Some people can eat pasta everyday, pizza every day, or grilled chicken everyday. I am that way with salad. People give me crap for it, but frankly, I do not care because I simply love salads. I wouldn’t be able to eat the same salad everyday, and so I change it up. I like to top my salads with so many different things; sweet or savory, crunchy or chewy, hot or cold.
I thought I’d ask you guys what you put on your salads to get some more ideas and new creative ways to eat salads! Here is what you all came up with! I made the ones that stood out to me in bold! Those are the ones I’m dying to try! They all look good though!
In the comments below, leave your favorite salad toppings!
emvalerioti Sunflower seeds!
alinetashhh Feta
amandaapac Cucumber, tomatoes, banana peppers, onions, olives, green and red peppers and turkey!
suburbiamama Cranberries and blue cheese!
jamstoddy Garbanzo beans and goat cheese
sierratuesday Goat cheese cranberries and glazed pecans
lindsaythedietitian Avocado, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, sunflower seeds!
jaimehutkin A little bit of crispy fried onions for some crunch, bell peppers and goat cheese!
ashley_metler95 Avocado, Green apples, red onions, almonds, sunflower seeds, and raisins or cranberries! Can’t forget Feta Cheese.
kkricketts Chopped red onions, goat cheese, and mandarin oranges 🙂
catrreddy Kale, spinach, arugula, grammy smith apple slices, and pine nuts! And whole wheat croutons
unfluffy Avocado, black beans, dried cranberries, sunflower seeds, olives, croutons, cucumber….not all in the same salad
fit_fab_run7 Grilled chicken!
tiffanychilders5 Red onion, Parmesan, black beans, croutons.
emileeanderson3 Grapes, mozzarella, sunflower seeds, cucumber, chicken
squeezy14 Popcorn
catrreddy Oooh and sliced red seedless grapes!
rachelklip Avocado, black beans, tomatoes, mango, cucumber, and lime juice
traffey Avocado, blueberries, turkey, sweet red peppers and sesame sticks!
amberrrox green pepper, chicken, tomato, black beans, hard boiled egg, and sharp cheddar cheese!
ibitz Black olives, mandarin oranges, and hearts of palm!!
getfitwithjessica Avocado, black beans, roasted corn, a few blue corn tortilla chips, sour cream, salsa, green onion.
free.your.wings If you wanna change up the dressing a bit too add pureed strawberries with a bit of garlic and herbs. It goes great with grilled chicken or rotisserie styled chicken (diced, shredded, as you please), tomato, red onion, cucumber, red and yellow capsicum.
darcym25 Red onion, feta cheese, and tomato!!
jheim712 Avocado, bell peppers (all colors), broccoli, unsweetened dried cranberries, chicken/turkey, scallions, sunflower seeds, corn, black beans
tabbycal Sunflower seeds and feta
tabbytabbytabby Oh a salad with honey balsamic, i think salmon, onions, and feta would be on point! @taralynnmcnitt
riley_richardson123 Shredded cheese and chicken
tmcq318 @taralynnmcnitt strawberries walnuts goat cheese and craisens…bomb.com
mrs_alvi Grilled chicken zucchini carrots croutons and green beans
meganludwig616 Pecans, apples and hemp seeds !
ashleygabriellea Avocado, red onion, feta, almonds, craisins.
ashleieio_ Sunflower seeds!!
kriskooo Avocado!!!
hmariek1982 Sliced almonds and cranberries
kmc1219 Cranberries and sunflower seeds!
Ariel says
scrambled egg whites, boiled pita bread crumbs, bell peppers, mozzarella
Fifie says
Hmmm my two favourite are a topping of cucumber/tomatoes/bell pepper/turkey (like this: http://media.tumblr.com/3f4ef6075576f2b82bfadcf8e8d524d0/tumblr_inline_niwsr9ExwM1r9bxc1.jpg) or canned tuna with beansprouts, lemon juice and various herbs (http://media.tumblr.com/a1dc6bf57ff1ac05c484fc752bbc2b25/tumblr_inline_niuyifpYlj1r9bxc1.jpg)
Mara says
I love seaweed on my salads. I use to make one with wakame, walnuts and blood orange, with a soya sauce and olive oil dressing.
But my favourite salad is a warm one, with kale, roasted veggies like carrots, fennel, sweet potato, courgettes and grilled halloumi cheese. I love grilled halloumi cheese!
Taralynn McNitt says
omg yum! I want this and it’s only 9am!
Gina says
I love BBQ chicken, roasted peppers, corn, beans, carmelized onions, chopped egg, turkey bacon, crushed up beanitos chips
Taralynn McNitt says
That would be in big bold letters! YUM!!
Linda @ The Fitty says
Surprisingly, you ought to try crunchy all natural peanut butter. I kid you not!!!!!! Dump that sh*t on there!
Taralynn McNitt says
That is one I won’t be able to try lol! How did that ever happen!?
Kristin C says
My favorite salad is romaine lettuce, English cucumbers, sweet onion, roma tomatoes, orange sweet peppers, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, grilled chicken, and home made ranch dressing (dressing: http://athisfeetdaily.blogspot.com/2014/07/home-made-ranch-dressing-and-diet-woes.html )
Jinx says
My favorite thing ever is something warm on my ice cold lettuce! I just had warm walnut encrusted goat cheese on my salad the other day. It was the most amazing salad I’ve ever had! There was blackened chicken that was HOT and spicy. The mixture of the hot pieces with the ice cold lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers was perfect!
Danielle Wooding @ New England Daughter says
Fried goat cheese, berries (any kind!), avocado, mozzarella (especially the herby kind in olive oil), on arugula is my favorite, but most especially if you top it off with a sunny side up or poached egg. Eggs make /everything/ better, especially salad. 😀
Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out says
Anything with goat cheese and I am in!!
Dee says
I have a couple of fav salad recipes. Salads are so versatile and easy to make/eat.
I am currently on a big Greek food fix! To get this fix filled in a healthy way I take lots of spinach, diced cucumber, onion, red pepper, chickpeas (I loved roasting them to get them nice and crispy), goat cheese, and pita bread cut up. I make a simple dressing of olive oil and add some Greek seasoning to it. It’s amazing.
I also had a really unique salad the other day. It had red cabbage, matchstick carrots, lentils, pepitas, edamame, scallions and a lemon ginger dressing. It was pretty good!
Overall though, my absolute favorite combination is spinach, apples candied walnuts, cranberries and goat cheese.
Sara says
Chickpeas and roasted or steamed beets! I like to chop them up into little cubes.
Kellyanne Fee says
I’m the same about salads! These are my two current favorites: Spinach,arugula cucumber, celery, red pepper, quinoa, chickpeas with asian sesame dressing and quinoa, arugula, feta, snap peas, raisins, capers, grape tomatoes, red peppers, spicy pecans with a sherry vinaigrette! Love your blog!
Kellyanne Fee says
And of course avocado!
Kellyanne Fee says
Another great salad is: kale, broccoli Cole slaw (Mann’s), dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, green cabbage, uncooked sliced Brussels sprouts, hard boiled eggs with a poppy seed dressing.