Kitchen

[Goodie2shoes]

Over the past 4-5 months I have put myself  on a nightly dinner salad just making better choices to remain off diabetes meds and keep my blood sugar under control and it's working for me. It's so good and I'm never never tired of it ! 

Romaine or iceberg shredded lettuce

sliced grape tomatoes

shredded parmesan cheese

cooked and sliced jumbo shrimp (or whatever size you like)

Whole wheat croutons (or whatever kind you prefer)

Lite Ceasar salad drsg

I stir it all together and enjoy !  I usually buy the already cooked shrimp frozen from the grocery store, thaw, slice and toss in my salad. I have also used Tyson frozen roasted chicken cubes, thaw and toss in my salad, I use lite balsamic salad drsg with the chicken but of course you can use whatever salad drsg you prefer.

[cookinfreak]

I have  a few favorites. I like most any pasta salad. 

As far as lettuce salads, I  make one with romaine, spinach, blueberries, strawberries and chopped chicken with Panera Fuji Apple Dressing. So refreshing in the summer!

I also like one thats very simple and only 4 ingredients. Chopped lettuce (which ever you prefer), shrimp (I chop it into smaller pieces and have used the canned tiny shrimp),  parmesan cheese and Italian dressing. 

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[spiderw]

Mz iMac

I think the reason I receive many compliments on my salad is the dressing, not what is in it.  You have to know the right amount of oil and vinegar to use.  That is what works for me. Have a good day!!!!!

[yellowrose]

I would rather have a good salad than almost anything......except my Tex-Mex. . I usually buy the kale salad bags and then add to it. Half kale, half baby spinach, Chicken fajita meat and everything but the kitchen sink. I cannot make a small salad, I may Intend to make a small one, but then they grow. For dressing, I like avocado/jalapeno.

Broccoli salad is another favorite. I buy broccoli slaw, add in chopped fresh broccoli, few slices of chopped bacon, dried cranberries, nuts, chopped apples, red onion, sometimes I add in blueberries or/and strawberries. If I make my own dressing it's part yogurt part mayo. If I am lazy, I like the skinny girl poppy seed dressing. Usually I am lazy.

@cookinfreak, that Fuji Apple Dressing sounds good!

[SandySparkles]

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@Puggywuggy wrote:
We have tossed salads with various greens, carrots, cucumbers, avocado and sometimes add tomatoes, black olives, kidney or garbanzo beans or boiled eggs for added protein. We also enjoy a meatless taco salad with a mix of shredded cabbage & lettuce as the base and add avocado, a little cheese, black olives, tomatoes, shredded carrots, kidney beans and top with pepitas or a few crushed tortilla chips. We serve with lime and cilantro dressing, light Catalina or a spicy ranch dressing.

I have been a vegetarian most of my life and also now have to limit the nightshade fruits/veggies. Several members of the family are carnivorous and enjoy a lot of nightshade fruits and veg so often I simply make a salad base and each of us adds what we enjoy to the base.

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@Puggywuggy Welcome!🥰 WOW! Your meatless taco salad has more ingredients than mine, but sounds equally DELICIOUS!😊 I was not familiar with the term nightshade vegetables or knew it once but cannot think of it now!😁

THANK you SO much for caring to share!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[SandySparkles]

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@mildoo wrote:

My favorite salad consists of : Red Leaf Lettuce, Sliced Pears, Walnuts and Gorgonzola Cheese with a Viniagrette Dressing ( Raspberry, Fig or Balsamic).

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@mildoo Welcome!🥰 I have not had a salad quite like yours, but am DEFINITELY going to try to make something similar!😁

THANK you SO much for caring to share!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[SandySparkles]

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@Imaoldhippie wrote:

I make us salad quite often.  Nothing fancy, leaf lettuce, onions, radishes, sweet peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and sometimes mushrooms.  I like a variety of dressings some bottled and some I make.  At times I add tuna, or slices of steak or shrimp and olives too.  No garbonza beans for me.

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@Imaoldhippie Welcome!🥰 It might be simple, but it looks like one I would enjoy with the addition of the shrimp, or the tuna!😄

THANK you SO much for caring to share your salad today!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE💖

[Puggywuggy]

@SandySparkles The nightshade fruits/veggies are ones such as potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant. I have to really limit them due to having Lupus so I just make a salad base and have bowls of ingredients for others to add to the base mix...that way everyone is happy, which is a win/win! ❤️

[SandySparkles]

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@Puggywuggy wrote:
@SandySparklesThe nightshade fruits/veggies are ones such as potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant. I have to really limit them due to having Lupus so I just make a salad base and have bowls of ingredients for others to add to the base mix...that way everyone is happy, which is a win/win! ❤️

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@Puggywuggy Welcome back!🥰 Your salad system is a good idea!😁

THANK you SO much for caring to revisit with an expalantion of the vegetables!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE 💖

[SandySparkles]

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@Another new name Sue wrote:

I love all these salad suggestions.  Inspiring.  I like salads with lots of ingredients.  Chinese chicken salad is good too but it has to have the proper sesame oil dressing.

Did you know that July 4 was the 100th birthday of the cesar salad?  It was first prepered in Tijuana, Mexico 100 years ago.  On 4th of July we were fortunate the restaurant in which we were eating featured cesar salad.  

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@Another new name Sue Welcome!🥰 I too, am enjoying reading of the many salads, and have some GREAT ideas!😁 I did NOT know of the relationship between July 4th, Caesar salad and our nation's 100th birthday, but find it quite interesting!😊

THANK you SO much for sharing such an interesting bit of information!🤗

~~~All we need is LOVE 💖