I've been thinking about salads lately. I love veggies and salads, but I am so dressing picky, and the few dressings I actually like, they really add on the calories. I've seen people used aged crumbly cheeses instead, so I thought I'd try it. I bought fully-cooked frozen shrimp, lettuce mixes, veggies, and gorgonzola cheese. I'd never tried that cheese, but I'd heard good things.
Lastnight I thought I'd mix it up. I thawed the shrimp; then put them on my little grilly machine (like a George's grill, but a different brand), sprinkled a sea salt-garlic-parsley mix on it, then grilled it a few minutes. Then I crumbled half a serving of gorgonzola on my greens (I chose a mix with carrots and raddish shavings), then placed the shrimp on it. After that I grinded fresh pepper on it. It was actually really enjoyable, and had very little calories - it can be made with under 200 cals.
Here's my salad (before I put ground pepper on it) :
"Sorrento" greens from Trader Joe's, red onion, tomatoes, blueberries, walnuts, hard boiled egg, goat cheese, tuna fish w/mayo and pickles, some red quinoa/sweet potato concoction my roommate made, a gyoza
Dark green lettuces with strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. Toss in some feta and a few pecan pieces (candied ones are a real treat.. but just a few) and a tiny bit of fat free raspberry dressing. You can add chicken, shrimp or even steak, but I prefer mine without meat.
So quick and easy to make and easy to take to lunch, too!
Fresh spinach topped with balsamic dress vinegar. Top with chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, cremini mushrooms (sauteed in a little bit of soy sauce), and steamed shrimp. Simple, tasty, love it!
Around the holidays, my favorite was spinach topped with a raspberry vinaigrette, crumbled feta cheese, sliced green apples, dried cranberries, and chopped pecans.
"Sorrento" greens from Trader Joe's, red onion, tomatoes, blueberries, walnuts, hard boiled egg, goat cheese, tuna fish w/mayo and pickles, some red quinoa/sweet potato concoction my roommate made, a gyoza
I love the tupperware on this pix! You truly eat OP and fantastic food!! Lip licking good
I usually just use organic baby spring mix, baby spinach, green onions, lots of cucumber, bean spouts, sharp cheddar cheese and I make my own thousand island dressing...
If I have leftover chicken breast or roast beef I will cut up some and add it...
Sounds really boring compared to what y'all are eating, eh?
Those all sound pretty good. I generally tend to "stay safe," but then you get tired of it, and it can be a little boring. I'll have to try you guys' salads. I used to be leery of fruit in salads - it just sounded wrong (yes, I'm aware tomatoes are fruit lol). But I once went out to eat and ordered a salad that had grilled chicken cooked in spices and it was topped with salsa that had mangos and other fruit in it, and it was good. So I have stepped over a bit on the wild side
Here's my newest salad. It has artisan lettuce mix, green bell peppers, white onion, grape tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese, seasons and spices, half a piece of bacon cut up and cooked in the griller machine, and little crispy rice snack mix sprinkled on it (some are nutty, some are sweet sesame seed-y, then some are spicy and some are wasabi - it gave it a lot of flavors
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I've recently found a great website that has all the calories (and even WW points for those of you doing WW) and all the foods seem so easy to make. Anyway, here's the salad I made that was very good: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/04/m...alad.html#more
No pic but I like to take spinach or a spinach blend with a packet of tuna, 2 tbsp of kens Asian sesame dressing, some chopped almonds, sesame seeds and mix it up i also enjoy wrapping it in a spinach wrap or if you want to omit those carbs try a large romaine leaf
Those both sound/look great! Thanks for sharing. See, we're making it a better world 1 salad at a time. Posting a picture isn't a must - it's just a nice extra to see the outcome, that's why I post pictures.
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