What do you like on your salad?

Sunny · 09-03-2010, 04:28 PM

I like hard boiled eggs, romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese, red onion chopped fine and russian dressing.

Jesse · 09-03-2010, 06:47 PM

Typically I buy the herb greens or the spring greens, throw on some fresh blueberries, toss on a few seeds of one kind or the other, a little crumbled seasoned feta and a sprinkling of roasted tomato dressing.

kassykit · 09-04-2010, 01:54 PM

Omg thank you all for posting!

Never thought to try blueberries....

and yes i agree if i'm going to have bacon on a salad gimme real bacon!

What about cottage cheese, bacon bits, over a bed of romain lettuce....
spring herb/greens mix, baby tomato's, maybe red onions, green peppers, yellow peppers, bean sprouts, and tht white stuff tht looks like fat bean sprouts..... with ranch usually

So does anyone make thier own salad dressings? or is it store bought?

Growing up my father made this awesome berry vingerette..... with fresh berries in it! lately it doesn't taste the same.... he had to modify it for meds he's on

SimpleAlaskanBoy · 09-04-2010, 02:01 PM

I like cheese, croutons, red kidney beans, some broccoli florets, spinach leaves, fresh shelled peas, swiss chard, mixed greens, and ranch dressing. And a lot of fresh cracked black pepper if I can get it, just black pepper if there is no fresh cracked.
~SAB

Corkey · 09-04-2010, 02:04 PM

Lately I've been making my own dressings, it cuts out all the garbage such as preservatives, sodium and other harmful chemicals.
I use EVOO as a base for them all. Dijon mustard is also a good ingredient for salads.

Or just lemon squeezed on greens is a very light and tasty way to dress salads.

If trying to loose weight the dressing is where most of the calories and fat come from, so keep the dairy products to low fat whenever possible. I don't use salt on salads, but lots of fresh ground pepper is good.

I was looking at low fat dressings and what they substituted for the fat, they over did it in sodium, so be extra careful there.

EnderD_503 · 09-04-2010, 02:38 PM

Don't eat much salad. I tend to eat more steamed or baked veggies than salad. Anyways, when I do eat a salad I prefer baked chicken breast with red vinegar (red wine vinegar or raspberry vinegar), along with baby tomatoes. I could eat baby tomatoes all day

Sachita · 09-06-2010, 03:01 PM

Oh man I am a salad queen! almost every thing I eat is in bowls. I grow micro greens and other live things. I love LIVE just picked food. This is major for me. But I also love Earthbounds organic romaine hearts. love love these.
always tomatoes, chopped herbs, cukes, sometimes raw fresh soy beans, roasted peppers, olives, all most anything I can chop up raw, hulled hemp seeds a must, sometimes dried cranberries, nuts.

I like crumbly blue cheese or crumble goat cheese, a good olive oil like lucini and balsamic vinegar.

I also posted somewhere a dressing I make- an asian ginger I use fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, hemp oil, garlic, soy an little honey. Amazing!

when I grill any kind of meats I often cut it up and put on my salad. Like I said most of what I eat all gets piled in a bowl.

Leigh · 09-06-2010, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kassykit

This is so giving me ideas on what to try! i adore salads however they do tend to get kind of boring!

here's shooting for losing another 80lbs!

granted salads aren't always the way to go but i find i feel more satisfied with a salad than a hamburger

strange no??

I'm working on losing weight also, so I thank everyone for giving Me new ideas on salads and different ideas to make My own with. What about sharing any kind of salad recipes (if anyone has any) or ones for dressings? Would be nice to have new things to try

Blade · 09-06-2010, 04:46 PM

I like a lot of things on my salad but if I made one with everything on it I like it would take me a week to eat it.

grated carrots
boiled egg
sunflower seeds
croutons
pepperoni
tomato
onion
banana peppers
real bacon bits
walnuts or pecans
cheese
cucumbers
olives
mushrooms
I do sometimes like ham, turkey and roast beef on them but not normally

SimpleAlaskanBoy · 08-20-2016, 04:48 PM

Spinach, romaine & iceberg lettuce
Peas
Carrots
Broccoli
Kidney Beans
Cheese
Ranch or Italian Dressing
& yes, stale bread.

~SAB

TL1 · 08-20-2016, 06:14 PM

Raw broccoli
Cottage cheese
Croutons
Chicken
Eggs (sometimes)
Dressing
Spinach
Tomato (sometimes)

Gayandgray · 08-21-2016, 11:33 AM

Raw kale and spinach instead of lettuce, cheese, lotsa different veggies, olives, maybe an egg or two, did I say olives?, either blue cheese dressing, olive oil, or thousand island dressing.

kittygrrl · 08-21-2016, 12:36 PM

Baby spinach, Baby romaine, Baby arugula, chopped egg, sliced red onions, slices of fresh avocado, extra fresh french radish sliced, tomato cut in 12 wedges, edamame, (crisp bacon) if you like that of thang. Homemade Green Goddess or Ranch Dressing. w/baguette. Beautiful

PlatinumPearl · 05-08-2018, 09:34 PM

Romaine lettuce, red pepper, cucumber, avocado, seeds or nuts, hemp hearts, fruit (depends on what I have on hand) apple, pear or strawberries with freshly squeezed lemon and pink Himalayan sea salt.

Bèsame* · 05-08-2018, 09:41 PM

Funny...I just made one!
My salad mix was bad, so out it went. I substituted with,
Red and yellow peppers
Red onion
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Jalapeño stuffed olives
Walnut raspberry vinaigrette

Walla, not bad!

Kätzchen · 03-07-2025, 10:54 AM

I recently began to have a green lettuce salad for breakfast. I use a few leaves of romaine lettuce (chopped up by hand), then top it with baby arugula, shaved slices of sweet onion, one clove of garlic minced, sweet peas, and nasturtium flowers. I make an evoo dressing with freshly squeezed juice from one clementine or small tangerine: juice + 3 tsp of evoo) to dress the salad. I top it with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and a few pine nuts. On the side of the salad I make a 3 egg scramble with melted provolone on top.

It’s a yummy alternative for breakfast, plus I feel all kinds of energy to boost my day.

Link to salad recipe idea: https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/s...lowers-recipe/

09-03-2010, 04:28 PM	#1
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09-04-2010, 01:54 PM	#3
kassykit Member How Do You Identify?: Just me Preferred Pronoun?: she, her, Relationship Status: Single Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: TN Posts: 160 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 115 Thanked 135 Times in 54 Posts Rep Power: 1725537	Omg thank you all for posting! Never thought to try blueberries.... and yes i agree if i'm going to have bacon on a salad gimme real bacon! What about cottage cheese, bacon bits, over a bed of romain lettuce.... spring herb/greens mix, baby tomato's, maybe red onions, green peppers, yellow peppers, bean sprouts, and tht white stuff tht looks like fat bean sprouts..... with ranch usually So does anyone make thier own salad dressings? or is it store bought? Growing up my father made this awesome berry vingerette..... with fresh berries in it! lately it doesn't taste the same.... he had to modify it for meds he's on __________________ =kassy= r/t Mishy =Love shared is love doubled.... pain shared is pain cut in half..........share your life with me, and i'll share mine with you...

09-04-2010, 02:01 PM	#4
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09-04-2010, 02:04 PM	#5
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09-06-2010, 03:01 PM	#7
Sachita Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Alpha Femme Preferred Pronoun?: Goddess Relationship Status: Completely in love Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southern Virginia Posts: 3,225 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,564 Thanked 8,992 Times in 2,247 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	Oh man I am a salad queen! almost every thing I eat is in bowls. I grow micro greens and other live things. I love LIVE just picked food. This is major for me. But I also love Earthbounds organic romaine hearts. love love these. always tomatoes, chopped herbs, cukes, sometimes raw fresh soy beans, roasted peppers, olives, all most anything I can chop up raw, hulled hemp seeds a must, sometimes dried cranberries, nuts. I like crumbly blue cheese or crumble goat cheese, a good olive oil like lucini and balsamic vinegar. I also posted somewhere a dressing I make- an asian ginger I use fresh ginger, toasted sesame oil, hemp oil, garlic, soy an little honey. Amazing! when I grill any kind of meats I often cut it up and put on my salad. Like I said most of what I eat all gets piled in a bowl. __________________ You either like me or you don't. It took me Twenty-something years to learn how to love myself, I don't have that kinda time to convince somebody else. ~ Daniel Franzese

09-06-2010, 04:46 PM	#9
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,412 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	I like a lot of things on my salad but if I made one with everything on it I like it would take me a week to eat it. grated carrots boiled egg sunflower seeds croutons pepperoni tomato onion banana peppers real bacon bits walnuts or pecans cheese cucumbers olives mushrooms I do sometimes like ham, turkey and roast beef on them but not normally __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.

08-20-2016, 04:48 PM	#10
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TL1 Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Butch of stone Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: East coast Posts: 2,892 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,111 Thanked 3,455 Times in 1,007 Posts Rep Power: 21474848	Raw broccoli Cottage cheese Croutons Chicken Eggs (sometimes) Dressing Spinach Tomato (sometimes) __________________ "Our bodies were printed as blank pages to be filled with the ink of our hearts”

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08-21-2016, 12:36 PM	#13
kittygrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: witchy Preferred Pronoun?: baker Relationship Status: Til you believe Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wrapped in a shawl Posts: 9,772 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,737 Thanked 22,162 Times in 7,228 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	Baby spinach, Baby romaine, Baby arugula, chopped egg, sliced red onions, slices of fresh avocado, extra fresh french radish sliced, tomato cut in 12 wedges, edamame, (crisp bacon) if you like that of thang. Homemade Green Goddess or Ranch Dressing. w/baguette. Beautiful __________________ "We're nine meals from anarchy"" Lewis

05-08-2018, 09:34 PM	#14
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05-08-2018, 09:41 PM	#15
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03-07-2025, 10:54 AM	#16
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: As a Brick House (Femme) Relationship Status: Busy (involved with a special someone here at home) Join Date: May 2010 Location: In a small community Posts: 16,280 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,278 Thanked 33,638 Times in 10,730 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I recently began to have a green lettuce salad for breakfast. I use a few leaves of romaine lettuce (chopped up by hand), then top it with baby arugula, shaved slices of sweet onion, one clove of garlic minced, sweet peas, and nasturtium flowers. I make an evoo dressing with freshly squeezed juice from one clementine or small tangerine: juice + 3 tsp of evoo) to dress the salad. I top it with a sprinkle of sesame seeds and a few pine nuts. On the side of the salad I make a 3 egg scramble with melted provolone on top. It’s a yummy alternative for breakfast, plus I feel all kinds of energy to boost my day. Link to salad recipe idea: https://theviewfromgreatisland.com/s...lowers-recipe/ __________________ “The way someone treats you is not a reflection of your worth: It’s a reflection of their emotional capacity,” — Jillian Turecki. ”Without justice, democracy dies,” — Jess Michaels (Epstein survivor). ”The planet can provide for human need, but not human greed,” — Dr Jane Goodall.