Six Ways to Spruce Up Your Salad

salad.jpgTired of eating the same salad, day after day? You can cure the salad blues by experimenting with new and exciting ingredients. Here are six ways you can spruce up your salad:

  • Try a darker, more nutrient-dense green (such as baby spinach, arugula, or a spring mix) over your usual iceberg lettuce.
  • Opt for squash, eggplant, artichoke, and zucchini grilled with a touch of extra-virgin olive oil, instead of (or in addition to) more traditional ingredients, like tomatoes and cucumbers.
  • Try avocado or olives for a touch of heart-healthy monounsaturated fat.
  • Toss in grilled chicken, salmon, tuna, shrimp, or even tofu, for some satisfying lean protein.
  • Top with pecans, sunflower seeds, or another more exotic nut, instead of white-bread, buttery croutons.
  • Make your own salad dressing with an extra-virgin olive oil, mustard, balsamic vinegar, and garlic. Store-bought dressings are fine, too, as long as they don’t contain more than 3 grams of sugar per 2-tablespoon serving.

    • Source: South Beach Diet (www.southbeachdiet.com

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    2 Responses to “Six Ways to Spruce Up Your Salad”

    1. laura on May 8th, 2008 5:40 pm

      I am a nut about salads .My salads blow away any restaurant a great tip fiber one cereal on top instead of croutons they are delicious , no sugar and very high in fiber and very low calorie!

    2. Harold Risch on May 9th, 2008 9:04 pm

      I love salads and most of mine are primarely veg salads. I call them love salads. First i take a cucumber and split it in half and with my thumb scoop out the seeds.
      Then I half it again and rough dice it. Do the same with Green pepper,Small amount of red onion,use walmart 3 for 1.00 tomatoes, add in 1 diced zuccini, 1 avo and for crunch I add the ends ofm the fresh asparagus and maby some alfalfa sprouts.Then i add lettuse that i shred so it doesent look like a lettace salad. Now For The Dressing. I Hope you like garlic and parmazon.
      In a good seasons cruit add evoo and water to the first line then add in a lot of garlic powder,add a realy lot of parmesan add wine vinniger and shake well. Let it rest in the refer for 1/2 to 1 hr shake well again and then taste and make any corrections to taste.

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