After some meals that look a bit like this…
and some snacks that look a lot like this…
I’m ready for veggies! I made veggie egg cups for breakfast, and I plan on having salad for lunch most days this week. I want salad! Yeah, I said it. I never say that, but sometimes you just need raw goodness.
While planning my lunch, I contemplated different salad ideas, so I thought I’d share a few of them…
- Mexisalad: lettuce, black beans, bell pepper, corn, onion, salsa, shredded queso blanco
- Asian-Salad: lettuce, shredded cabbage, carrot, snap peas, edamame, sliced almonds, ginger dressing
- Hippie Salad: lettuce, sprouts, carrots, button mushrooms, sunflower seeds, hummus or goddess dressing
- Greek: onion, cucumber, tomato, oregano, feta, oil & vinegar, kalamata olives
- TJ’s Pear: baby spinach, cashews, diced pear, TJ’s champagne pear dressing
- Waldorf: lettuce, apple, dried cherries, walnuts, vinaigrette
- Picnic: lettuce, ham, cheddar cheese, peas, carrots, black olives, dressing
That’s about it for now. It’s surely enough to get me started. Bring on the veggies!
What are your favorite salad toppings?
December 27, 2011 at 5:57 am
They sound fab- I like nuts/ seeds and dried fruit on top of a salad- adds a bit of sweetness and crunch
December 27, 2011 at 8:06 am
Agreed! Dried cranberries and sunflower seeds are my favs.
December 27, 2011 at 8:24 am
Ooh I like that hippie salad idea, sprouts add such a yummy aspect to salads!
December 27, 2011 at 8:33 am
I love peas and corn on my salads
and Sunflower seeds mmmm mmm mm 
December 27, 2011 at 8:34 am
I need more veggies and fruit after my sugar overload over the past few days!
December 27, 2011 at 9:27 am
I’ve just said that my new year’s resolution needs to be eating more vegetables! Your salads sound awesome!
December 27, 2011 at 9:29 am
Pear and cashews are so delicious together! I love that combo!
December 27, 2011 at 9:45 am
I’m with ya on the salad for the rest of the week. How about shrimp cobb salad? Shrimp, avocado, corn, and black beans, yummmy!
December 27, 2011 at 9:56 am
Good one! I like my cobb with a little bacon and cheddar cheese.
December 27, 2011 at 10:16 am
Glad you’re feeling better! I think my favorite salad combo is: mixed greens, edamame, walnuts, avocado, carrots and a veggie burger! So easy but SO SO delicious!
December 27, 2011 at 10:44 am
Goat cheese, butternut squash & cranberries, give it a go on top of spinach with a balsamic dressing, you’ll love it!
December 27, 2011 at 10:45 am
Yes, I need some veggies in my life as well! I’m a sucker for hard-boiled eggs on my salad.
December 27, 2011 at 11:24 am
oh girl, i’m with ya on the needing more veggies this week! a salad never tasted to fabulous yesterday!
December 27, 2011 at 11:25 am
After these past few days I feel like I need carrots dipped in cauliflower.
December 27, 2011 at 11:55 am
I’m so ready for veggies too! Roast veggies on lettuce for lunch for me today. I didn’t eat horribly, but it was definitely different than my usual eating patterns. And peppermint icecream! That is my all-time favorite ice cream flavor (and yeah, I get weird looks when I say that while other people are naming “Chocolate” and “Cookie dough”), but I have yet to find a vegan version–it makes me sad every holiday season that I don’t get my favorite ice creamy treat. Although, I suppose I get enough other treats to make up for it
December 27, 2011 at 12:45 pm
Love the mexican and pear salad!!
I cant really say that I have favorite toppings. I usually go with whatever I am craving. I do, most of the time, love avocado and shrimp on my salads – so I suppose those are my favorites?
December 27, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I’m a big salad person but always do the same plain o thing sooo thanks for the reminder to change it up! I just read your Christmas re-cap too, cute! I need my prince charming to hurry up so I can have 2 Christmases
Katie
December 27, 2011 at 4:07 pm
I face planted into a kale salad for lunch and it tasted so amazing after all the sugar of the past few days! I’m always a fan of the Mexican themed salads
December 27, 2011 at 4:11 pm
i loved you called it a “hippie salad” – too funny! Ive been consuming tons of veggies the past 3 days… YUM.
my favorite salad topping is chick peas and hearts of palm. YUM.
xoxo from Trinidad
December 27, 2011 at 7:54 pm
My favorite salad is spinach, apples, gorgonzola cheese, and walnuts. Mmmm…
December 27, 2011 at 7:58 pm
I definitely crave and need some veggie goodness in my life!!
My favorite salad includes spinach, pecans, goat cheese, berries and some grilled chicken
December 27, 2011 at 11:32 pm
I’m in the same boat. I cannot get enough veggies today. That Hippie salad sounds like one I’d eat. I also like topping mine with sauteed veggies like brussels or asparagus. Fruit is always a good addition too – lately I’ve been dumping pomegranate seeds and blueberries on salads (craving anti-oxidants – lol!).
December 28, 2011 at 1:32 am
OOh love your blog, glad you stopped by!
December 28, 2011 at 5:08 am
Thanks, and back at ya!
December 29, 2011 at 3:28 pm
those salads look great!!
on salads I love: carrots, broccoli slaw, cukes, and parmesan cheese!
p.s. that peppermint ice cream is SO GOOD.
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