Let’s Talk Salad

[Vagus]

Go on then, tell me what your typical salad consist of.

Im not talking Caesar or any other named one, just your own concoction to have with cold meat or quich or something. 🥬🥒🥑🍅🥗

[Buenchico]

'Salad', in my house, usually means some form of mixed leaf salad, such as
https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-italian-style-salad-596604011

Up until recently, I've never liked a dressing on my salad but I've now taken a liking to adding some honey & mustard dressing 
https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-honey-mustard-dressing-636575011

I find that goes great with some crumbled Stilton cheese in the salad
https://groceries.morrisons.com/products/morrisons-british-blue-stilton-302275011
(With Morrison's products, I actually prefer their 'regular' Stilton to their 'Finest' version, as it's got a more robust flavour).

To that I might add either some diced apple or possibly some nice ham (or even, perhaps, some rashers of crispy bacon).

[barry1010]

I just have lots of typical salad veg with grated carrots, raw mushrooms, raw cauliflower in little florets.  Must have bell pepper.  Usually add pickled beetroot. Often add some chopped nuts,  Nothing exotic, no seeds or things I can neither spell nor pronounce. I often make a dressing with fat free yoghurt - sort of raita. 

[mallyh]

lettuce .peppers .cucumber. beetroot .spring onions .coleslaw ,hard boiled egg  new spuds or baking pots with cottage cheese, dressing  x

[sandyRoe]

Tomatoes, olives, beetroot, and lettuce leaves

[-SharonA-]

Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, radishes, beetroot, mixed peppers, olives, feta cheese crumbled, a dollop of hummus. With this salad I have falafels and warm pitta.

 

[naomi24]

We don't eat salad as a main course.  We sometimes have rocket or mixed leaves as a side, like a vegetable.

[rowanwitch]

Lettuce,cucumber,tomatoes onion, peppers, celery, avocado, radishes,   plus any of the following I have lying around,  baby button mushrooms, red or white cabbage, carrot, kiwi fruit, grapes, walnuts, sunflower seeds, sweetcorn,    plus beetroot and or new potatoes on the side.

[Maydup]

I have exactly what Sharon makes plus some avacado. Yummm

[Vagus]

Never thought of adding raw cauliflower 🤔

We both like honey mustard dressing, Chris, it does go well with salty cheese, I like feta as well as strong blue cheese or Roquefort.

I make potato salad with leftover spuds although warm freshly boiled would be a nice addition to a salad bowl.

Youve reminded me Sharon, I have a large pack of falafel in the freezer, and some pittas, mmmm, tomorrow nights meal sorted. Will add some mint sauce to the plain yogurt for a nice dressing with them 😋

I always add grapes too, not thought of putting mushrooms in though, add them to my list.

[Vagus]

And avocado 😉🥑

[Maydup]

Yeh. Let's all have falafel! 

[Hopkirk]

No onion, even spring onion, should be allowed anywhere near a salad. Not even in the coleslaw.

[Vagus]

You sound like my OH Hopkirk, hates the stuff. I do however sneak it into the coleslaw I make and he doesn't seem to notice, mind you he's not keen on my coleslaw either 🙄

[webbo3]

Greek salad or Salade niçoise

[Vagus]

I used to make a salad of thinly sliced red onion and large tomatoes, all layered in a shallow dish with french dressing shaken up with lemon juice poured over it. Funnily enough, he really liked that

[Old_Geezer]

Let's not, since true salad is awful raw vegetation that tastes bad or/and has awful "mouth feel", and/or is difficult to keep down if daft enough to try to swallow it.

 

That said, there are some fake salads that are fine. Potato salad is cooked ! And smothered in mayonnaise, which, apart from being high carb, is fine. Some eating places allow you to "cherry pick" the reasonable ingredients, which apparently can include bacon bits !

 

Generally though, pet food is to be avoided and quickly binned if brought in near vicinity.

[rowanwitch]

Grated courgette and Apple with toasted sunflower seeds is nice too

[pastafreak]

I'm not overly keen on salad,  but if I'd make one it's usually a mix of spinach and rocket leaves, cherry tomatoes, spring onions, crumbled cheese such as feta or boursin, kalamata olives, chopped ham and salami or any cold cooked protein like chicken or salmon...prawns if I've got any in the freezer. Avocado. Homemade mayo, or extra virgin olive oil and lemon or lime juice. 

Absolutely NO CUCUMBER!  Horrible stuff.

[calmck]

Cole slaw with red and green cabbage, tart Granny Smith apples, currants and raisin and slivered almonds.

Red onion, tomatoes, avocado and oregano.

If I do a green salad I use beet greens instead of lettuce.

usually home made oil and vinegar dressing with herbs

[Vagus]

Many thanks all x