Salad Time!

@peavey (16936)
United States
May 16, 2018 4:52pm CST
I grew up eating lettuce, tomato and onion salads with cucumber sometimes. and cole slaw. That's about all the types of salads Mom ever made, Well, she made an awesome mashed potato salad, too. It took a long while for me to break out of that and begin to expeiment with other salads. Chef salad was a favorite for a long time and I still love it. Then I discovered you could put a lot of different vegetables together. I have lately been into vegetable salads with fruit in them. Chick-fil-A got me started with their "Market Salad," which I tried to duplicate at home. It didn't turn out exactly like theirs because I didn't have all the ingredients, but it was good! Besides things like tuna salad and egg salad, what other kinds of salads can i experiment with?
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
16 May 18
seafood is great.Crab meat is also
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 May 18
I guess tuna is seafood, I never think of it like that, though. I didn't think about adding crab meat, thanks!
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
25 May 18
Crab meat is good in a salad.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
25 May 18
@marlina yes it is very good.Even lobster
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
16 May 18
seafood salad. salads with chicken and fruit and pecans with raspberry dressing
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 May 18
The market salad from Chick fil A has chicken and fruit with greens and cheese. Pecans sound sound good, and raspberry dressing sounds awesome!
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@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
16 May 18
I love to eat a vegan salad as part of my dinner. I am keen on cucumber, lettuce, carrot, red cabbage and beetroot. Sometimes I add nuts to my salads. I like to add on a salad dressing that is vegan friendly to my salad. Often I like to eat a salad roll or sandwich.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
Good ideas, thanks. Do you mean a salad on bread?
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
17 May 18
I love salads. I haven't been eating enough of them lately and I know I should be. Being diabetic like I am they are the perfect refreshing thing to eat.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
I love salads, too, and needing to eat more was part of the inspiration for this post. I am hoping to get enough ideas to keep me eating more of them!
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@inertia4 (27960)
• United States
17 May 18
@peavey I like basic salads. Although I love making myself a good tuna salad and chicken salad. I don't use fruit in my salads because of the sugar. But I use Kirby's and tomatoes and lettuce and even peppers. Oh and lets not forget onions.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
@inertia4 What is Kirby's? I am learning to use just about anything imaginable in a salad!
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
16 May 18
I love all kinds of salad. Love Cobb salad!
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
16 May 18
Forgot about that! I will put it on my list to make.
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• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 May 18
@peavey there good and have tons of yummyness in them
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
@thislittlepennyearns I agree! I don't know how I forgot about them.
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
16 May 18
Caesar Salad is my favorite. Romaine lettuce, croutons, parmesan cheese, diced, breaded chicken, Caesar dressing.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
Sounds good, all but the breaded chicken. I enjoy chicken but prefer it without breading. I need to get some parmesan cheese
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@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
19 May 18
I mimicked a Wendy's salad I had a couple of times. It was spinach salad with strawberries, mango, almonds, and a citrus dressing. It was so good.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
20 May 18
That sounds good! I will try to create something like that, thanks!
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@AmbiePam (92711)
• United States
20 May 18
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@drannhh (15219)
• United States
25 May 18
@peavey Try looking at the mason jar salad pins on Pinterest, Pat. They are amazing! I like to put a lot of fruit, cheese, and protein in my salads and very little lettuce. Yes on celery, cucumbers, and tomatoes, though. PS: Saw your blog and love it.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 May 18
Pinterest is a great idea, thanks! I will take a look. I have to be careful of too much protein but I do like to use cheese. Glad you like the blog .I don't post to it much any more but there are years' worth of posts on it.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 May 18
If you like to toot your horn, you can try different bean salads with different vegetables. Example: Garbanzo beans (chickpeas); tomatoes; zucchinis, red peppers, mushrooms, and hot pepper if you want to spice it up.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 May 18
That sounds like a good one. I like green beans and peas in salads like that. Garbanzos will be good, too, I'm sure. Thanks!
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@marlina (154131)
• Canada
25 May 18
Ever tried Waldorf Salad?
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
25 May 18
Yes, I have and that's a good idea. I am writing these down so I can remember them!
@rakski (122901)
• Philippines
16 May 18
Chicken salad is good
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
17 May 18
How do you make your chicken salad?
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• Philippines
17 May 18
@rakski i've seen and bought canned chicken from the supermarket
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@rakski (122901)
• Philippines
17 May 18
@peavey there chicken chunks available ther right? I just drain them and mix with veggies. But here we usually don't have canned chicken, only tuna. So when there are left over chicken, I use those to make salad
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
7 Jun 18
I love a good salad. I have sprinkled mozzarella cheese, also, chicken, cranberries, carrots, chick peas, crab meat, tomatoes and peppers into my salads at one time or other.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
8 Jun 18
Thanks! I am getting better at feeling freer to add different things, thanks to all the ideas here.
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@peavey (16936)
• United States
11 Jun 18
@dgobucks226 It's boring not to sometimes!
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@dgobucks226 (35608)
8 Jun 18
@peavey Yes, experimentation can be a good thing at times....
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