Taco Salad:

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1 head lettuce/iceberg or red/cut in bite sized pieces

12oz tortilla chips/crushed(baked is best)

1 can chili beans w/ sauce

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1 can/4oz diced green chilis

3 Roma tomatoes diced

8oz green goddess salad dressing

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Mix & serve

My quick go to is usually a Caesar salad with either grilled chicken or a nice piece of sautéed salmon. I make the croutons ahead and keep them in the freezer and always have some shredded Parm on hand. While cutting up the salad, I just have to warm up the croutons. I do add some tomatoes and sliced onions to the salad for a little more interest. The whole dinner takes about 15 minutes to throw together.

Lisa, I still have greens in my little patch. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of my salads... or I would share. Both of my daughters post recently, but via text on the phone, and I just cleaned out texts... :(

I start with mixed greens. Add: tomato, radishes, cucumber, bell pepper (preferable a color other than green) mushrooms, strawberries, pomegranate berries, cutie slices, apple slices; hard boiled egg, self shredded cheese (in order to get it fresher) and of course, some you asked to omit... like meat and sunflower seeds.

No, my salads do not have ALL that in them, those are just ingredients I use, depending on what I have on hand. I'll look and see, if I still have a food picture to share. :) sorry, can't find what I hoped I still have.

Moni

forgot sliced olives...

Once apart of time, Flamingo posted, and I saved:

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flamingo_in_ar on Fri, Sep 29, 06 at 17:23

I
have a spinach salad recipe from BH&G that is so good, uses sweet
potato, salami, apple and cider vinegar in it, man- so good! Perfect
for fall days, too.

Warm
Sweet Potato and Spinach Salad

Ingredients

* 2 tablespoons olive oil

* 2 ounces Genoa salami, finely chopped

* 5 cups cubed, peeled sweet potatoes (1-3/4 pounds)

* 2 cloves garlic, minced

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 1 medium tart apple, peeled, cored, and shredded (3/4 cup)

* 2/3 cup apple juice

* 3 tablespoons cider vinegar

* 1 tablespoon olive oil

* 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

* 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

* 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

* 8 cups baby spinach

* Thinly sliced red onion

Directions

1.
In a wok or a very large skillet, heat the 2 tablespoons oil. Cook
and stir salami in hot oil about 1 minute or until crisp and brown.
Using a slotted spoon, remove salami from wok. Drain on paper towels.

2.
Add potatoes, garlic, and salt to wok. Cook and stir over medium to
medium-high heat 12 to 14 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
Transfer to large bowl. Add shredded apple. Toss to combine. Spoon
into heat-proof bowl; keep warm.

3.
Combine apple juice, vinegar, the 1 tablespoon olive oil, allspice,
pepper, and cloves. Add to wok or skillet; bring to boiling. Divide
spinach among 10 to 12 salad plates. Top with potato mixture. Drizzle
with hot dressing. Top with onion. Sprinkle salami over all. Makes 10
to 12 servings.

You really need to try this- it's always a big hit.

(honest, I, Moni have never tried this, just saved it...)

Barley is really good in salads. It's a great texture and is super filling.

another one I have never tried yet:

GREEK
ORZO SALAD

Dressing:

1 package fresh dill

4 cloves garlic, minced

5 T olive oil

5 T lemon juice

2 1/2 T red wine vinegar

1 t salt, pepper

Salad:

1 - 16oz box orzo pasta, cooked

8 oz crumbled feta cheese

2 cucumbers, seeded & diced

2 large ripe tomatoes, seeded & diced

20 kalamata olives, pitted & chopped

5 green onions, sliced

Mix dressing in food processor until blended. Toss with salad mixture.
Mound salad decoratively atop red leaf lettuce. Garnish with dill
sprigs and olives.

Here is a Cucumber Caprese Salad that I think meets what you are looking for. I've never made this recipe, but use these basic ingredients to make a salad sometimes at home. I usually chop up some red onion instead of the garlic.

As far as basic salads go, I love romaine lettuce, chopped up boiled egg, cucumbers, Craisens, bacon, chopped lunch meat or home cooked meat like turkey, ham, and roast beef, purple onions, corn, avocado, chopped apple and anything else that strikes my fancy.

Also don't forget about seeds...sunflower, pumpkin, and I always have flax seeds on my salad for the omega 3.

I enjoy this lentil salad

I like to use quinoa, rice, barley or couscous for the base. To any of those I may add a number of things - various meats, veggies, cheeses, herbs and dressings. Depending on what you add, some taste even better the next day.

I love Greek salad - romaine, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, feta, avocado. I like Newman's olive oil dressing on it.

Taco salad - romaine, cilantro, pico, cucumbers, black beans, cubed or shredded cheddar, avocado. I mix sour cream and salsa for the dressing.

Those are two favorites I never get tired of. I often add vegetarian grilled chicken or taco meat for protein.

I always put leftover brown rice on a salad if we have it. Also garbanzo beans, hard boiled eggs, and cheese. I also like to add heartier veggies like zucchini and peppers. If a salad is light on substance, I get hungry too quickly.

I love seafood in a salad. Grilled shrimp or scallops, Blackened fish, and even the fake crab which is really a white fish. Fried oysters even. I personally can never get enough seafood.

I love boiled eggs in mine too and avocado. Manderine slices or thin slices of pears.

I was introduced to chopped power salad, and I love it. Broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, golden raisins, toasted pumpkin seeds, cilantro, parsley, and oil/vinegar dressing. It is so good, my non-vegetable-eating sister loved it. For protein you could add some beans, or maybe egg? Or diced meat, if you want to go that direction.

Chopped Power Salad recipe

There must be thousands of salad cookbooks. Go to Amazon and get a best seller.

This warm, wild rice, bean and roasted carrot salad is my all time favourite.

https://www.mynewroots.org/site/2010/02/warm-salad-month-wild-rice-butter-bean-and-garlic-roasted-carrot-salad-2/

Carrot/raisin salad with pineapple is wonderful

I love shredded brussels sprouts salads this time of year - lots of them include nuts, but just leave them off or if you can eat seeds, then sub pumpkin or sunflower seeds.. I heard about this one before Thanksgiving and plan on making it:

Kale and Brussels sprouts salad - Epicurious

Here's a simple one with pecorino and lemon vinaigrette:

http://www.saladforpresident.com/salads/shredded-raw-brussel-sprouts-with-pecorino-lemon-and-olive-oil/

And here's a roasted brussels sprouts salad with apples, grapes and feta:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/brussels-sprout-salad-2145527

And roasted beets are so good this time of year, too. I serve this on baby arugula or spinach (skip the nuts or use seeds if you can eat them):

https://www.marthastewart.com/314927/roasted-beets-with-orange-and-ginger

We ate out last night and they had the most delish salad...on a bed of arugula they had sliced beets layered with goat cheese mousse. Yum!

I was thinking about this again last night and wondered if you've ever tried a falafel salad?Here's one with a lemon -Tahini dressing, but I also make them with a tzatziki dressing.
http://www.eatingwell.com/recipe/253015/falafel-salad-with-lemon-tahini-dressing/

Antipasto Salad

Romaine, chopped, iceberg, chopped, butter lettuce, chopped Mix and layer lettuces on large platter. Top with garbanzo beans, 1 chunk of hard salami, cubed, 1 chunk of provolone, cubed, 2 red tomatoes cut in bit-sized chunks and drizzle with Italian dressing.

Chicken/cabbage salad

4 C. shredded cabbage, 4 green onions, sliced (1/2 C.), 1 chicken breast cubed, 1/2 C. slice almonds, roasted, 2 T. sesame seeds, 1 pkg oriental flavored Ramen noodles.

Dressing:

2 tsp. salt, 2 tsp. sugar, 4 T. sweetener, 6 T. rice vinegar, seasoning packet from noodles, 1/2 C. canola oil

Toast sesame seeds, almonds and Ramen noodles under broiler watching closely not to burn. toss cabbage, onion, chicken, almonds, sesame seeds and noodles with dressing just before serving.

Cobb Salad

2 C. lettuce, 2 tomatoes, 1 avocado, 6 slices bacon, crumbled, 2 C. cooked chicken, cubed, 3 hard cooked eggs, blue cheese.

Dressing: Old fashion French

1/4 C. water, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice, 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce, 1/4 tsp. minced garlic, 3/4 c. veg. oil, 1/4 c. red wine vinegar, 1/4 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp. pepper, 1/4 tsp. Coleman's dry mustard, 1/4 c. olive oil.