Comments on: Salad Days: An Ask the Audience

By: April

April — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:25:39 +0000

I love spinach salad with mandarin oranges, thinly sliced or diced granny smith apples and pecan halves drizzled with a dark balsamic vinegar or a vinegrette (sp?)

I also just love a big meaty loaded with veggie salad… like… spring mix lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, grape tomatoes, carrots, squash, zucchini, mushrooms, but the two ingredients that "make" it for me are red onion and dried cranberries. YUm!

By: Jen-Jen

Jen-Jen — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:12:03 +0000

I’ve been making this salad for a few years now and I looove it. Super quick and easy too… Cube and cook some chicken with garlic and onion powder. I burn the heck out of it because the crunchy brown crust is where all the flavor is….and because I refuse to buy non-stick cookware. Anyway, bed of spring mix with all the nasty purple junk that tastes like ear-wax picked out, apples chunked up, walnuts, gargonzola cheese, mandarin oranges, craisins, and avacado chunks. I put the hot chicken on the cheese and stir it up til the oranges squish a little and the avacado smears. This acts as the dressing. Soooo flippin’ good!

By: Dr Alice

Dr Alice — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:58:30 +0000

Can I request the recipe? This sounds great, especially if it works as a leftover too.

By: Dr Alice

Dr Alice — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:57:03 +0000

Oh, maybe I should specify I roast the pepper myself – don't use jarred here. With all fresh vegetables it's really great.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:09:31 +0000

My favorite is chicken, cheese, apples and/or grapes, with a poppyseed dressing.

I also love something I found at SparkPeople. Chickpeas and feta with a greek dressing.

By: denise

denise — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:03:51 +0000

I'm with you… and my bf calls it "surprise salad." We have a salad for dinner pretty regularly, and my guy eats, but is still full after my salads. I put a bunch of stuff in it to make it filling and interesting but still keep it light feeling…spinach, red pepper, green pepper, kalamata olives — that's the base — then whatever is in season or in my fridge gets added — strawberries, artichokes, green beans (lightly cooked but cooled), portabello mushroom, cucumbers, grapes, mandarin oranges, some type of cheese, etc. Adding a protein will help with feeling satisfied, you don't need a lot. Fill your belly to fullness and you'll find that it will keep you satisfied.

By: Dr Alice

Dr Alice — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:46:19 +0000

I have a favorite summer salad. Roasted red bell pepper, steamed green beans and cooked corn cut off the cob, dressed with an olive oil/ lemon juice/ garlic dressing. It's fantastic. The three vegetables balance each other really well. It takes a little work, but I make it a few times every summer because I just love it.

By: casey

casey — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:45:59 +0000

I will buy a salad from the cafeteria or a restaurant, but I rarely make them. MY mom makes a really good tuna macaroni salad, and chicken torelini salad, oh she's visiting i should get her to make that. I like bacon, egg, cheese, and nuts on my salad, veggies only makes me hungry later.

By: margo

margo — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:46:52 +0000

One of my favorite salads starts with baby spinach. Add sliced strawberries, blanched slivered almonds, dried cranberries and serve with a slightly sweet poppyseed dressing or raspberry vinaigrette. So fresh and tasty!

By: Phillip

Phillip — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:19:54 +0000

grilled chicken on a bed of lettuce, cucumbers, & carrots w/ a light sprinkle of cheese and olive oil