I don't eat salads often, and one of my favorites is basically piling everything in the fridge onto lettuce, but here's one that might work for you:
Wild/mixed greens (or romaine, or whatever-- I tend to go with dark greens, but I just like 'em), spinach, 1/4 or 1/2 a red onion, finely diced, one or two tomatoes, diced, mushrooms, chickpeas. I usually make a vinaigrette, either balsamic or honey-apple. Sometimes I'll squeeze a lemon onto it, or toss some bacon bits on. It's actually not bad with a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese, either.
Fairly simple, but it's nice and light for summertime eating :)
The first thing you must do is banish iceberg lettuce. Try romaine, or arugula, or any of the thousand other types. They have flavour and texture and yummy goodness. We haven't had iceberg in our house since ... well, since we got the lizard two years ago. I mean, he only eats romaine, why should we dine on the tasteless stuff?
Okay, so we've determined I'm a lettuce snob. I've got my lettuce freak on. I'll leave the rest to my wife (who will probably tell you to add capers to salad).
Oh, and I'm so glad you got mileage out of The Boy's jokes!
Mache is great in a salad. Also that European blend you can buy in the same place as the mache (see, there's one of those chapeau accents on the "a" in that, but, try as I might, just can't seem to find it on this keyboard). Our favorite dressing is balsamic reduction. Expensive, but well, WELL worth it. Also known as balsamic glaze, sometimes. Re nuts: I'm a fan of sunflower seeds with my salads. Also, we should sit down and talk about this or go grocery shopping together.
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Wild/mixed greens (or romaine, or whatever-- I tend to go with dark greens, but I just like 'em), spinach, 1/4 or 1/2 a red onion, finely diced, one or two tomatoes, diced, mushrooms, chickpeas. I usually make a vinaigrette, either balsamic or honey-apple. Sometimes I'll squeeze a lemon onto it, or toss some bacon bits on. It's actually not bad with a few spoonfuls of cottage cheese, either.
Fairly simple, but it's nice and light for summertime eating :)
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Okay, so we've determined I'm a lettuce snob. I've got my lettuce freak on. I'll leave the rest to my wife (who will probably tell you to add capers to salad).
Oh, and I'm so glad you got mileage out of The Boy's jokes!
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No, I use all sorts of different kinds, although I favour Romaine and Frisée.
I am sadly not a huge fan of capers. :(
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Oh, damn. I said it.
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"Admire my restraint!"
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