Now that I feel better as first trimester is almost over, I want/need to eat healthier! I would love to hear what's in your favorite salad so I can get a grocery list together! Add what dressing you would use too!
Some of my loves are -
Avocado
Black pitted olives
Corn
Tomato slices (for some reason I like that better than grape tomatos)
Tofu
Onions
persimmon / 1177 posts
My favorite is blue cheese, walnuts, apple slices, and chicken with a blue cheese vinaigrette.
I also like to do chicken, salsa, corn, guacamole, and shredded cheese for a mexican/southwestern salad. (Just use extra salsa, no dressing needed)
cantaloupe / 6687 posts
I like doing a variety of salads
Greek - cucumbers, tomatoes, kalamata olives, red onion, and tons of feta cheese
Taco - black beans, shredded cheese, ground beef, lots of tomatoes
Asian chicken - shredded chicken, pineapple (crushed or tidbits), shredded carrot, cucumber, cilantro, green onion
Lately my favorite has been Greek salad bc of the salty olives and feta cheese
grapefruit / 4731 posts
You can get everything at trader joes! This is one of my favorite salads... I bring to all the holiday parties I go to and it's always a hit. 
This makes about 4 servings
1/2 pound bacon, cooked and chopped
1 bag of baby mix greens
2 apples, chopped (I used Honey Crisp)
1/2 cup balsamic vinaigrette (I used Trader Joe's)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup Gorgonzola cheese crumbles
To prevent the apples from turning brown, place them into the dressing as you chop them to completely coat the flesh. Then toss with the greens, bacon, and walnuts. Sprinkle the cheese crumbles on top and serve!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
@sandy: greek is my go-to salad whenever I see it on a menu! Funny because I hate olives, so I always pick those out.
The more commonly found salads I like tend to be greek, nicoise, or BBQ chicken salads.
papaya / 10473 posts
Oh, gosh. Everything! I really like chopped salads with bacon like the one @Raindrop: posted!
I also like salads with turkey, dried cranberries, feta, etc. with a berry vinaigrette.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I make a huge one of these every week for lunches:
Spinach
Red Peppers
Mushrooms
Carrots
Red Onion
Cucumbers
And then I either add tuna or grilled chicken or a hard boiled egg for protein.
and usually Dorothy Lynch dressing, or if I'm feeling extra healthy I do FF Italian.
pear / 1693 posts
I made these two this week and they were gooooood!
http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/moroccan-quinoa-salad/
http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/kale-market-salad-recipe.html
pomelo / 5678 posts
I love blue cheese, sunflower seeds, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, aged cheddar, asparagus, avo, broccoli, beets, peppered turkey, artichoke hearts... everything!
blogger / kiwi / 588 posts
Here's my favorite salad to make at home:
Very Berry Chicken Salad
chicken
mixed greens
strawberries
blueberries
goat cheese
raspberry vinaigrette
candied pecans
pineapple / 12526 posts
Romaine lettuce
cheese (feta or provel are my favs!)
black olives
chicken/crab meat/pepperoni
pineapple / 12802 posts
Spinach, strawberries, brie. My mom makes a home made vinaigrette. I would post the ingredients, except I don't know what they are!
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts
There is a restaurant near my work that makes a simple but delicious salad of mixed greens, cucumber, tomato, avocado and home made croutons with a really yummy citrus vinegarette
GOLD / wonderful pea / 17697 posts
Spinach, fruit (dried, like cranberries, or fresh, like strawberries), soft crumbled cheese (goat or blue or feta), walnuts and a honey balsamic vinaigrette.
pomegranate / 3716 posts
Any kind of fruit (pears, strawberries, mandarin oranges), candied nuts, eggs, corn...
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
ALL THE BAD THINGS. My favorite salads are such junk, heh. Lots of cheese (blue cheese or goat cheese, YUM), dried fruit (dates and figs especially), crunchy nuts, fried chicken, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce.....
pomegranate / 3921 posts
Greens of choice (spring mix, baby kale, baby spinach, whatever you want!)
Pears
Celery
Pumpkin seeds
Nuts (walnuts, pecans or almonds)
Parmesan
Balsamic dressing
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
@LuLu Mom: Yess that's what I want to do! Make a huge batch and then switch up the protein for variety during the week!
@Greentea: Ooo yeah gotta add artichoke hearts to my list!
@loveisstrange: Pepperoni! Never thought to add this to my salad but that sounds good since I usually don't like chicken!
@blackbird: At least you have fruit in there!
persimmon / 1404 posts
My favourite right now is one that I've been making for lunch every day lately. It has:
Spring mix greens
Olives
Alfalfa sprouts
Sundried tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes
Goat/feta cheese
Egg
Olive oil
Pepper
pomegranate / 3895 posts
I lurve me some Cobb salad.
I also love southwesterny salads with romaine, black beans, roasted corn, avocado, seasoned chicken and chipotle cilantro dressing. YUM!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I basically make the same dressing always: olive oil, lemon juice, pepper, whatever fresh herbs we have (mint or basil usually), and a touch of sugar if I'm using bitter lettuces (I love radicchio). My favorite combinations to make for myself are endive/white beans/scallions/Parmesan, or apple/fennel/scallion/goat cheese. Or if I want a more filling salad, couscous/kale/radicchio/scallion/cherry tomatoes/white beans
cantaloupe / 6800 posts
Grapes, strawberries, watermelon, blueberries, kiwi, yogurt. No lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, etc.
wait.. that's fruit salad.
GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@MrsTiz: ha!
My favorite at home is red onion, tomato, chicken, feta, and bacon pieces. Having it for dinner.
If I am going all out at a restaurant, a cobb salad is my favorite!
cantaloupe / 6131 posts
- Strawberries, nuts, rotisserie chicken, and feta with poppyseed dressing.
- Cobb salad with leftover grilled meat, hard boiled egg, avocado, corn, tomato, whatever cheese we have, and bacon if we got it.
- El Torito creamy cilantro dressing is SO good on just about anything Mexican salad-y. Trader Joe's makes a cilantro dressing in their refrigerated section that is similar but spicier.
- I make Greek-style salads by cooking ground chicken, turkey, or beef in a skillet with garlic, oregano, paprika, and some mint from our garden. I make a fast dressing by blending Greek yogurt, salt and pepper, garlic, some cucumber, and jalapeno or parsley if I've got it.
- Parrano cheese, croutons, and apple slices in a Dijon mustard/lemon/olive oil vinaigrette.
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