What fun salad toppings do you use??

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  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    My favorite salad ever:
    baby spinach
    3 dates, chopped
    1 small apple chopped
    3 oz chicken
    Marzetti's light bleu chese

    Oh! The dates sound delish! I recently discovered Chia seeds!! They have lots of fiber and protein and are loaded with omega 3's and 6's as well. The are small and tasteless with lots of crunch.
  • ptarango
    ptarango Posts: 10
    Recently discovered this avocado cilantro buttermilk dressing. Totally low in calories and fat, HUGE on flavor. Delicious on a salad with chicken breast, tomato, radishes, jicama, and roasted corn.

    http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/04/zesty-avocado-cilantro-buttermilk.html
  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    bacon bits
    sunflower seed kernels
    black olives
    CHEESE
    Are we family??? Yes to all of the above!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • breza262
    breza262 Posts: 40 Member
    I don't have any specific recipes, just throw whatever goodies I have in the fridge. Lately it's been quinoa, icicle radishes and carrots.
  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    Grilled corn and any kind of bean and natural corn chips.

    I'm gonna have to pin this board. Nice ways to change up boring salads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    Just had a spinach salad with raspberry walnut vinaigrette and walnuts, tomatoes, green pepper, chicken and cranberries. It was delicious.
  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    Best replacement topping for croutons is steam fried noodles.

    My fave salad is Snickers, but I haven't had it in ages.
    - colored, mini marshmallows
    - chopped apple with skin
    - Cool Whip
    - frozen Snickers bar (easier to cut into chunks)

    Hope this is not a dumb question. Where to you find steamed fried noodles?
  • ninabeia929
    ninabeia929 Posts: 17
    My favorite salad ever....

    -mixed greens
    -cucumber
    -chicken
    -candied pecans
    -blue cheese crumbles
    -strawberries
    -hard boiled egg
    -croutons
    -strawberry vinegerette dressing
  • twelker878
    twelker878 Posts: 146 Member
    baby spinach, cherry craisins, feta cheese, raspberry vinaigrette
  • urbansmamma
    urbansmamma Posts: 202 Member
    I had this salad at a restaurant in Napa and it was AMAZING!!! I recreate it often:

    Watercress, apples, avocados, mint, basil, cilantro, shallots & pistachios in a balsamic vinaigrette. It's soooo refreshing!!
  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    I had this salad at a restaurant in Napa and it was AMAZING!!! I recreate it often:

    Watercress, apples, avocados, mint, basil, cilantro, shallots & pistachios in a balsamic vinaigrette. It's soooo refreshing!!
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    I'm going to try that, minus the cilantro.
  • bestshiratakinoodles
    bestshiratakinoodles Posts: 32
    i love to have angel hair pasta salad !!
  • bacamacho
    bacamacho Posts: 306 Member
    Dried cranberries, honey roasted pecans, grated parmesan cheese, black olives...
  • kaf1274
    kaf1274 Posts: 5 Member
    I love putting feta cheese and garlic sesame sticks on my salads. Oh, and I simply can't eat a salad without onions.
  • sapphireblu64
    sapphireblu64 Posts: 42 Member
    Depending on my taste-buds at the time i like: raisins, feta cheese, green/black olives... the list just goes on
  • jameyjam
    jameyjam Posts: 14 Member
    *Goat cheese or bocconcini marinated in balsamic vinaigrette with basil chopped into ribbons tossed in with baby mixed greens with grilled chicken and cherry/grape/strawberry tomatoes on top =heaven

    *Mixed baby greens topped with grilled steak, corn (just grill and then slice it off the cob), avocado, tomato, black beans, a little queso fresco, some Have'a corn chips (if I happen to have them) and a cilantro lime vinaigrette. That one is probably my favorite of all time. I like BIG salads.

    I also like marinated chickpeas, grilled vegetables, olives, and pretty much any cheese ever.

    Now I'm hungry.

    *Also wanted to add that I'm obsessed with a thai salad called larb (not a very appetizing name), but it's amazingly delicious.
  • TheArmadillo
    TheArmadillo Posts: 299 Member
    Arugula with crumbled center cut bacon (25cal/slice), cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and a poached egg.

    I am so having this for lunch today :love: :flowerforyou:

    I love a basic rocket (arugula) with freshly grated parmesan (I like to use a veg peeler to get curls) and balsamic dressing. Basic but delicious.

    My other favourite is feta and pomegranate - bed of green leaves (I like rocket/watercress/lambs lettuce or spinach depending on what I have in), crumbled feta, raddishes if I have any, and scattered pomegranate seeds. Balsamic dressing over the top. Sometimes slivered almonds if I fancy it as well.

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