Let's talk about salad

[Rebecca]

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What do you like in yours? Do you have a "usual" or do you like to mix it up?

We usually have greens with almonds, feta or goat cheeese, dried cranberries, sometimes fruit (usually pear or cuties) with an italian or oil and vinegar dressing.

:eat:

We love that salad so much we rarely do anything different, but I'd like to mix it up.

So share. :D

[purple]

I looooove the side salad at Houlihan's. I get it with blue cheese and balsamic.

HOUSE CHOP SALAD
Chopped greens, smoked bacon, corn, homemade croutons, tomatoes, bleu cheese or cheddar, and
a choice of ranch or balsamic vinaigrette.

[Lisa]

I have a hard time loving salads at home. Restaurant salads? :eat:

I think it is the dressing thing.

[Moke]

I like a salad with spinach and romaine lettuce mix (I hate spring mix! HATE!). I like to add chopped walnuts, golden or regular raisins, chopped veggies like cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower, meat like ham or roasted chicken to mix up in there and I like black olives in my salad. I like ranch or bleu cheese dressing but I'll also do oil and vinegar. I don't know why, when I get a salad, it has onions on it. WHO puts onions on a salad? I hate onions.

If I'm eating a restaurant salad I eat the croutons. If I'm at home I don't bother.

I really REALLY can't think of any uses for iceberg lettuce. Unless you want to use a head of it for target practice. It is a very rare occaision that I will choose iceberg lettuce.

[taragunner]

If I am making salad for all of us, the usual is plain ol' romaine, campari tomatoes and cukes. If we're getting fancy it's that plus some shredded italian cheeses, red onion, diced peppers and croutons.

For me? I like a good greek salad with feta, kalamata olives, chickpeas, etc in my salad. Drizzled with a nice fruity EVOO.

[taragunner]

Dan and I eat chef salads for lunch quite a bit too. Green salad topped with peppered turkey, shredded cheddar, hb egg slices and lots of ranch.

[Lisa]

I really wish I could find a good dressing that I just love. I like homemade ranch, but *sigh*.

Hidden Valley? :sick:

[Lisa]

However, this (http://www.recipezaar.com/Spinach-Salad-with-Honey-Bacon-Dressing-55936) salad? I get requests for it. Add grilled chicken. Make extra dressing.

[taragunner]

I really wish I could find a good dressing that I just love. I like homemade ranch, but *sigh*.

Hidden Valley? :sick:

http://www.garlic-expressions.com/products/default.asp

:homerdrool:

[Mary Ann]

At home, I'll often do spinach or romaine with mandarin oranges, almond pieces, and grilled chicken, with an Asian dressing spray.

[Lisa]

http://www.garlic-expressions.com/products/default.asp

:homerdrool:

I have used that as a marinade before. Eh.

[taragunner]

You said you wanted a good salad dressing, not marinade. :laugh:

It's yummy on salad.

[Lisa]

Isn't it repel Dracula garlicky though?

[purple]

I like Annie's or Trader Joe's Goddess dressing. And TJ's fat free balsamic. And Hidden Valley ranch. :laugh: Ooh, and REAL blue cheese (usually in a jar, not a bottle, or homemade).

[Moke]

I forgot cheese. Cheese is essential.

[purple]

I like cheese.

[Angie]

Iceberg lettuce (cuz I'm cheap and my family doesn't like the fancy stuff)
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Black Olives
Shredded mozzarella
Sliced pepperoni
Red wine vinegar
Oil
Salt
Pepper

Basically on the lines of an antipasto.

[Rebecca]

:eat: I love salad and I'll eat any of those. :eat:

[Mrs Sarah]

I made the yummiest salad the other day.

Romaine
Red bell pepper
English cucumber
Sliced olives
Grape tomatoes
Cheddar cheese
Blue cheese dressing

:eat:

I also adore the wedge salad from Carinos.

Wedge of ice berg
Bacon
Tomatoes
Sugar carmelized walnuts
Matchsticks of green apple
Blue cheese crumbles
Ranch dressing

Man, it's so good!!!

[Alie]

I am very particular about my salad. It is always the same:

romaine
red leaf lettuce or spring mix
shredded purple cabbage
sliced carrots
red onion
red or orange bell pepper
sliced radish

topped with ground red pepper & red wine vinegar dressing. some times almonds. :eat:

[Alie]

oh and tomatoes when they are in season.

[Rebecca]

Yes please.

[taragunner]

Isn't it repel Dracula garlicky though?
I guess it depends on your love of garlic. I think it's yummy. When it has "garlic" in the name... :dunno:

[Niki]

Spring Mix :right:
Spinach
Slices of Green, Red and Yellow bell peppers
Cukes
Cherry tomatoes
Sliced Almonds
Red Onions

Good Seasons Italian Salad Dressing Mix (http://www.amazon.com/Good-Seasons-Dressing-Italian-0-7-Ounce/dp/B000E1HVWK) made with Cider Vinergar.