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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

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I forgot pickled beets!  I LOVE them in salads.  Also giardineria, pickled onion slices, sliced almonds, roasted red pepper, and on and on.

 

If you like things like this go to the Mezzetta web site and see all the geat choices!  Olives!  

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

 

I've been adding beets, chick peas (garbanzo beans), black beans, egg,and switching up salad dressings like ginger lemon, strawberry vinegrette, and lite Catalina.

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

I love to roast chickpeas until they are crispy and use them like croutons.  You can eat them plain or add specific spices to dress your salad (sometimes I do chili lime, sometimes I make them with garlic and oregano).

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

 

 

Grape tomatoes

Sliced mini peppers 

Shredded csrrots 

Sliced cucumbers 

Diced celery

Avocado

Black or Kalamata olives

Red onion or sliced scallions

Shredded cheese

Crumbled bacon

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions


@Glittergal wrote:

I love to roast chickpeas until they are crispy and use them like croutons.  You can eat them plain or add specific spices to dress your salad (sometimes I do chili lime, sometimes I make them with garlic and oregano).


@Glittergal 

I agree ... roasted chickpeas are awesome on salads or just to snack on. I typically toss in olive oil, salt, pepper and last few minutes of roasting, w/ crushed garlic. I could eat these by the bowl...like popcorn. 

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

Besides some of the tasty additions already suggested, I sometimes add Craisins and small cubes of smoked mozzarella, or Gouda.😊

 

 

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Re: Basic Healthy Salad - Some suggestions

Thank you for many great options!  

 

Some things I hadn't even thought of, so I am excited to try out!  I already eat a lot of fruit.  I like to eat a regular meal and I try to add a small salad to the meal to balance it out.  I rarely eat a salad for my meal unless I got out to eat which is rare.  I do like a good chicken salad though!  

 

Thanks, everyone!

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