Salads -what do you put in ?

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  • Nailrep
    Nailrep Posts: 966 Member
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    raisins, walnuts, feta cheese, fake chicken. that combination with light italian or light balsamic vinagerette. YUM
  • tuffytuffy1
    tuffytuffy1 Posts: 920 Member
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    A lot!

    Radishes
    Carrots
    Red onions
    Red, yellow, green bell peppers
    Cucumbers
    Cheese (shredded cheddar, or feta usually)
    Grated egg
    Bacon
    Celery
    Cauliflower
  • soymilkcoffee
    soymilkcoffee Posts: 171
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    Romaine lettuce, strawberries, pecans, cucumbers, poppy seed.
    Baby spinach, chicken, feta cheese, red onion.
    Romaine lettuce, turkey bacon bits, goat cheese, cubed low fat cheddar, a chopped egg.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
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    I like to put tuna in mine. Its a lean meat but very flavorful. You hardly need any dressing. I am a huge caeasar salad fan so I'm pretty content with plain salads. Besides cheese or carrots, that's about all the extra toppings I use.
  • DelilahCat0212
    DelilahCat0212 Posts: 282 Member
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    tuna, hard boiled egg, a bit of ww pasta for bulk, cukes, mushrooms
  • FrugalMomsRock75
    FrugalMomsRock75 Posts: 698 Member
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    My favorite, favorite, favorite salad:

    2 c. chopped fresh organic baby spinach
    a few grapes, halved
    a few strawberries, cut up
    small handful of blueberries
    small handful of raspberries, halved
    a TBSP of almond accents
    1 grilled chicken breast, chopped into small pieces

    2 TBSP of any fruit vinaigrette. My favorite is a pomegranate vinaigrette. So good!!
  • Sid422
    Sid422 Posts: 77 Member
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    pepperchinis, grape tomatoes, feta cheese, chopped apple, craisins, bell peppers....and on and on... :-)
  • marieautumn
    marieautumn Posts: 932 Member
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    avocado, strawberries, blueberries, canned oranges, and chicken. sooo good. and you dont even need salad dressing on it. 300 calories total.
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
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    Baby spinach, reduced fat feta cheese, dried cranberries, walnuts, 1/4 avocado, and mix 1/2 tbsp olive oil with 2tbsp balsamic vinegar for dressing. I also throw in cucumbers and snap peas when I'm in the mood. Pretty high calorie, but very, very filling and loaded with all the good stuff.
  • marycmeadows
    marycmeadows Posts: 1,691 Member
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    some of my favorite salad ingredients include...
    pistachios
    cottage cheese (reduced sodium)
    kohlrabi
    cucumbers
    zucchini
    beans (black beans, white kidney beans, chickpeas)
    spinach
    mushrooms
    onion
    green peppers
    pickled beets
    hot sauce
    tortilla strips (occasionally)
    celery
    hard boiled eggs
    peas
    salsa
    meats/fish (tuna fish, salmon, chicken, steak)

    dressings:
    ff ranch
    ken's light sweet vidalia onion
    kraft light asian toasted sesame
    kraft free balsamic vinaigrette
    newman's own light honey mustard
  • CCJ13
    CCJ13 Posts: 165 Member
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    EVERYTHING.

    avocado, diced turkey, goat cheese, orzo, olives, corn, black beans, tuna..............most leftovers from last nights dinner end up in my lunch salad :)

    This is me too. I usually make enough dinner to have left over the next day. I have had peas, squash, zucchini, sauteed mushroom, peppers, & onions, etc all in salads.
  • AyanaSan
    AyanaSan Posts: 93 Member
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    For today:

    Grilled peaches, watermelon and hardboiled eggs with a balsamic vinagrette. :smile:
  • fritostyle
    fritostyle Posts: 27
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    bump
  • PaleoPath4Lyfe
    PaleoPath4Lyfe Posts: 3,161 Member
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    Looking for new salad ideas so that we don't get too bored .

    Prepared to try anything except turnips .

    Today I have steak, parmesan cheese, brocolli, radishes, cauliflower, red onion, red cabbage, carrot slivers, almonds, chia seed and home made caesar dressing.
  • dorriian
    dorriian Posts: 5
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    Bump.
  • Kara_xxx
    Kara_xxx Posts: 635 Member
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    variations of the following:

    Grated carrot
    Wild rocket
    Spinach
    Cherry tomatoes
    Cucumber
    Celery hearts
    Sweetcorn
    Bell Peppers (any but the green ones)
    Green apples

    and on the protein front...

    Chicken
    Tuna
    Smoked Mackerel

    With a drop of balsamic dressing... :bigsmile: not on the fish tho. :sick:
  • hopeC12
    hopeC12 Posts: 38
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    Arugula (raw) is a great way to add a little extra flavor to a salad.

    In general I like spinach, butter leaf or romaine lettuce, boiled egg, avocado, cherry tomatoes, nuts, and a homemade olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.
  • HeatherMN
    HeatherMN Posts: 3,821 Member
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    My salad for lunch today has 2 cups romaine and spinach lettuce, 1/2 green bell pepper, 1/2 red bell pepper, 9 cherry tomatoes, some shredded cheddar cheese, croutons for crunch, grilled chicken strips (3 oz) and Dorothy Lynch salad dressing. Delicious, filling and right around 400 calories.
  • deenie169
    deenie169 Posts: 22 Member
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    I like grated raw beets with grated raw carrots. You can add protein (chicken, almonds, whatever) and whatever dressing you have on hand or make one up quick with some balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
    I could eat this stuff by the truckload! It's also a great add to a bed of mesclun or whatever for additional nutrition. I find that I don't crave the cheese and other things that really add up to a lot of calories when I eat this.

    It's really simple and once you grate up some beets & carrots by hand or with the Cuisinart, they will keep in the fridge for a few days and you just add the dressing as you use it. Very portable as a salad, since this isn't as susceptible to the yech factor that greens get after they warm up and wilt.
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
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    bumping ..... gotta get to work, but I just LOVE salads !

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