Have you try salads that come already prepared? Do you like them?

I am interested in the Papaya salad. It sounds good, the cucumber one is great but the other not so good for us, not all of us at home like seafood, however it is cooked is not important, just that they won't eat it. LOL Thanks for sharing, in here one can buy a salad almost everywhere, but if it is a luxury item in your country is best to prepared one self. I do not see myself preparing a salad for around 3, all the ingridients will be a lot more. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing the Papaya recipe, it sounds great to me. I am not sure if it is papaya season, I have not seen any so far. Thank you again.

I'm just gonna give you the recipe. I know you will love it. It is good to have it as a salad when eating grilled foods. Here is the recipe: Atsara Recipe: 4 1/2 cups shredded green raw papaya 1 tablespoon salt 1/2 cup red bell pepper, julienned 1/4 cup thinly sliced shallots 1 large clove garlic sliced thinly crosswise 1/2 cup raisins 1/4 cup carrots thinly sliced 1 1/2 inch piece ginger, julienned 1/4 cup pineapple chunks, fresh or canned, halved if you want 1 cup vinegar 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon salt or to taste 1) Peel the papaya and discard seeds. Shred. 2) Put shredded papaya in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and toss, Let sit for an hour or so, and squeeze by the handful to squeeze the juice off 3)Bring vinegar, salt, and sugar to the boil in a saucepan. What you are trying to achieve is a nice balance of sour to sweet to salty taste, with sweet and sour dominating 4)When the mixture reaches to a boil, whisk until sugar and salt are dissolved 5)Remove from heat and set aside to cool while you prepare the rest of the ingredients 6) Put everything in a large bowl, pour the vinegar mixture on top and combine well 7) Refrigerate, cover and let it cure before serving. If place in the refrigerate it could last several days to months. 3. 3)

That sounds neat, I think where I live we relied to much on can food and packaged food.

That can be a problem.

That's a great tip, thanks for sharing it, I also love buying because it seems like a great lunch to take to work or a small picnic.

Well I will say away from that one too. When I try my asian salad I will let you know how good it was.

Thanks you for the recipe links. When it comes to salad I am not very creative, I think lettuce tomatoes and cucumbers at best, I will go there when I can. Thanks again.

LOL well it sure is salad huh? I thought it will be great for the days my Baby has spaghetti leftovers and Esme and I can eat whatever we want. lol

I'd like to see the day when all one of you (and I ain't naming names here) only eats a salad

Is not just salad, it is Asian Island Crunch Salad, and it had whatever it has with dressing. (I think you mean with out adding anything to the lettuce, tomatoes and any green in the salad.) SO yeah, the answer is no.