What's in your summer salads?

lpkimbell
lpkimbell Posts: 2
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have two salads that I alternate between for lunch each day:

white tuna in water
white northern beans
diced tomato
red onion
black olives
lemon juice
tsp. evoo
served over 2 cups spinach leaves

1/2 chicken breast
1/2 C quinoa
diced tomatoes
diced bell pepper
red onion
diced cucumber
2 cups spinach leaves
handful of broccoli slaw to add bulk
balsamic vinegar
1-2 tsp. evoo

What are you putting in your salads this summer?

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  • elliott062907
    elliott062907 Posts: 1,508 Member
    I love any kind of salad, cold, warm, veggie, meat. Don't have to twist my arm. I usually go for the protein salads no bread or croutons. The beef strawberry and blue cheese with apples and pecans is the best, home made of course. Store bought or restaurant bought is so fatty.
  • MirandaDeCrane
    MirandaDeCrane Posts: 78 Member
    50/50 Spring Mix
    Baby Spinach
    Chopped Kale
    Cucumbers
    Tomatoes
    Feta Cheese
    Walnuts
    Shrimp (Sauteed in EVOO and Tony's)
    Balsamic Vinaigrette

    This is my current addiction LOL
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    Spinach, red leaf lettuce, dried cranberries, croutons, cucumbers, red onions, tomatoes, and a raspberry vinaigrette!
  • mom23nuts
    mom23nuts Posts: 636 Member
    summer yay! that's when I add in a few sliced strawberries walnuts and mandarin oranges or apple slices to a basic garden salad.
  • mandysue1980
    mandysue1980 Posts: 31 Member
    1 lb jumbo cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined, chopped*
    1 medium tomato, diced
    1 hass avocado, diced
    1 jalapeno, seeds removed, diced fine
    1/4 cup chopped red onion
    2 limes, juice of
    1 tsp olive oil
    1 tbsp chopped cilantro
    On and bed of baby spinach. Tasty!
    Recipe from http://www.skinnytaste.com
    I find alot of great recipes on her site.
  • pammye65
    pammye65 Posts: 177 Member
    Just some romaine lettuce, tomatoes, greek olives, and spritz on dressing-low calorie Balsalmic vinegarette. Might add carrots or parmesean cheese
  • JennieAL
    JennieAL Posts: 1,726 Member
    I have two salads that I alternate between for lunch each day:

    white tuna in water
    white northern beans
    diced tomato
    red onion
    black olives
    lemon juice
    tsp. evoo
    served over 2 cups spinach leaves

    1/2 chicken breast
    1/2 C quinoa
    diced tomatoes
    diced bell pepper
    red onion
    diced cucumber
    2 cups spinach leaves
    handful of broccoli slaw to add bulk
    balsamic vinegar
    1-2 tsp. evoo

    What are you putting in your salads this summer?

    These two sound great! I may borrow your recipes :)
  • shy_46
    shy_46 Posts: 36
    Lettuce
    Cucumber
    Red Pepper
    Green Pepper
    Carrots
    Light Chedder Cheese
    Raspberry Vinaigrette

    Less Lettuce and more of the other Veggies. Sometimes I will add Chicken or Ham into it.
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