Salad Topping Ideas!

Spinach w/Blueberries, Goat Cheese and Pecans.

Dried Cranberries w/Walnuts.

Baby spinach, sliced apples, grilled chicken, shredded cheddar, roasted sliced almonds, and raspberry vinaigrette. Nomz.

I like to add tuna, avocados, seeds, nuts, dried fruit, goat cheese...and combinations of them all.

blue cheese crumbles, craisin, apples and almond. sooo good, u dont need any dressing. maybe a little. lol

My favorite that I still haven't gotten sick of in over 4 months is:

Mixed salad greens
1/2 ounce of Montchevre Basil & Onion Goat Cheese
1/2 serving Hidden Valley Ranch Light Dressing
1 ounce cherry tomatoes (or grap) cut in half
1 ounce Peppadeux peppers chopped up
1 ounce yellow peppers chopped up

My husband does the same as above but used blue cheese instead and adds baby bella mushrooms.

first off, find a dressing that you really like. i allow myself full-fat dressings because they are much tastier and the rest of my diet is relatively low-fat so i think it's ok. now here are a couple of my favorite combos:

taco salad: cook ground turkey in advance with taco seasoning (i make my own seasoning to cut down on soduium- just add garlic power, cumin, peppper, cayenne, a dash of paprika, onion power, and mexican oregano - find at a latin foods market). sprinkle ground turkey over bed of mixed greens with diced red onion, bell peppper (any colors you like), a small amount of shredded cheese, tomato, shredded carrots and avocado. top with salsa and warm ground turkey mix. no need for dressing! (you can mix salsa and ranch if you want for a salsa ranch dressing). or, if you prefer a less spicy option, add 1/8 can of diced tomatos with green chiles instead of salsa.

chop salad: thick cut carrots, tomato, avocado, bell pepper, red onion and avocado on mixed greens with ranch dressing

feta salad: mixed greens, feta, diced bell peppers, avocado, sliced hard boiled egg, blue cheese dressing

tuna salad: bed of spinach, 1/2 can tuna (drained), avocado, tomato, hard boiled eggs, sliced ucumber, sliced red bell pepper, chopped red onion, feta with balsamic dressing (make your own with a splash of balsalmic vinegar, a splash of olive oil and a bit of ground pepper)

salmon salad: bed of spinach, 1/2 can salmon (drained), green or red onion, shredded carrots, almond slices, cherry tomatoes, avocado if you like, sesame ginger dressing

barbecue chicken/pork salad: cook chicken or pork in advance. shred and coat with barbecue sauce. prepare bed of mixed greens, shredded carrots, diced red onion, black beans, corn, and avocado. add warm chicken on top with about 1tbsp of barbecue sauce. no other dressing needed!

i had many salad mishaps at first too making some pretty 'yuk' salads. a few tips i can offer are that the way you chop things definitely make a big difference. for example, onions in certain salads should be diced very finely but in other salads a thick chop might be better. experiment with how you cut things for optimum flavor. secondly, feta cheese can make almost any salad taste a whole lot better. third, when i try and come up with new salads i think of meals i already like (i.e. tuna sandwich or barbecue chicken) and think of how i can turn it into a salad. if i know the flavor combination works, i just have to figure out how to make it work as a salad. finally, i try and keep a few things in the pantry that make good salad toppers incase i'm runing low on fresh ingredients- frozen or canned peas, corn, black beans, white (cannelini) beans, kidney beans, water chestnuts, canned diced tomatoes, etc. all make great additions to salads in a pinch.

kelsey here ---> your salads sound amazing and healthy...

everyone else on this thread are so fattening!!!

I am looking for a list of salad topping ideas. What is your favorite combination of salad topping?! Right now I am just midlessly throwing a varity of items on top of my salad and today I did not master a delicious combination. . . its kinda yuk!! :noway:


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Crumbled blue cheese, sun flower seeds, plain yogurt mixed with a dash of hot sauce, crumbled up Sun Chips and half a can of Rotel Tomatoes and [don't laugh] pork rinds.

Dried cherries.

kelsey here ---> your salads sound amazing and healthy...

everyone else on this thread are so fattening!!!

Wow that's really nice to put down others that are just trying to share their ideas. Just b/c there is fat in something does not mean its unhealthy. Our bodies need some fat in our diets. Someone might appreciate salad suggestions that help get in some fat in their day.

kelsey here ---> your salads sound amazing and healthy...

everyone else on this thread are so fattening!!!

Wow that's really nice to put down others that are just trying to share their ideas. Just b/c there is fat in something does not mean its unhealthy. Our bodies need some fat in our diets. Someone might appreciate salad suggestions that help get in some fat in their day.

and i love salads, but mine are not always healthy either

sorry you are right... didn't mean to offend anyone - just didn't want to promote the myth that salads are healthy.... it depends what you have in them

kelsey here ---> your salads sound amazing and healthy...

everyone else on this thread are so fattening!!!

Wow that's really nice to put down others that are just trying to share their ideas. Just b/c there is fat in something does not mean its unhealthy. Our bodies need some fat in our diets. Someone might appreciate salad suggestions that help get in some fat in their day.

sorry you are right... didn't mean to offend anyone - just didn't want to promote the myth that salads are healthy.... it depends what you have in them

I understand, there is just a nicer way to let people know that they should look at the nutritional info for the whole recipe and decide if it's right for them and their goals. :-). Hope I didn't offend you either, the comment just came off as very abrupt.

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I'm low carb and getting into the fried cheese bits. crispy and delicious.

tuna with a little balsamic vinegar or shrimp
sometimes i crisp some turkey bacon, onions, cucumber