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A good basic for people who like to eat well is a specialty salad like a chef's, Cobb, or seafood salad. They make a delicious meal, and are great to serve to people who aren't on SBD. They are a good choice to bring to gatherings like lunches, parties, family reunions, etc.
Basically, start with a high-quality salad mix (in a bag, or made yourself) - whatever kind you like - and add some combination of cold lean meats; cold raw, cooked, or pickled vegetables; beans or peas; herbs; nuts or seeds; lowfat cheese, or even fruits (P2).
Tips (these seem obvious, but they're easy to overlook):
All the ingredients should be perfectly fresh, clean, and good quality. A good salad depends on good ingredients.
Cut up each ingredient so it's the size you'd be comfortable putting in your mouth. Most people don't want to be cutting up huge lettuce leaves or chunks of meat.
Use a good balance of vegetables, protein, and good fats.
A salad is a good way to enjoy foods you should only eat in very limited quantities.
If you're carrying the salad (in your lunch or to a party), pack the toppings (cheese, seeds, nuts, beans etc.) and dressing separately. Add them when you're ready to eat the salad.
Finally, each ingredient in your salad should be something you'd look forward to eating a serving of on its own. Just because some vegetable is a common salad ingredient doesn't mean you should use it in your salad.
Suggested additions:
cold chicken, turkey, ham, tuna, salmon, crab (real or imitation), shrimp, scallops, sirloin, crumbled/chopped turkey bacon, sliced hard-boiled eggs, even tofu (Of course, meats should all be cooked!)
sliced LF swiss cheese, shredded LF cheddar or jack cheese, goat cheese, feta, grated parmesan
cold cooked vegetables (slice or chop them - great way to use leftovers): asparagus, red peppers, mushrooms, carrots, squash, green beans
legumes: navy beans, kidney beans, chickpeas/garbanzo beans, green peas (P2)
all those "specialty" pickled, canned, or marinated vegetables you'd rarely eat on their own (check for added sugar or oil): artichoke hearts, olives, hearts of palm, martinated mushrooms, roasted red peppers, beets (P2), capers, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts, etc.
other: avocadoes, chopped fresh herbs (mint, chives, parsley, dill, basil), nuts (pine nuts, walnuts, almonds), seeds (sesame, poppy, sunflower), pomegranate seeds
Dressing suggestions: If you are using flavorful ingredients, a simple oil and vinegar dressing is a good choice. This is a great time to use one of the healthier specialty vegetable oils, like walnut oil. You can also add sweetener and dried herbs to your dressing for flavor, if you wish. There are many SBD-friendly bottled dressings, too. If the dressing is thick and you want to avoid having just a few globs of it here and there, thin the dressing for easier pouring by mixing it in equal parts with oil-and-vinegar dressing. Or, if it is a dairy-based dressing like ranch, consider thinning it with yogurt or buttermilk. |
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This is a repeat of what I just posted on the other link where you mentioned starting a new link:
Before you start another salad thread, please look these over that are already full of great recipes for different types of salads. You can always find the links to them easily from my recipe summary sticky.
Look at what is already available to us all:
Quote: Assorted Salads:
Salads Link 1: Favorite Salads
Page 1: Classic Cobb Salad, Tomato Cucumber & Pepper, Broccoli Salad, Cucumber Pressed Salad, Parsley Walnut Salad, CSC Salad, Faux Potato Salad, Orange, Arugula and Kalamata Olive Salad, Salad
Page 2: Overnight Coleslaw, Pepper Pea Salad, Red Radish Apple Cuke Salad, Marinated Tomato Salad, Tangy Bean Salad, Broccoli-Cauliflower-Cucumber Salad, Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper Salad, Asian Chicken Salad, Spinach Salad, Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella salad with Balsamic Viniagrette, Nice and Easy Cauliflower Salad, Chicken with Pomegranate Salad, Red Bean Salad with Feta and Peppers, Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Chicken Taco Salad, Balsamic Chicken Salad, Broccoli Onion Salad
Page 3: Tuna Salad with Kidney Beans and Red Onion, Mexican SB Taco Salad, White bean and chicken salad, Spinach Salad w/Bacon, BLT Salad, Buffalo Chicken Salad, Assorted salad ideas, Breakfast Fruit Salad. Creamy Dijon Chicken Salad
Page 4: Roasted Pear Pecan Goat Cheese w/Mustard Maple Vinaigette, Wedge Salad w/Buttermilk Ranch, Orange & Avocado Salad w/Cilantro Lime Viniagrette, Mango Avocado Salad, two salads without names, Broccoli Pepper Celery Salad, Cauliflower Lettuce Salad
Page 5: Goat Cheese Salad, Greek Style Pasta Salad, Southwestern Bean Salad, Gyro Salad, Moroccan Lentil Salad, 4 Bean Salad, Kidney Bean Salad, Tomato Onion Salad, Steak Salad, Cauliflower Salad, 7 layer Salad, Garden of Eatin Salad, Oriental Coleslaw, Bulgur Chickpea Salad
Salads Link 2: Marinated Tomato Salad, Lentil Salad, Tangy Bean Salad, Sweet Potato Salad
Salads Link 3: Shrimp Scampi Salad, Shrimp & Nopal Cactus Salad, Olive & Apricot Salad, Colorful Spinach Tomato Orange Salad, Cucumber Salad, Carribbean Salad w/shrimp, Fajita Salad w/Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce, Crab & Avocado Salad
7-layer Salad: Heavenly 7-layer, Layered Overnight
Asparagus: Roasted Asparagus & Yellow Pepper Salad, Asparagus Tomato Salad w/Yogurt Cheese dressing, Asparagus Wild Rice Salad, Asparagus, Strawberries Balsamic
Bean Salads: Three Bean Salad, Tangy Bean Salad, Red Bean w/Feta & Peppers, Balsamic Green Bean Salad, White Bean Salad, Lentil Salad, Moroccan Garbanzo Bear & Feta Pitas, Salad w/shrimp & fresh salsa, Bean Salad, Black Bean & Corn Salad, Lentil salad, Mint Green Bean & Egg Salad
Broccoli Salads: Fresh Broccoli Salad, Broccoli-Cauliflower-Cucumber Salad, Broccoli Salads 2 recipes, Broccoli Slaw Salad w/WholeWheat Pasta, Brocco Taco Salad, Broccoli Salad
Thai Broccoli salad
Brown Rice Salad: Rice salad
Chicken Salads: White bean and chicken salad, Creamy Dijon Chicken Salad, Cashew Chicken Salad, Mango Chutney Chicken Salad, Curried Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad Casserole, Artichoke And Chicken Salad Sandwiches, Grilled Chicken and Asparagus Salad, Asian Chicken Salad, Pesto Chicken Salad, Tex-Mex Chicken Salad, Curry Chicken Salad, Chicken Salad, Shrimp Salad, Lemon-Tarragon Chicken Salad in Butter Lettuce Cups, Cherry Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Doreen's Famous Chicken Salad, Smoked Chicken Waldorf Salad, Chicken Strip Salad w/raspberry maple vinaigrette, Cranberry Chicken Salad Spread
Marinated Cheese: Marinated Feta
Coleslaws:
Coleslaws 1: Oriental Coleslaw, Coleslaws, Overnight Coleslaw, Grilled Shrimp with Vietnamese Coleslaw, Asian coleslaws, Coleslaw with a zip, Creamy Bacon Coleslaw
Coleslaw 2: CopyCat KFC Coleslaw, Coleslaw ideas, Overnight Coleslaw, Coleslaw dressing, Suzanne's Makeover: Coleslaw
Coleslaw 3: Wilted Cabbage Salad
Cucumber Salads & more: Cold Cucumber Soup, Red Radish Apple Cucumber Salad, Cucumber Salad, Blacked Tilapia w/radish cucumber salsa, Creamed Cucumbers, Wilted Cucumber Salad, Cool Cucumber Salad, Cucumber Tomato Pepper Salad
Edamame Salads See the Vegetable section for ideas
Fruit Salads: Fruit Fluff, Fruit salads w/Jello, Strawberry & Asparagus salad, Pear Salad w/Bacon & Sherry wine Vinaigrette
Spinach fruit salads:
Link 1: Spinach Strawberry, Strawberry Mango, Spinach Strawberry with Poppy Seed dressing, Spinach Strawberry Summer Salad, Poppy Seed Salad, Fresh Fruited Chicken Salad, Spring Strawberry Spinach Salad, Strawberry Spinach Salad w/2 dressing choices
Link 2: Blackberry Spinach Salad, Chicken Berry Salad, Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad, Spinach Berry Salad
Special Lettuce/Greens salads: Mandarin Salad, Fruity Green Salad, Cashew Chicken lettuce salad, Apple Dried Cherry Walnut w/Maple dressing, Fruity Green Salad, Blueberry Salsa Salad, Baby Greens Salad w/Toasted Walnuts & Raspberries
Lettuce Wraps: Spicy Asian Lettuce Wraps, Asian Inspired Wraps, Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Thai Lettuce Wraps, Thai & Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Information about lettuce wraps, Cherry Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Rachel Ray's Chicken Lettuce Wraps, P.F. Changs Soothing Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Potato (Mock) salads: Mock Potato Salad, Old Fashioned Egg Mock Potato Salad
Quinoa Salad: Quinoa Salad w/Ginger & Pinenuts, Quinao & Shrimp Salad, Quinoa Sald w/Black Beans & Sweet Potatoes
Taco salads:
Taco Link 1: Fiesta Salad, Six-Layer Taco Salad, Chicken Taco Salad
Taco Link 2: Six Layer Taco Salad, Chicken Taco Salad, Mexican SB Taco Salad
Taco Link 3: Taco Salad ideas
Taco Link 4: Veggie Taco Salad
Taco Link 5: Tasty Taco Salad
Taco Link 6: Other taco salad ideas, Mexican Chopped Chicken Salad
Tomato Salads: Feta & Tomato Salad, Marinated Tomatoes, Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella salad with Balsamic Viniagrette, Catalina Tomato Salad, Tomato Platter, Broiled Feta Tomatoes, Basil Tomato Salad, My Greek Salad, Tomato, Red Onion, Feta Salad, Cosmos Salad Just click below in my signature line or go back to the first page of the Recipe and Food forum and click on the recipe summary sticky. |
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