Do you like salads?

@TheHorse (220289)
Walnut Creek, California
January 18, 2019 5:04pm CST
In Summer it's often too hot to eat something heavy. That's when I'll make one of my world-famous salads with pinto beans, hearts of palm, tomatoes, some kind of lettuce (maybe), tuna, and Marie's blue cheese dressing. But even in Winter, I sometimes have a craving for a salad. Maybe I've been eating too much in the way of "heavy" foods, like beef stew, or ravioli, or Thai chicken, or Indian curry. Last night, I had a taste for salad, so I made a simple one: romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, diced Swiss cheese, and (of course) Marie's blue cheese dressing. It did the job, and I slept like a baby. Do you sometimes crave salads? What are your favorite kinds?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Jan 19
Yes but it is hard to find anything fresh in the winter. I love a good Cobb salad.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
What makes a Cobb Salad a Cobb salad?
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
18 Jan 19
@TheHorse The combination of all the ingredients, the avocado, the tomatoes, bacon, blue cheese, lettuce chicken, anything you want I guess. Cobb salad was created at the Brown Derby Restaurant in Hollywood.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Jan 19
@CarolDM Had you tried putting Nori strips on your salad?
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 Jan 19
We eat salad most nights during the week, I make up up with lettuce, Broccoli, cucumbers, dried cranberries, almonds, croutons and I love Kens Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette. Allergic to tomatoes so none of those.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
Funny that I thought of cranberries as I was writing. I like them but rarely buy them.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
@cintol I should use them more often. They go well with blue cheese.
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@cintol (11261)
• United States
18 Jan 19
@TheHorse I usually buy a big bag when I go to the store and they last for quite some time.
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@amadeo (111938)
• United States
18 Jan 19
I have antipasto a lot something I like.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
What makes antipasto antipasto?
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 Jan 19
Anytime is a good time for salads. I like chef's salads the best. As far as I can tell, any salad with a bunch of ingredients qualifies as a chef's salad.
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@xander6464 (44422)
• Wapello, Iowa
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse Ham is a very popular choice for them.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
That's my thought as well. For some reason lots of ham comes to mind.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
@xander6464 For awhile, many of our local grocery stores featured big "table" where you could make your own salad. It was a "chef salad extravaganza." But I see fewer of them now.
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@NJChicaa (120148)
• United States
18 Jan 19
I'll be eating salads for lunch most days during the week in the upcoming weeks. I'll grill marinated chicken and have it over romaine lettuce, cucumbers, carrots, and radishes. Extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar will be the dressing. Yum!
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
20 Jan 19
@NJChicaa, I love that strips of grilled chicken over romaine lettuce. I had tried that only that I did not put radish but instead some pineapple bits.
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@dya80dya (36769)
18 Jan 19
Yes, I like salads. But I can't eat as much as I want.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
I've read that salads (especially those involving lettuce) are mostly water.
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@dya80dya (36769)
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse It's true. I can't eat much salad because my body doesn't tolerate it. I can't tolerate fruits and raw veggies. This worries me because I don't get vitamins. I am very thin.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
@dya80dya Are there other potential sources of vitamins?
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 19
I'm not much for raw veggies but I do love a good salsa with chips, that's close enough to salad for me. But there's always tuna, chicken or egg salad, those I really like.
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@rebelann (112983)
• El Paso, Texas
19 Jan 19
Smashed taters @TheHorse ?
@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
I like anything that I can smother with blue cheese dressing.
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@wolfgirl569 (108231)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Jan 19
Not too often. But I have been trying to eat them a little bit more.
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@wolfgirl569 (108231)
• Marion, Ohio
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse I am happy with just a little salt on them.
@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
They can be satisfying if you add the right stuff and have a dressing you like.
• United States
19 Jan 19
I love a tossed salad any time of the year. I love it loaded with cherry tomatoes, red onion, black olives, shredded carrots, beets, sunflower seeds and topped with Marie's blue cheese dressing. Lots of times I'll throw grilled chicken in it
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
You are making me hungry. I should use black olives and beets more often.
@pjmurphy (2499)
• United States
18 Jan 19
That sounds like a wonderful salad.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
It was really satisfying.
@paigea (36315)
• Canada
19 Jan 19
I eat a lot of salad summer and winter.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
I enjoy salads in general. My favorite dressings: Dijon vinagrette, Caeser, and blue cheese.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Jan 19
I can take or leave salads.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
I actually really enjoy them. But I accept that I am taking in mostly water.
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@Telynor (1763)
• United States
19 Jan 19
i don't mind salads, but I like meat and chicken more. I do hunger for them in the summer.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
Tuna and chicken can find their way onto salads. Yum.
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@Telynor (1763)
• United States
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse True! Now those I will eat.
@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
18 Jan 19
I do crave them somethings. Just a tossed salad with spinach, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers and honey mustard dressing.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
18 Jan 19
Ah, honey mustard is what I have on my Subway sandwiches.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
@Happy2BeMe I may stop at Subway this evening.
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse I love it on everything
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@1creekgirl (41752)
• United States
19 Jan 19
Your salad sounds yummy. My favorite is raw spinach, avocado, walnuts, tomatoes, homemade croutons, a little cheese, chicken, and my olive oil/raspberry vinegar dressing. Although I do love a good Blue cheese.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
That sounds good as well! I forgot about avocado I like to add that when I have it.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse but avocado is not available whole year round.
@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jan 19
We've made a new rice salad for our musicians tonight. It has dried apricots, sultanas and walnuts as well as a few other bits and pieces. Hopefully they'll like it. Americans seem to have really exotic items in their salads - which is a good thing. I guess we're not hugely into salads or we stick to 'simple'.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 19
@JudyEv I suppose it's best just to have stuff there. I always want to eat. Where I struggle is when to order so I can have something to eat between sets.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
I think it varies pretty widely here. I'm a hearts of palm "freak," but I bet many Americans have never heard of them. Was your apricot salad a success?
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Jan 19
@TheHorse Yes thanks. It was really nice. Chris (the lady) didn't have any dinner but Tony enjoyed his (small) meal. I wish we could get definitive answers as to whether or not they want to eat before the concert.
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@andriaperry (117146)
• Anniston, Alabama
19 Jan 19
Yes, all salads. I would love one right now IF someone would make it for me, I am so tired.
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@fluffy69 (4955)
19 Jan 19
I like fruit and macaroni salads.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
I don't usually use fruit (except for Mandarin oranges) in my salads.
@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 19
@fluffy69 I have not tried. Tell me more.
@fluffy69 (4955)
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse what about bittermelon salad, have you tried? It’s unique and very nutritious.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Jan 19
I love just all kinds of salads, be it macaroni with chicken or ham salad, vegetable salad, but I missed waldorf salad. Apples are expensive in my area so haven't had this for a while.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
What is in a Waldorf salad? I know I've had them, but I can't remember.
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
20 Jan 19
@florelway Oh, the mayo surprises me!
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse it's a mixture of apples,celery,grapes, nuts with mayonnaise.
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@didinedhia (8470)
• Algeria
19 Jan 19
simple normal salad with salad sauce omg amazing
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@TheHorse (220289)
• Walnut Creek, California
19 Jan 19
What's your favorite kind of salad dressing? Mine are Caesar or blue cheese.
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• Algeria
19 Jan 19
@TheHorse i really don't know any names he in my country , we don't have food art , our simple salad to you it's like grass