Salad goodies?

[MyOwnWoman]

Someone once told me that she and her family have meals of salads most nights. To make this easy, a couple times a week she prepares all sorts of salad makings and stores them in air tight containers in her fridge. Then at mealtime everyone gets to make their own salad. I've made a list of possible ingredients, but I'd love to know what your favorite salad goodies are!

o Red cabbage
o Celery
o Grated beets (yes, raw!)
o Walnuts (rich in omega-3s)
o Chopped almonds
o Thawed frozen peas
o Shelled soy beans
o Chopped green onions
o Beans from cans (garbanzo, kidney, etc)
o Bell peppers of all colors
o Olives
o Sprouted lentils
o Cauliflower
o Broccoli
o Pumpkin or sunflower seeds
o Chopped, cooked turkey or chicken
o Cooked grains – quinoa, millet, brown rice, etc.
o Fresh herbs (parsley, basil, chives, etc)
o Cubed, cooked yams, sweet potatoes or winter squash
o Zuccini
o Boiled baby shrimp

[Cinders]

Radishes
artichoke hearts

Cindi

[MyOwnWoman]

ooooooh, good ones Cindi... thank you!

[hart]

I'm a cheeseaholic, so....gotta have grated cheese, and for me, I've been known to put pickled beets and a little cottage cheese.

My salads r kinda kitchen sink type affairs only eaten by me

[slightlysuze]

White 'Sweetheart' cabbage.....mmmmm
Romaine lettuce....yum
Shelled hemp seeds.....fab
Sweetcorn....yikes!

I LOVE salads!!!!

And fabulous olive oil from Crete, or Italy or.....anywhere! Red palm oil. Liquid aminos. Little side serving of grated cucumber in soya yoghurt.

Stop it....it's making me hungry!!!!!

Suze x

[Cinders]

I'm with you, Suze,

I forgot to eat lunch and now I am trying to decide, do I want to go eat it now, at 3:00 in the afternoon, or just wait until dinner time?

I am sure a salad is in my future, though, because this thread is making my mouth water for one!!

Cindi

[trixietrack]

cucumbers daikon radish watercress

[lushy]

Can't forget tomatoes and cucumbers. Sometimes I love to put hard boiled eggs on there.

Last night we had taco salad for dinner with ground turkey and it was a make it yourself meal. I try really hard to have salad fixings in the fridge but it is hard to keep them well stocked.

I have never had raw beets and am so anxious to try them.

[tawnyfrog]

Avocado
Watermelon
Snow peas

[Cinders]

OMG, I forgot about the avocados!!!

One of my mom's signature parts of a salad!! She would turn over in her grave if she were dead.

Thank G(D)og she's still alive.

Cindi