Board 8 > I need new ideas for salads. What are your favorites?

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I need to increase my salad intake.

Here are my current two favorites:
BLT in a Bowl: Mixed greens, tomatoes, bacon, croutons, ranch dressing
Cranberry Bacon Bleu: Mixed greens, cranberries, bleu cheese, real bacon bits (not the synthetic ones), pecans, Granny Smith apple slices, maple syrup, balsamic vinaigrette dressing

The former is standard fare and almost everyone here knows why that's delicious. The latter is from my favorite pizza place and the maple syrup makes it taste candied.

What are some of your favorite salads?
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A couple favorites I've seen from working at Subway

Buffalo Chicken Bacon Ranch double meat salad - What it sounds like
Suicide salad - Any salad, but add every condiment available, including Mayo, hot sauce and mustard
Lettuce in a bowl - That's it
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Dude these salads sound like you need to be eating less of them. Maple syrup, bacon, cheese, and dressing?
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Fried chicken, egg, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, broccoli, onion, olive, cheese, crouton, and russian dressing.

Is what I get at salad works. It's also what I strive to get at salad bars as well.
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Shaduln posted...

Dude these salads sound like you need to be eating less of them. Maple syrup, bacon, cheese, and dressing?

I don't go too heavy on the syrup or dressing for a reason.

I suppose it doesn't hurt to mention that I hated vegetables for a very, very long time.
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Lettuce, shredded carrots, tomato, chicken, macaroni/penne, yoghurt dressing/mayo. I might be forgetting something...and I think it's another kind of pasta than macaroni/penne, but it looks like it!
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sauteed shrimp and mushrooms go well on pretty much any salad

Shaduln posted...

Dude these salads sound like you need to be eating less of them. Maple syrup, bacon, cheese, and dressing?

I was thinking this too

I mean, it sounds great, just don't be under the impression it's some kind of health food just because it's a salad
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Gatarix posted...

I mean, it sounds great, just don't be under the impression it's some kind of health food just because it's a salad

I'm assuming it's healthier than what I'd be having otherwise! (i.e. pizza)
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KujikawaRising posted...

Gatarix posted...

I mean, it sounds great, just don't be under the impression it's some kind of health food just because it's a salad

I'm assuming it's healthier than what I'd be having otherwise! (i.e. pizza)

Mmmm Maple syrup and bacon pizza
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Cobb salad with grilled chicken is one of the few that can satisfy me as an entire meal
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Maple bacon is an amazing combo. I have some frozen maple bacon donuts that are pretty good. But those are a dessert.

On salad, it's awesome. Though I am pretty light on the bacon, at least. One slice for a meal salad.

I've heard pickled beets are good but is that true or are they as weird as they sound?
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Try a frozen maple bacon donut salad
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KujikawaRising posted...

I've heard pickled beets are good but is that true or are they as weird as they sound?

No they're really good

Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, pea, broccoli, cheddar, and gravy
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Raka_Putra posted...

Fried chicken

oh yeah, you could totally get storebought fried chicken tenders, bake them according to what the bag says, then cut them up and put them on salad

alternately, shredded rotisserie chicken
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You people are all disgusting
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Gatarix posted...

I mean, it sounds great, just don't be under the impression it's some kind of health food just because it's a salad

Gatarix posted...

oh yeah, you could totally get storebought fried chicken tenders, bake them according to what the bag says, then cut them up and put them on salad

Hmmm...

I mean, I'm all for having fried chicken on salad, but that doesn't sound healthy. Grilled white meat chicken Caesar sounds good though.

I'll give pickled beets a try then, thanks.
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I bought a cheap kale stripper that makes preparing kale super easy. It's a good base for a lot of things.

I thought it was hard to get a salad wrong but then I entered this topic...
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Kale? Ick. I don't live anywhere near Kaleifornia. That stuff is only a big thing around here with health nuts and LameJokeAlts.
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KujikawaRising posted...

I mean, I'm all for having fried chicken on salad, but that doesn't sound healthy. Grilled white meat chicken Caesar sounds good though.

obviously not, but based on your other posts I figured health was not the main goal

also grilled white meat chicken bleh. dark meat >> white meat
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I'm not even American.
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Cant go wrong with avocado, carrots, mushrooms, or edamame

Think my favorite base is Spinach but Kale isnt bad
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Best base is butter lettuce

Romaine and spinach close seconds.

I have this amazing chicken avocado salad that I eat every few weeks. I'll try to get the recipe on here later
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Oh right. Sorry, Icon. I forgot.

Drak, the main goal of this is to be healthier, though not necessarily a health nut. Having greens and nuts instead of extra cheese and greasy meats is a step in the right direction. Instead of 33% of a pizza being cheese, I'm having 10% of it be on a salad, which ends up being a smaller portion that's just as filling. The amount of bacon is also lower. It's simply a step in the right direction as opposed to the really high-calorie stuff like friend chicken tends to be.

I need to stock up on greens though...
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Also, I don't like uncooked mushrooms at all. They do not go down well. I've had some cooked into stir-fries that I haven't tasted but in a salad? I'll pass.
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That maple salad seems interesting.
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KujikawaRising posted...

Also, I don't like uncooked mushrooms at all. They do not go down well. I've had some cooked into stir-fries that I haven't tasted but in a salad? I'll pass.

I mean, you can saut them if you want
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Can't go wrong with caesar salad & chicken
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