Salad Days?

[RICHARD]

I love summer tomatoes, but maybe in California, you can get good tomatoes this time of year?

Out here late summer 'maters are really evil!

Lately we have been getting some beauties....Mexican grown-they sneak across the border! - They are meaty, juicy and wonderful inside, but the skin is really tough. Next are the local grown- Cah lee Fuh nee Ah grown- The Las Vegas hot house tomatoes make a showing around September-they are softer skinned-but dense and hard in the middle-they bruise easily but stay solid in the core.

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If you get lazy and want a fast salad try the DOLE brand package salad kits.
They have packets of parmesan cheese, croutons and dressing with the greens.

My favorite is the Cesar Salad. I add tomato, onion, shredded cheese and a can of baby clams or mixed seafood.

You could do tuna in water, canned shrimp or canned chicken.

[Ginger's Mom]

Glad you bumped this up, Richard. I had bought a bag of mixed fruit at BJ's because every piece in the bag looks scrumptious. But I am not a big fan of apples (Ginger is though) and couldn't figure out what I was going to do with the apples. Then, you made this thread and someone suggested Waldorf salad. I have never tried a Waldorf salad before. YUM! Only one apple left now.

[beeniesmom]

My perfect lunch salad for 1:

Put in a large salad dish in the order they are listed.

2 cups cleaned romaine leaves cut into bite size pieces.
1/2 can tuna in oil (drained)
1/2 cup cherry or grape tomatoes cut in half
1/4 cup sliced carrots
1/4 cup sliced celery
palm full of walnuts
red wine vinaigrette dressing (splash red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, pinch of oregano).

[RICHARD]

DUDE!

I just ate a rocking good fruit salad.

Apples, oranges watermelon!

[RICHARD]

The first potato salad of the Spring stopped by my house today.

I didn't have any olives though....

[RICHARD]

Here's an easy tuna salad-not the creamy sandwich kind--


1 drained can o'tuna -save the juice for the cat!
1 package of iceberg lettuce mix
2 roma tomatoes
.5 yellow onion
1 cucumber
Some green olives.

Dressing of your choice.

Some people like their veggies cut a certain way so chop, slice or dice away!

You can add croutons, bacon bits or even some tortilla chips for crunch-Interesting twist? Instead of croutons take a handful of Fun Yums- Those fake onion rings chip things and add them to the bowl. They get funky soft in dressing so you can add them after you dress the salad!

[catfamily]

Here's an easy tuna salad-not the creamy sandwich kind--


1 drained can o'tuna -save the juice for the cat!
1 package of iceberg lettuce mix
2 roma tomatoes
.5 yellow onion
1 cucumber
Some green olives.

Dressing of your choice.

Some people like their veggies cut a certain way so chop, slice or dice away!

You can add croutons, bacon bits or even some tortilla chips for crunch-Interesting twist? Instead of croutons take a handful of Fun Yums- Those fake onion rings chip things and add them to the bowl. They get funky soft in dressing so you can add them after you dress the salad!

that's a very YUMMY salad!!
I love the green olives you put in with the cucumber....yum!

[Cincy'sMom]

I don't know that I have a favorite salad recipe, but I do love to use salsa instead of salad dressing. Tomato juice works well too

[Rachel]

This is a salad I've been eating a lot lately.

Romaine lettuce
Slices of fresh pear
dried cherries
chopped walnuts
Balsamic vinegar and olive oil dressing

[RICHARD]

I don't know that I have a favorite salad recipe, but I do love to use salsa instead of salad dressing. Tomato juice works well too

You gave me a great idea for salad dressing!
Sour cream, milk to thin it out, 'mater juice and basil, S and P!
Run that sucker through a blender?

[RICHARD]

Fruit salads?

Besides the fruit, what do you add to yours?

I like shredded coconut and a seasoned salt in mine.

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At some Mexican stores you can get some pre-made salads with a lime -chile-salt packet that makes the FS really tasty !

[Almita]

For salads, it's usually romaine lettuce, iceburg lettuce, and spinach. then cucumbers, carrots, yellow and white cheese. then oil and vinegar. that's pretty much it.

for fruit salads, i love any kind of fruits really, sometimes with chili powder, lemon, and salt.