What's in your salad?

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  • AngelRobbie
    AngelRobbie Posts: 153 Member
    MMM, bump!
  • shenitamo
    shenitamo Posts: 147 Member
    Bump! Great ideas, everyone! I just had a salad for lunch, but reading these ideas makes me think I will have one for dinner too :-)
  • miracle4me
    miracle4me Posts: 522 Member
    bump
  • laurelbicker
    laurelbicker Posts: 7
    romaine/butterhead lettuce
    baby carrots
    mushrooms
    black olives
    crumbled feta cheese or blue cheese
    avocado
    cucumber
    celery
    red/yellow/orange bell pepper
    cucumber
    toasted asian sesame dressing (YUM)

    :flowerforyou:
  • Mayraapoppp
    Mayraapoppp Posts: 10
    I had a salad from Tossed at Westfield Stratford today, they make it up to your requirements. My salad consisted of mixed leaves, tomato, cucumber, roasted red peppers, sliced black olives, roasted salmon flakes with a fat free honey and lemon dressing. Not cheap, but worth it.


    fat free honey and lemon dressing --that sounds delicious!
  • Mayraapoppp
    Mayraapoppp Posts: 10
    Chayote
    bell pepper
    avocado
    Jicama
    broccoli slaw
    cucumber
    tomato
    Greens
    pickles
    hearts of palm
    artichoke hearts

    This is what I'm trying next. Thank you! I had never thought about adding chayote or jicama to my salad! Mmm
  • Mellie289
    Mellie289 Posts: 1,191 Member
    I tend to keep it simple with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes and red peppers... plus a little salt and pepper, a drizzle of olive oil if my fat consumption is low for the day and balsamic vinegar. Many times I will also add some grilled chicken or teriyaki sauce basted grilled salmon.

    I like fruit salads too. I love a Waldorf salad (apples, celery, grapes, walnuts and mayonnaise) which I plan to make this weekend with some low fat greek yogurt instead of the mayo.
  • loveorganic
    loveorganic Posts: 2 Member
    I adore the following salads:

    Baby spinach leaves
    Cherry tomatoes
    Feta cheese
    Baked tofu squares [blackened]
    Cucumber
    Banana peppers
    Fat free balsamic vinaigrette


    Premium romaine mix [romaine, shredded carrots/purple cabbage]
    Bleu cheese crumbles
    Red bell pepper, sliced
    Fresh mushrooms
    Diced green apple
    Grilled chicken breast
    Fat free italian dressing


    A great, low-cal, easy homemade dressing that I prepare is..

    Southwest spicy mustard- 10 tsp
    Water- add until dressing consistency is reached!
  • Thirstygirl
    Thirstygirl Posts: 122 Member
    my favorite salad is...
    romaine shopped small
    1 hard boiled egg
    2 servings of costco big shrimp
    trader joes low fat ranch dressing (the best for 35 calories)
    and then shake a touch of parm cheese
    i stir it all together so everything is coated!!!!
  • giftieetcetera
    giftieetcetera Posts: 96 Member
    I think I'm making a salad and an egg white omelet for supper!

    I put mostly veggies (lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions) in my salads, but I dress with a grated hard cheese (25 calories in a TBSP), real bacon (usually one slice, center cut, about 25 calories), and a 20+ year balsamic vinegar (very sweet and tasty, about 15 calories per TBSP). The aged balsamic is the key. If you want to use regular balsamic, try reducing it down by heating it. That way, you need less or no oil. (A bit of oil is okay, but I'd rather spend my calories on bacon. :))
  • dpwellman
    dpwellman Posts: 3,271 Member
    Lettuce, tomato, sprinkle of cheese, and a burrito.
    Now THAT'S a salad

    I'll see your burrito and raise you a NY Strip
  • game05
    game05 Posts: 5
    my favourite salad is a big bowl of spinach, shrimp and bacon. might throw some cucumber in there, too.

    dressing: the bacon grease (olive oil if that's not enough) and then some parmesan cheese.
  • mcdonl
    mcdonl Posts: 342 Member
    I have two standard salads....

    Side: Shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, peas, shredded carrots, black olives and onions...

    As a meal: Same as above with turkey and feta...
  • lkm111
    lkm111 Posts: 629 Member
    This is my favorite mix:

    A combo of field greens and iceberg or romaine
    Grape tomatoes
    Mini cucumbers
    Black olives
    Sesame seeds
    Ken's Light Ceasar or Kraft Asian Toasted Sesame
  • FlameKick
    FlameKick Posts: 4
    Romaine
    Tomato
    Cucumber slices
    Hard-boiled egg or a can of tuna
    A dash of olive oil and generous amounts of white wine vinegar or seasoned rice vinegar
    A few croutons (only 30 calories and 5 carbs in a serving, good for a craving on a low carb diet)
  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    I love this salad dressing (but I make it with no butter, 1/2 the sugar, and EVOO instead of vegetable oil)

    http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jamies-cranberry-spinach-salad/detail.aspx?event8=1&prop24=SR_Title&e11=jamie's spinach&e8=Quick Search&event10=1&e7=Home Page

    I put it on:
    -Spinach
    -Salmon fillet
    -Strawberries
    -Cucumber
  • seamadden
    seamadden Posts: 46 Member
    asparagus, carrot, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, lettuce, a fat free vinaigrette and sometimes a hard boiled egg
  • FlameKick
    FlameKick Posts: 4
    Romaine is good, and so are many other lettuces but Iceberg lettuce has no vitamins and isn't filling anyway, so there's not much point in eating it.
  • MrsMangler
    MrsMangler Posts: 63 Member
    My favorite salad is one I make up at home (including the vinaigrette).

    Red leaf lettuce
    goat cheese
    blackberries
    spiced pecans
    green onion
    blackberry/honey/balsamic vinaigrette

    It's so amazing. I can't get enough of it.

    ^ Yum!

    Mine:
    Spinach
    Strawberries
    Avocado
    Turkey (Boar's head low sodium)
    Paul Newman's Lite Honey Mustard (70 cal, 4g fat, 7g carbs)
  • JmeJinxx
    JmeJinxx Posts: 210 Member
    In my house we do..
    organic spring mix
    broccoli
    grape tomatoes
    sliced mushrooms
    chopped vidalia onion
    thin slices cucumber
    rotisserie chicken breast
    cheese - muenster or pepper jack slice broken up into a million pieces
    and dressing! I've been on a ranch salad spritzer kick lately and 10 sprays is only 15 calories.
  • BR3ANDA
    BR3ANDA Posts: 622 Member
    My salad last nigh had Cucumbers, Fresh corn, Grape Tomatoes, Avocados, Purple Onion, & Cilantro, the it was tossed in 1/2 tbs EVOO, 1/2 tbs honey, 1tbs lime juice, and S&P to taste.
  • Spanaval
    Spanaval Posts: 1,200 Member
    Today's salad is black beans, corn, diced onions, green and orange bell pepper, and chopped garlic and cilantro, tossed with a little red wine vinegar, EVOO, and lime juice. Salt and pepper to taste.

    Whatever is left, I plan to do a quick stir fry with a little chicken and taco seasining, and serve with rice.
  • jo3y20
    jo3y20 Posts: 89 Member
    Our staples are:
    spring mix
    cucumbers
    peppers (red, yellow, or orange)
    celery (for crunch)
    tomatoes
    For protein: grilled or rotisserie chicken, tuna or salmon (for my husband- I don't like fish), pinto or kidney beans

    Other items depending of availability and how many calories left: frozen peas, broccoli, hard boiled egg, cheese, craisins & walnuts.

    I usually use Wishbone Robusto Italian dressing or Ken's raspberry walnut vinaigrette.

    If I eat salad at a restaurant I get the dressing on the side and just dip my fork to just get the flavor without eating too much dressing.
  • nomoreFA
    nomoreFA Posts: 40
    Grilled diced chicken breast, pepperoncinis & onions with melted Provolone cheese served warm on a bed of lettuce with 1 T of low fat Bleu cheese dressing ... a low carb favorite!

    Lettuce, grilled chicken, goat cheese, blueberries, strawberries, with low fat Poppyseed dressing. I buy it at Super Target.

    Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, salmon cooked in Balsemic vinegar. No dressing needed.
  • nomoreFA
    nomoreFA Posts: 40
    I have 2 favorites:

    Buffalo Blue Cheese: baby spinach, tomatoes, red pepper, cucumbers, blue cheese and portabello mushrooms sauteed in buffalo sauce

    Harvest Salad: Spring mix and arugala, feta cheese, dried cranberries, sliced almonds, apples, mandarin oranges and balsamic vinegar

    I'm definately going to try your Buffalo Blue Cheese salad. Yum! :happy:
  • kali31337
    kali31337 Posts: 1,048 Member
    Spinach
    Grilled Chicken
    Tomatoes
    Dried Craisins
    Fruit of any kind (mandarin oranges, grapes and my new favorite: strawberries)
    Walnuts
    Possibly some feta or other really tasty cheese
    Raspberry Vinaigrette

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