I Love Salad! Challenge

I Love Salad! Challenge

From Choosing Raw: How to Build a Meal Sized Salad

From Thinspired: Salad-A-Day-May

Arugula, fresh basil, butter lettuce, avocado, chick peas, kalamata olives, shredded carrots, grape tomatoes, walnuts, balsamic vinegar, olive oil: I love salad.
By: RhodeyGirl

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Few handfuls of Leaf lettuce, Grape Tomatoes, Carrots, Feta cheese, Red peppers, Cucumbers, Toasted walnuts
Dressing: 1/3 Cup Balsamic Vinegar, 1 Tbsp. Lemon Juice, 1 Tsp. Dijon Mustard, 1 Tsp. Garlic ( crushed), 3/4 Cup Olive oil, Salt, Black pepper

By: ZestyCook

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Herb Salad with lemon-poppy vinagirette, warm goat cheese croutons
By: Healthy. Delicious.

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This salad has romaine, grilled chicken, caramelized onions, baby carrots, a little sour cream, and HUGE amounts of salsa!
By: www.heathersdish.com

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Springtime salad with cinnamon pecans and fruit
By: Healthy. Delicious.

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My favorite salad is an easy lunchbox salad. Throw together some pre-washed greens, chopped veggies, beans, cheese and a drizzle of olive oil and you’ve got yourself the healthiest lunch around. 
By: Kath Eats Real Food

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Another example with pre-chopped veggies I prepped on Sunday: a bright salad.
By: Kath Eats Real Food

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Chickpeas and mulberries tossed in simple coconut maple dressing over mixed greens.
By: Food Makes Fun Fuel

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• Spinach or mixed greens
• Grapefruit, peeled, seeded and sectioned
• Dried cherries or cranberries
• Ripe Avocado, diced and seasoned with S&P
• Walnuts or Pecans (seasoned or toasted)
• Crumbled Gorgonzola
• Trader Joes Champagne Pear Vinaigrette with Gorgonzola (or balsamic works well too!)

By: …take the day off

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A recreation of a favorite salad.
By: Melissa Nibbles

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Kale, Chickpea & Feta Greek salad
By: fANNEtastic food

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Goat cheese and Beet salad
By: fANNEtastic food

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Salmon and brown rice salad: Romaine, grilled salmon, feta cheese, brown rice and wild rice mix, and Greek dressing
By: LEO the lion says GER

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Cranberry almond chicken salad: Spring mix, chicken salad, dried cranberries, feta cheese, and almonds
By: LEO the lion says GER

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Leftover salad: Spinach, cherry tomatoes, yellow rice vegetable pilaf, balsamic glazed chicken, whole wheat roasted garlic croutons, and parmesan cheese.
By: LEO the lion says GER

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Salad-AppleGoatCheese is a harvest salad that I made a few times a week last fall. It had spinach, romaine, apples, grape tomatoes, goat cheese, walnuts, and a dressing made of apple cider with a pinch of habanero oil, the perfect blend of sweet and spicy!
By: Travel Eat Love

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One of my very first blog posts, a dinner salad topped with shrimp, avocado, onion, and grape tomatoes
By: Travel Eat Love

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A lunch panzanella style salad made up of baby spinach, roasted peppers, goat cheese, walnuts, red onions, homemade croutons and then topped with homemade pesto and a drizzle of balsamic
By: Travel Eat Love

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Mexican themed salad: spinach, romaine, carrots, tomatoes, mushrooms, cucumber, slivered almonds, baked beans, hot salsa, huge blob of roasted red pepper hummus, and blue corn chips! And of course it’s in a huge serving bowl! I wouldn’t eat salad any other way.
By: A Dantat’s Life
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Lauren’s Salmon Orzo Pasta Salad
For the Salmon Salad:  Orzo Pasta, red pepper, lemon juice, dijon, basil, balsamic, salmon, capers.
Salad: Bed of wilted spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, avocado, cucumber, dried peas, sunflower seeds, hummus and feta
By: Say What You Need To Say

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My version of the KFC Double Down made into sliders and set on top of a bed of spinach and tomato, drizzled with balsamic vinegar.
By: LEO the lion says GER

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What made this salad delicious was the toasted Gardenburger cut into wedges
on top of the salad.  It was a winning combination.
By: Healthy Life

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By: Nicole of www.makinggoodchoicesblog.com

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A salad good enough to steal your man away from his video games: Tequila – lime shrimp and tilapia, black beans, corn, avocado, and tomatoes on a bed of spinach.
From: http://leothelionsaysger.blogspot.com/2010/04/tequila-lime-salad.html

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The “Lean Green Protein” salad I made tonight was quick and easy, using primarily ready-to-use ingredients except the dressing.
* pre-washed baby spinach & spring mix
* coarsely shredded skim milk mozzarella
* sliced hard boiled eggs
* sliced fresh strawberries
* plain roasted chicken breast, heated, sliced
* honey-lime-ginger dressing (honey, fresh lime juice, grated/minced ginger)
* optional (for crunch!) sliced almonds or crushed pecans

By: Tamara
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Romaine lettuce, diced pear, soy nuts, and feta, tossed in Newman’s light
balsamic vinaigrette.
By:  http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/

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Ingredients: Mixed Greens, Diced Cherry tomatoes, Craisins, Green Peas, Scallions, Yellow Pepper, Radishes, Avocado, Cucumber, Broccoli Slaw

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My favorite greek-ish salad combo. I often mix the ingredients up a bit, but here is what I made tonight: spinach, artichokes, feta cheese, cucumber, carrot, dried cherries.
After I took the picture, I topped it with olive oil and vinegar. If I’m not in a vinegary mood, I will top it with olive oil, fresh lemon juice, S&P.
By: Itzy’s Kitchen

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As we leave Winter, I will be eating more raw fruits and veggies, but I can’t leave behind my favorite roasted veggies- sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, and asparagus.  This salad has all three.
By: One Healthy Apple

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Chopped Salad –mixed greens, cucumber, avocado, cherry tomatoes, sun dried tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, slivered almonds, mozzarella balls and
homemade chicken salad (shredded chicken, greek yogurt, red grapes, slivered almonds, fresh parsley, salt and pepper to taste)
By: Rachel

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Sesame Salad: Mini sweet peppers, carrots, cucumbers, red, and green cabbage on mixed greens. A splash of rice wine vinegar, drizzle of sesame oil, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
By: Midget Keeper Daily

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Basil-Asiago Salad: Mixed greens and basil with cherry tomatoes marinated in balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper, and  a little olive oil.
A sprinkle of freshly grated Asiago cheese and home made garlic croutons.
By: Midget Keeper Daily
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This contained hard boiled egg whites, spinach, salad greens, bean sprouts, red onion, carrots, sunflower kernels, and Italian dressing.
By: Chasing the Now

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This is an example of my usual… spinach, arugula, craisins, chickpeas, mandarin oranges, grape tomatoes,
tri-color bell peppers (red, orange, yellow), walnuts, goat cheese, hearts of palm, sesame seeds and
Newman’s Own Lighten Up Balsamic Vinaigrette Salad Dressing!

Each day I have some variation of this… plus some stuff… minus some stuff… just depends on what I have in the fridge.

By: http://veggielady4life.com

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Butter leaf lettuce, Kale, Avocado, Mixture of steamed carrots, broccoli and onion from food processor, Red pepper hummus for dressing

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It’s a delicious concoction of grape tomatoes, split peas, chickpeas, diced red bell pepper, edamame, craisins, blue cheese, walnuts,
and Newman’s Own Lighten Up Balsamic Vinaigrette salad dressing. Yummy to a hungry tummy.
By: VeggieLady4Life

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Bay Area Style Salad

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http://onehealthyapple.blogspot.com/2010/04/too-fruity.html

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Easy Asian-Inspired Salad

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Tabouli Salad With a Twist

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An herb salad mix dressed with a little bit of balsamic and hummus, topped with red peppers, raisins, sunflower seeds, dulse, and warm roasted carrots and baby potatoes.

By: Shannon of http://tri2cook.blogspot.com/
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In the mix is a packaged-type bag of 5 different lettuces (Romain, butter, etc), tomato, red pepper, cucumber, 1/4 avocado, reduced fat feta cheese, 1 Morningstar Veggie burger and dressed with red wine vinegar & EVOO.  I am not a Vegetarian (anymore) but I love putting morningstar veggie/blackbeen/chick’n burgers on lunchtime salads for a low cal & tasty protein!!  Oh, and this salad was delicious!!
By: Amy
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Chiptole Bowl: romaine, black beans, fajita veggies, tomato salsa, tomatillo-green chili salsa, guacamole, cheese

By: Jessica
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Taco Salad: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, McCormick chili mix (medium), natural thick and chunky salsa, cheese
By: Jessica
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Hamburger Salad: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, thinly sliced onions, ketchup, mayo (fat free), mustard, sweet relish
By: Jessica
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Whole Foods Salad Bar: everything
By: Jessica

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This salad is Raw Cheddar, Avocado, Maple Tofu, And Maple Glazed Walnuts Over Maple-Walnut Oil Dressed Spinach
By: Food Makes Fun Fuel

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Ingredients: Baby Arugula, Spinach & Lettuce Mix, Carrot, Edamame, Cherry Tomatoes, Raw Sunflower Seeds, Light Feta, Olive Oil & Seasoned Rice Vinegar + Fresh Pepper
By: Hillary @ Nutrition Nut on the Run.com

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Fruit + Greens Salad: Romaine, Braeburn, Blood Orange, Dried Apricots, Dried Cherries, Poppyseed Dressing
By: What Kate Ate

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Tortellini Caesar Salad
By: What Kate Ate

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Cranberry Walnut Salad: Romaine, Sun-dried Tomato Chicken Sausage, Walnuts, Feta, Dried Cranberries
By: What Kate Ate

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Romaine, Marinated three-bean salad (from Trader Joe’s!), Fat-free feta cheese, Avocado, Grapes, Poppyseed dressing
By: Lara of Thinspired

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Tropical Spring Greens Salad
By: Jessica of How Sweet Eats

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I am a huge salad fan.  I eat one almost everyday.  I had a food epiphany last year and stopped using things like pre-made salad dressing and started getting creative.  I feel so healthy and now crave them if I miss a few days..So I already ate most of this one before I saw your post and had to share. Also, I joined a CSA and make salads out of what ever they give me each week, so I get a ton of variation.
Salad
1 whole heart of Romain lettuce
Small amount of Purple cabbage
1/4 bunch of Cilantro
1/2 shredded fresh beet and 1/2 onion slivered and marinated overnight in Lemon Juice with a bit of salt, parsley leaf and a smidgen of fresh rosemary
1/2 avocado chopped up
Chopped up raw pistachios

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By: http://freckledfoodie.wordpress.com
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By: http://freckledfoodie.wordpress.com
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By: http://freckledfoodie.wordpress.com
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