Great simple salads
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I've been trying to take salads for lunch more, and would love some ideas for simple, tasty and delicious ones.
I have been making, and enjoying: Arugula Sundries tomatoes Gorgonzola cheese Golden raisins Turkey Cherry tomatoes Any favorite, simple salads? |
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My two favorites:
Lettuce Tomatoes Cucumber Greek olives Chickpeas Cilantro Olive oil Feta cheese (Can also include quinoa if you like) Lettuce Roasted walnuts or pecans (chop and put on a baking sheet at 300 for 10 mins) Braised pairs (peel and cut into 4 slices. Cook in 1/2 tsp olive oil till brown, then in oven at same temp for 5 mins) Gorgonzola I like to use olive oil and lime juice as dressing but you can use whatever you want |
Anonymous
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greens or romaine
orange and grapefruit segments (no pith) thinly sliced red onion or green onions avocado dijon vinaigrette diced cucumber diced tomato diced red onion parsley feta (optional) lemon juice balsamic vinaigrette romaine hearts tomato cucumber shredded cheddar red onion chopped hard boiled green olives garlic croutons I like Texas Toast brand...bad but SO GOOD! catalina dressing Vegetarian chef salad of my youth! chopped kale red bell pepper carrot thinly sliced apple cider vinaigrette (let marinate for hours to soften kale) greens dried cranberries avocado green onions roasted pecans or walnuts balsamic vinaigrette |
Anonymous
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Spinach
Goat cheese Mandarin oranges Walnuts Raspberry vinaigrette |
Anonymous
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In college this is what I ate:
Lettuce Feta Baby Corn Vinegar |
Anonymous
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Thanks everyone! Another super simple one:
Chopped kale Cut grapefruit & grapefruit juice as dressing Sometimes I soak some chia seeds in the juice and add to salad This could use a few more things... |
Anonymous
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greens
toasted almonds sprinkled goat cheese sliced pears |
Anonymous
| For a salad to be an entree, I need it to have protein. Leftover steak, chicken, or shellfish work well. Canned beans or nuts if those are not available (or you are vegetarian). Hard boiled eggs are another option. I generally put whatever protein on top of greens, grape tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and cheese. Fruit I save for an afternoon snack. |
Anonymous
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kale
goat cheese apple dried cranberries pecans I make a super simple vinaigrette (mustard, red wine vinegar, evoo, salt and pepper) and often like to add pumpkin seeds |
Anonymous
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Spinach
Arugula romaine grape tomatoes radishes red onion shredded carrots beets baby corn chickpeas or kidney beans olives (black or kalamata) sunflower seeds edamamae cucumber red wine vinegar for dressing |
Anonymous
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Baby spinach
Chopped strawberries Feta Chopped cashews Rasberry vinegarette |
Anonymous
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http://coachnatalia.com/kale-salad-taylor-farms
Taylor farms sweet kale salad kit (I go easy on the dressing and the cranberries. They sell it at Costco) balsamic vinegar ( My favorite is an aged balsamic -- Rubio brand. $$$ but a little goes a long way https://salumeriaitaliana.com/catalog/vinegars/balsamic/rubio-aged) sunflower seeds chicken breast mozzarella cheese avocado |
Anonymous
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my favorite seasonal salad from Sweet Green was the July salad-- greens, peaches, slivered almonds, and goat cheese with balsamic vinaigrette. I added chicken for protein. So I've been making that at home with either peaches or nectarines.
Another combo I really like is greens with walnuts, dried cranberries, and blue cheese. I'll add a hardboiled egg for protein. |
Anonymous
What approximate amounts or ratio of oil/juice do you use? Do you add anything else to the dressing? Thanks! |
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Greens tossed in a simple oil and vinegar with black pepper mixed in. Shaved parm (I use a vegetable peeler on a block of parm). Nuts if you want.
That is literally the only salad I like consistently. |