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Scott7609
Scott7609 Posts: 204 Member
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anyone have or know of websites that offer good salad recipes?

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  • ashareem
    ashareem Posts: 47 Member
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    There are a number of recipes at allrecipes.com/recipes/salad/ with nutritional information at the bottom after the reviews and "more like this" sections. (Really wish they'd move that up on the page, myself.)
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    What kinds of salad? Within a certain calorie or protein range?
    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2015/04/15-light-and-healthy-salad-recipes.html
    http://www.cookinglight.com/food/recipe-finder/vegetable-green-salad-recipes/charred-vegetable-salad_2
    http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/charred-vegetable-salad
    Charred Vegetable Salad
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    Spinach with Garlic Vinaigrette
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  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    There are many, but one thing I do is look up menus of salads on restaurant websites. I just buy the ingredients and make them myself. Tonight we had a strawberry and berry salad similar to the Strawberry Field salad at Wendy's. Yummy! Besides the typical vegetables I added sliced chicken breast, strawberries, blueberries, dried cranberries, and almonds. My husband really likes this salad with a raspberry vinaigrette. He asked me to include 2 main dish salads to our menu each week.

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  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    Scott, Here are some other ideas that I posted on a discussion some time ago, with additions of another poster also. Hope this gives you some more good ideas:

    Salad ideas? I love mandarin chicken salad: Mixed greens, chopped tomato, about 8-10 sections of canned mandarin oranges, cooked and cubed chicken, all sprinkled with sliced almonds.

    Tonight we had a taco salad: Iceberg lettuce, Romaine lettuce, spinach leaves, chopped tomatoes, 2 oz very lean ground beef (cooked and drained of fat then cooked with just a bit of taco seasoning as directed on package), 1 oz of grated cheese, 2 tortilla chips crunched up and sprinkled on top. I used 2T of salsa mixed with 1T of sour cream for dressing. MFP gave me 315 calories for a huge salad.

    My new favorite salad, Berry Almond Chicken Salad: mixed greens, 2 oz roasted chicken breast, sliced strawberries, raspberries (or blackberries), dried cranberries, with a little grated cheese and sliced almonds on top. The berries make it so yummy. I do use 1/2 Tablespoon Poppy Seed dressing. but it would be good even without dressing.

    Spinach, Strawberry and goat cheese (so flavorful, no dressing is needed)

    Grilled Buffalo Chicken (I make my own low calorie blue cheese to use on the side when my mouth needs cooled off-I like the combination of spicy sauce with cool lettuce)

    Also from Pinterest and the Food Network:
    Adobo grilled chicken, corn, black bean over lettuce
    Tzaziki marinated grilled chicken salad
    Spicy Tai Asian Grilled Chicken Salad
    Philly cheese steak salad (can also do a Steak & Blue salad)

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  • Scott7609
    Scott7609 Posts: 204 Member
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    Ok thank you very much
  • DeannaSofia886
    DeannaSofia886 Posts: 77 Member
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    I love the salads at Panera and try to mimic them at home. Esp the strawberry fields salad.
  • GreenValli
    GreenValli Posts: 1,054 Member
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    Deanna, I see you have the same idea, getting ideas from restaurant salads.

    Ashareem: I perused the salads on the All Recipes site and saw some good ones I will try. It looks easy to make them main dish salads by adding protein such as beans or chicken. I just bought some quinoa to try also.

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    Harvest salad.....greens, grilled chicken, tangy apple pieces, candied pecans, gorgonzola, and craisins. Topped with an apple cider vinaigrette.

    Grilled chicken Cesar is one of my faves - romaine, chicken, Italian cheese blend, garlic croutons, and Kraft Light Cesar dressing.

    McDonalds Asian chicken is easy to mimic - romaine, chicken, snap peas (or edamame) mandarin oranges, sliced almonds (or chow mien noodles) and Newman's Sesame Ginger dressing

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