Fun salad recipes?

Any good ones? I need to start eating better..thanks!!

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Chinese Chicken Salad

Broccoli Slaw
mandarin oranges
water chestnuts
scallions
chicken
low fat sesame ginger dressing

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My 2 favorite at home salads are,

mesculin greens, black olives, low fat shredded cheddar (about a tbsn), roasted corn kernels from TJ's, black beans, grilled chicken, some sliced avocado and some red onions. DH put's the French's fried onions on his, not red. Mix it all together with a lite ranch dressing.
OR
butter lettuce, roasted sliced almonds, grilled chicken, craisins and some crumbled herb goat cheese with a lite raspberry vinagerette

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I just throw as many veggies and fun stuff in there as possible!

My usual dinner "Big Salad" consists of:

Iceberg & Romaine Lettuce
(some spinach if I have)
Cabbage
Carrots
Cucumbers
Onion
Edamame
Chick Peas
Corn
Hard Boiled Egg
Black Olives
Avocado (for my husbands salad-I don't eat it)
Mozzarella & Cheddar Cheese Stick cut up (1/2 for each salad)
Crunchy Salad Toppers (Mix of stuff in the jar-sunflower seeds, etc.)

Then whatever the protein for the night - Chicken, steak, tuna, etc.

I use oil & Vinegar dressing with some added oregano & fresh cracked pepper

The salads are massive lol

Fun salad recipes?

Thanks for the suggestions!!

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My favorites to make at home are:

#1
Baby spinach
Strawberries
Grilled chicken
Feta cheese
Walnuts
Avocado
Red onion
Poppy seed dressing

#2
Cucumber
Red onion
Grilled chicken
Tomato
Red bell pepper
Parsley
Feta cheese
Olives
Vinegar & olive oil
It's like a Greek salad without the lettuce, you serve it in a whole wheat pita with hummus. It's yummy!

Fun salad recipes?

Iceberg Lettuce
Mandarin Oranges
Wontons
Slivered Almonds
Ginger Dressing or Mandarin Dressing

It's soo good! I bring it almost every day for lunch.

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I just made this & it's delicious!!!!!

I served it as a side, but it could totally be tossed with baby spinach or wheat pasta or quinoa for a bigger dish.

Roasted Garbanzo and Vegetable Salad with Garlic, Feta, Olives, and Basil

Ingredients:
2 cans (15 oz.) garbanzo beans, rinsed well with cold water and drained
2 large red bell peppers, seeds and stem removed and chopped into pieces about 3/4 inch square
1 large red onion, peeled and chopped into pieces about 3/4 inch square
2 T olive oil (plus more for brushing roasting sheet if you don't use non-stick spray)
1 T minced garlic
salt and fresh-ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup crumbled Feta (I used reduced fat)
1 can (6 oz. drained weight) black olives, drained and cut in half
3/4 cup sliced fresh basil leaves (or use 1/2 cup chopped parsley if you don't have basil)

Dressing Ingredients:
1 T red wine vinegar
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
2 T olive oil (I omitted)

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400F/200C. Put garbanzo beans in a colander placed in the sink and rinse well with cold water until no more foam appears, then let drain well. (You can blot dry with paper towels if you need to speed up the draining step.)

While garbanzos drain, chop red bell peppers and red onion. Toss drained garbanzos, chopped red bell pepper, chopped red onion, minced garlic, and olive oil and spread out on a baking sheet that you've sprayed with olive oil or non-stick spray. Season to taste with salt and fresh-ground black pepper. Roast the beans and vegetables about 20 minutes, or until vegetables are starting to soften.

While garbanzos and vegetables roast, crumble the feta, drain the olives and slice in half, and wash the basil, spin dry, and slice into strips.

When garbanzos and vegetables are done, put back into the bowl and toss with dressing, then let cool for about 10-15 minutes. When cooled, stir in the Feta and sliced olives. Add the strips of basil (or chopped parsley) and stir gently to combine. Season again with salt and fresh ground black pepper (to taste; I didn't add much salt). Serve slightly warm or at room temperature.


This printable recipe from KalynsKitchen.com.