NTR: What do you put in salad besides lettuce?

fignewt74 · May 2010

I'm having some people over for a dinner party on Thursday and I'm going to serve lasagna and salad. DH keeps making fun of me for just serving a big bowl of lettuce and salad dressing. So, now I'm trying to figure out what to put on this salad to make it more fancy...but I need help!

Please inspire me, TIA!

(FWIW, I don't like craisins)

LitosMena · May 2010

You can put shredded carrots in it, tomato, croutons...

LaLaSweets · May 2010

I love me some cucumbers oh and there's those cherry tomatoes, croutons, some people like shredded cheese

*blondiem* · May 2010

Carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, radishes. The list is endless.

aforst · May 2010

I normally do lettuce, spinach, tom, cucumber, onion, shrdd cheese.

busywifey · May 2010

mine is everything but the kitchen sink!!!!!!1 lol

i put chick peas, kidney beans, feta cheese, olives, beets, radishes, tomatoes, sometimes hard boiled egg, sliced almonds, and perdue short cut chicken, corn , and croutons.

LynnJones · May 2010

*blondiem*:
Carrots, celery, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, radishes. The list is endless.

ditto this. My favs are shredded carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, maybe some dried apple shavings.

CelticWife · May 2010

carrots, croutons, and cheese. (I like it simple.)

ETA: When in doubt, go with Ceasar. lol

azaretsky · May 2010

Aside from the usual cucumbers/tomatos, you can put olives and feta cheese for a 'greek' spin; or things like avocado, nuts (walnuts, pine nuts, etc.), grapes, orange pieces, pineapple, proccuto or ham, cheese (shreded chedder, crumbled gargonzola, blue cheese, etc.)

MeanMommyLady · May 2010

Shredded carrots

Celery

Cheese (feta, mozzarella, good parm, pretty much anything)

Tomatoes

Olives (we like Kalamata)

Bell Pepper

Cucumber

Onion (we prefer Green Onion)

Avocado

Beans (we use all kinds of different ones, canned, drained and rinsed first)

Sunflower seeds (or another nut, Walnuts and Cashews are awesome in salads)

I have a salad I make that has apples, corn, black beans, cheddar cheese, avocado, tomatoes and chicken in it...it's awesome.

We always use a microgreen mix, spinach and/or romaine (very little iceberg lettuce happens in salads here).

Salads are great as they really are a blank canvas. If you are picky or your guests are picky there is always the option of a "salad bar" style salad as well. Just put out a bunch of different salad fixings and let people make their own!

msabol2077 · May 2010

peppers, carrots, cucumbers, cheese, croutons, hard boiled egg, bacon bits.

RedBlueberry · May 2010

I add a ton of stuff! Artichoke hearts, olives, shredded carrots, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, baby spinach, alfalfa sprouts, and sometimes garbanzos and kidney beans. Yum.

TSD · May 2010

mixed greens

Emerald sugared walnuts

green apple

pear

craisins (or skip those if you don't like them)

halved grape tomatoes

cubed or small pieces of fresh mozzerella or some other kind of cheese like feta

Stonewall Kitchen Maple Balsamic dressing

Brougham7-15-06 · May 2010

croutons, small pieces of bacon, cheese, carrots

auburnbride2be · May 2010

feta, olives, beans, bell pepper, banana pepper, cucumber, walnuts, almonds, pecans, fruit (mandarin oranges, fresh pear slices, apple), berries, etc.

zoology2 · May 2010

Ditto everybody on the items.

But is it possible for you to put the added ingredients in separate bowls so that they may make it how they like it? It would probably require some extra room but some people may not like tomatoes or some allergic to nuts. That is what I usually do bc I know DH does not like tomatoes, so I would not put it in the salad knowing that he does not like them. KWIM?

Jennyjenz · May 2010

how about grape tomatoes, slivered almonds or chopped walnuts, black olives, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, diced apples/pears... depends on what flavor combos you like.