of regular ranch, and add an equal amount of water. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1 tbsp of gorgonzola cheese on the salad. Watering down the ranch gives you the flavor on every bite, and quite a bit of it stays in the bottom of the bowl after...
  • Aesop101
    Aesop101 Posts: 758 Member
    I'm with ya! Feta Cheese. So much flavor in such a small quantity.


    I like the corn idea!
  • monkeydoodle
    monkeydoodle Posts: 44 Member
    My favorite toppings are golden raisins, red or vidalia onion, cucumber, tomato,and mushroom. YUMMY!!
  • AngelsKisses75
    AngelsKisses75 Posts: 595 Member
    Almonds and lemon juice
  • maremare312
    maremare312 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Grilled chicken, toasted almonds, dried cherries, mandarin oranges. One cool trick I've learned recently to minimize salad dressing calories is to take 1.5 tbsp of regular ranch, and add an equal amount of water. Sprinkle 1/2 to 1 tbsp of gorgonzola cheese on the salad. Watering down the ranch gives you the flavor on every bite, and quite a bit of it stays in the bottom of the bowl after...

    I love that idea! I prefer runny dressings anyway, it seems like you use less, when it's all thick it comes out of the jar slowly and I shake it an get too much lol!
  • goingtobefit2015
    goingtobefit2015 Posts: 408 Member
    I like to use Pico degallo, avacados, grilled chicken strips, I LOVE KENS walnut raspberry vineagrette dressing
  • ChristinaRamos
    ChristinaRamos Posts: 226
    CUTE SHOES!!!
  • mangorabbit
    mangorabbit Posts: 219 Member
    Depending on if I am home or on the road things can shift, but a few things that stay pretty constant are: lime or lemon juice (often in lieu of dressing -bit of olive oil if I have it around), any veg - the big thing for me is when it starts feeling boring, I will mix it up with some different spices - I have used black pepper, white pepper, cayenne pepper (sparingly!), paprika, one of those herb mix things, chili powder and curry powder at various times. I like how easy it is to shift things with just a little bit of spice.
  • ChristinaRamos
    ChristinaRamos Posts: 226
    I like mrs. dash, baby portabellas sauteed, and fat free dressing or salsa
  • Perfectlycrooked
    Perfectlycrooked Posts: 275 Member
    Ohhh! Yes to mushrooms(:
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Ohhh! Yes to mushrooms(:

    Fungus FTW! Also, red/yellow/orange bell peppers, bolthouse tropical mango dressing, grilled chicken breast, a bit of mustard sometimes and hot sauce. If I'm in the mood, some sliced apples, and almonds or walnuts.
  • mmshell
    mmshell Posts: 8
    Craisins, a little cheese (only because I don't consume dairy any other way than a little in my salad), chicken breast cut up small, or an hard boiled egg : )
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