Comments on: But… those are LEAVES, you don’t eat them!

By: Airdrie

Airdrie — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:06:45 +0000

Goat Cheese crumbled on fresh Red-Leaf Lettuce. Sprinkle with sliced dried dates (seedless), and lightly dress with this dressing: quarter cup extra-virgin olive oil, one Tbsp. red-wine vinegar, one Tbsp. soy-sauce, fresh ground pepper. Toss until cheese is blending with dressing.

By: Kimli

Kimli — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:13:00 +0000

There's a salad I make in the summer, called Kimli’s Most Sincerely Awesome Salad - sooooo yummy.

By: peechie

peechie — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:25:26 +0000

Y’all have my mouth watering now! These all sound awesome, can’t wait to try them! You seriously put my basic salads to shame. Thanks!

By: colleen coplick

colleen coplick — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:43:42 +0000

My hands down favourite salad is:

tomato
avacado
black olives
tuna
white onion
fresh basil

toss with olive oil and sea salt, serve over mixed greens. let it sit for a bit before eating.

Also will second he taco salad above. SO good.

By: jen

jen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:13:53 +0000

quinoa greek salad – quinoa, tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, whatever other veggies you like, greens, feta cheese, some kind of vinaigrette (lemon juice, white wine vinegar, flaxseed oil and thyme is good), salt and pepper… mmm. could also add some tofu, or chicken.

satay salad – spinach, rice noodles, avocado, tofu (or chicken), peanut sauce (pb, ginger, soy sauce, rice vinegar), greens

sushi salad – sushi rice, edamame (shelled), peppers, avocado, tofu, whatever other sushi toppings you like, crumbled nori, bit of wasabi, bit of ginger – could serve this all over greens

taco salad – beans (i like black or chickpea), peppers, corn, tomatoes, avocadoes, salsa, guacamole, greens, eaten in a tortilla. mango and pineapple are also good in this. again, could add chicken.

hope that helps!

By: Helen

Helen — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:13:49 +0000

One of my favourite salads to make:

Baby spinach
Small bits of avocado
Feta cheese
Raisins
Tomatoes (optional, I just love tomatoes)
Thinly sliced red onions (also optional, especially if eating at work)
Sweet dressing of your choice – I usually go for raspberry viniagrette

I know this is a pretty routine salad but it can be really spiced up if you go creative on the type of raisin + type of cheese combination (like say going for aged cheddar, which is pretty strong, and white raisins).

Another semi-off-topic suggestion is make a quiche! Technically it’s breakfast food(so semi-low-cal), it can be eaten hot OR cold, usually contains greens and personally I find them to be quite filling (and I have an awesome recipe if you’re interested)

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:29:00 +0000

Bacon.
Topped with bacon.
Have you tried bacon salad? bacon, celery, mayo, a little dijon…

actually that doesn’t sound too bad

EVERYTHING’s better with bacon.

If I were George Costanza, I think the holy trinity would be eating BACON in bed, while watching tv and having sex. or maybe just some bacon sizzling in a pan NEXT to the bed for the full sense overload.

I tell ya, if I ever met that girl from “Hot Shots”, Little Sizzling Belly, it’d be all over for me…

By: Tasha

Tasha — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:53:40 +0000

My favourite salad to make is

Spinach and sometimes add in romaine or leaf lettuce
Tomato
Cucumber
Shredded carrots
Red/Orange/Yellow Pepper (whichever is in the fridge)
Tuna
Sunflower/Pumpkin seeds
Some variety of sprouts

I do it so about half the volume is in greens, half in the rest, and it makes for a hearty salad

And I use any greek style dressing I can find, or just olive oil, squeeze of lemon, oregano, pepper with a little finely crumbled feta.

I don’t find any need for starchy carbs after that, but sometimes I have a bit of pita bread, too, even scoop some of the (rather heavy) salad into it and have it that way.

Mmm Mmm Good