Like I said yesterday, we've been eating a lot of salad lately. I never get tired of salad. There are so many ways to change it up and make it different. Different dressings, different toppings, different varieties of lettuce; you could probably make a different salad every night for a year and never have the exact same thing twice.
When my daughter was in the hospital, I used to have lunch in the hospital cafeteria. They had a really great salad bar, so I got salad pretty often. I happened to notice one day that all of the nurses who were getting salads were putting raisins on them. Day after day, I would see them so I asked one of them about it. I couldn't imagine that raisins combined with any sort of dressing would taste good, but the nurse I asked assured me that it was delicious. She suggested I add just a small spoonful and try it. "It's surprisingly addictive" she said. I took her advice and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
I would have to say the most unusual thing I like on my salad is hot, cooked rice. Plain or flavored rice, I like to put a little over my salad before I add the dressing (I see you shaking your head at the idea of it!). It's not usually available at salad bars, but I like to do it at home once in a while.
I've seen a few new salad recipes I'd like to try. One has a hot bacon dressing, grilled chicken and feta cheese (not the healthiest choice, but it sure sounds good). Another has candied walnuts and dried cranberries. I'd also like to perfect a classic Caesar Salad.
How about you? Do you put anything unusual on your salad? Do you have a favorite salad? What about dressing, creamy style or viniagrette? If you wouldn't eat a salad if it were the last food on earth, feel free to tell me that, too. I want to know!
When my daughter was in the hospital, I used to have lunch in the hospital cafeteria. They had a really great salad bar, so I got salad pretty often. I happened to notice one day that all of the nurses who were getting salads were putting raisins on them. Day after day, I would see them so I asked one of them about it. I couldn't imagine that raisins combined with any sort of dressing would taste good, but the nurse I asked assured me that it was delicious. She suggested I add just a small spoonful and try it. "It's surprisingly addictive" she said. I took her advice and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was.
I would have to say the most unusual thing I like on my salad is hot, cooked rice. Plain or flavored rice, I like to put a little over my salad before I add the dressing (I see you shaking your head at the idea of it!). It's not usually available at salad bars, but I like to do it at home once in a while.
I've seen a few new salad recipes I'd like to try. One has a hot bacon dressing, grilled chicken and feta cheese (not the healthiest choice, but it sure sounds good). Another has candied walnuts and dried cranberries. I'd also like to perfect a classic Caesar Salad.
How about you? Do you put anything unusual on your salad? Do you have a favorite salad? What about dressing, creamy style or viniagrette? If you wouldn't eat a salad if it were the last food on earth, feel free to tell me that, too. I want to know!
Willoughby
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I personally like a simple salad made of onion, cucumber, tomatoes, green pepper , lettuce and sprinkled with olive oil. I eat it with bread, the bigger the salad the more slices of bread, which is of course not dietary. But if I eat this basic salad without any bread, then it's as if I ate nothing. I'll be hungry for the rest of the day.
Betty xx
I must confess to something strange, though....when we have spaghetti with red sauce, I love mixing my green salad and ranch dressing with the warm pasta and sauce! It's weird, but it just tastes so good all together for some reason!
i like putting in goat cheese with sunflower seeds and pea shoots...
i also like that Annies shitake mushroom salad dressing...it is great on the above salad...and with maybe some dried cranberries...
and sometimes just butter lettuce and avocado with GOOD olive oil and sea salt.....
yeah..maybe i need salad to keep the blues away.....
5th sister, your salad sounds awesome!
I like to have a protein in it, such as chicken, turkey, ham or shrimp. It makes it feel more like a meal to me.
I also like mandarin oranges with it.
As for toppings, it's almost always Ranch or Russian. And I love lots of pepper on top of the dressing.
I also like red onions, craisins, and walnuts...
Hmmm...now I'm hungry!
Happy Weekend ~Natalie