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Post by juanita on Jul 16, 2024 17:17:21 GMT
I get together once a week with some girlfriend and we make what we call garbage salad. One person brings the lettuce and everyone else brings 1 cup of something to add to it.
Here is where I need some new ideas of add ons, what would you bring to add?
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 16, 2024 17:19:31 GMT
Home made candied pecans are great in salads. Combined with Gorgonzola cheese - yum.
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 16, 2024 17:20:11 GMT
Cut pickle spears. I love me some pickles in salads.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 16, 2024 17:22:06 GMT
Things I dont see on salad often enough:
Hard cooked eggs
Sunflower seeds
Peas
Radishes
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Post by realm on Jul 16, 2024 17:24:33 GMT
Here are a few things I like, fresh corn sliced off the cob, beets, pumpkin seeds or blue cheese and some grapefruit.
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Post by Merge on Jul 16, 2024 18:01:47 GMT
Roasted corn cut off the cob
Roasted pumpkin seeds
(Oops, didn’t read down far enough to see those ideas right above my post already.)
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Smoked Gouda
What a fun idea!
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Post by peabay on Jul 16, 2024 18:04:57 GMT
My favorite salad is romaine lettuce, beets, feta cheese, cucumber, kalamata olives, red onion. Basically, a greek salad with beets. Add grilled chicken and it's perfect.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Jul 16, 2024 18:07:54 GMT
My current favorite is romaine lettuce with cashews, gala apple, and cheddar cheese with lemon juice. ❤️
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Post by gillyp on Jul 16, 2024 18:09:00 GMT
I love a mixed salad with orange segments, sliced strawberries, pomegrante seeds and avocado.
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Post by Linda on Jul 16, 2024 18:11:20 GMT
my current favourite is a BLT salad - romaine, bacon, tomatoes, croutons, and a garlic/mayonnaise dressing
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Post by teacherlisa on Jul 16, 2024 18:12:27 GMT
I love this idea!!!
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Post by leeny on Jul 16, 2024 18:12:49 GMT
Baby shrimp!
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Post by 3boysnme on Jul 16, 2024 18:36:11 GMT
I like to add grilled chicken, feta cheese, hard boiled eggs, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, dried cranberries, nuts and raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 16, 2024 18:50:25 GMT
If you want to take cheese, take something like goat cheese. I cannot digest milk from cows. Gorgonzola is horrific if you are lactose intolerant.
The best salad I make (and get tons of compliments on) is spinach, goat cheese, sliced almonds, mangoes, strawberries and blueberries. I also put diced rotisserie chicken in. The dressing is mango balsamic vinegar and blood orange evoo, salt and pepper.
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Post by littlemama on Jul 16, 2024 18:53:41 GMT
If you want to take cheese, take something like goat cheese. I cannot digest milk from cows. Gorgonzola is horrific if you are lactose intolerant. The best salad I make (and get tons of compliments on) is spinach, goat cheese, sliced almonds, mangoes, strawberries and blueberries. I also put diced rotisserie chicken in. The dressing is mango balsamic vinegar and blood orange evoo, salt and pepper. But goat cheese is just plain horrific. 🤢😂 |
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Post by hopemax on Jul 16, 2024 18:55:41 GMT
Everything But the Bagel seasoning from Trader Joes.
I do a similar thing for salad lunches in the summer. I buy the Spring Mix from Costco or Kroger and then add a protein and whatever else I want. The proteins can be either rotisserie chicken from the deli, deli meat, smoked salmon, leftover protein from dinner.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jul 16, 2024 19:19:19 GMT
You didn't ask for entire salad ideas but our favorite is mixed greens with sliced strawberries, mandarin orange segments, sugar snap peas, grilled chicken, sugar roasted pecans pieces, crumbled bleu cheese and a raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
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Post by lisae on Jul 16, 2024 19:58:25 GMT
This time of year, fresh blueberries.
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Post by peano on Jul 16, 2024 20:07:35 GMT
I just made a Greek salad with feta, with lots of fresh dill and Italian parsley, with a fresh dressing of olive oil, full-fat plain Greek yogurt, lemon juice and champagne vinegar. SO flavorful! It called for capers which I didn’t have, and couldn’t add olives because DH thinks they’re instruments of the devil. I loved it so much I want to make it again but add either capers or olives and some kind of nuts. The fresh herbs make all the difference.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2024 20:11:10 GMT
mandarin oranges
sliced strawberries
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Post by purplebee on Jul 16, 2024 20:21:46 GMT
If you want to take cheese, take something like goat cheese. I cannot digest milk from cows. Gorgonzola is horrific if you are lactose intolerant. The best salad I make (and get tons of compliments on) is spinach, goat cheese, sliced almonds, mangoes, strawberries and blueberries. I also put diced rotisserie chicken in. The dressing is mango balsamic vinegar and blood orange evoo, salt and pepper. But goat cheese is just plain horrific. 🤢😂 I agree 100%. We’ve raised goats and the cheese just tastes like, well, smelly goats. But enjoy if ya like it! |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 16, 2024 21:19:06 GMT
Chow mein noodle
Crispy tortilla strips
crispy fried onions
pineapple
cottage cheese
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Post by PaperAngel on Jul 16, 2024 21:33:25 GMT
I prefer spinach as the base, plus:
Sliced strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, or blackberries
Dried cranberries
Mandarin orange slices
Candied pecans
Grilled chicken
Blue cheese crumbles or parmesan cheese
Champagne vinaigrette or poppyseed dressing
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Post by malibou on Jul 17, 2024 0:25:40 GMT
Thinly sliced fennel
Thinly sliced leeks
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Post by snyder on Jul 17, 2024 2:17:43 GMT
juanita thanks for posting. I get in the habit of the same ole, same ole, so this thread is excellent for a reminder there are so many other goodies to put on your greens! I really like to add Crispy Red Bell Peppers to my salads rather than croutons. You and purchase them in the grocery store with other salad toppings and come in a bag/pouch. Chick-Fil-A includes a packet of them when you order a Cobb Salad. They are a bit better than the grocery store ones, but still yummy.
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 17, 2024 11:47:07 GMT
But goat cheese is just plain horrific. 🤢😂 I agree 100%. We’ve raised goats and the cheese just tastes like, well, smelly goats. But enjoy if ya like it! I feel the same way about Gorgonzola. It takes like feet to me. |
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Post by ecvnj58 on Jul 17, 2024 16:29:18 GMT
Roast quinoa.
Cook the quinoa. Then toast in over coated with chili oil. It’s so good and adds a crunch.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 17, 2024 17:19:16 GMT
I was going to suggest grains of some sort. A great way to bulk up a salad. I use farro sometimes as well. As another suggestion I haven't seen yet, try torn up french baguette or a good sour dough loaf. Gives a nod to a good panzanella salad. (But NOT croutons - especially store-bought ones. Too big and too hard. I dislike them in a salad.) |
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Post by ddly on Jul 17, 2024 17:22:18 GMT
Olives. I don’t think I’ve seen them yet. I love olives and pickles in my salad.
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Post by flanz on Jul 17, 2024 18:56:07 GMT
A friend added a good quality sauerkraut to green salad once and I liked it.
I love sun-dried tomatoes, the ones that come in a bag, not packed in oil.
Also love arugula and thinly sliced red cabbage.
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