For a while there, my CSA was giving me nothing but lettuce and more lettuce. (Okay, and other things, but I really had lettuce coming out of my ears at one point. More than 40 cups’ worth.)
I prepped all the lettuce in one day – wash, chop, dry, then store – to keep in the fridge so I could just pull it out and throw together a quick salad whenever I needed to eat. This made my life super easy – a few heatwaves, the lack of desire to eat, busy workdays, I just opened the fridge and pulled from various containers whatever I wanted to eat.
Fried tofu croutons
Chopped purple cabbage
Various lettuces, chopped
Chopped bell peppers
Marinated artichoke hearts
Dried fruits or nuts
Just a couple of things I keep on hand to jazz up any salad I toss together. I also wrote this article talking about salads for my CSA… but I also was recently sent something that I’ve now incorporated and have been adding to lots of my salads for extra crunch and tons of flavor: Onion Crunch by Loeb’s. (That video on the front page kills me every time I watch it. It’s hilarious.)
I have to say, I’ve also been known to eat them straight out of the bottle – it’s addictively good, like those “onion rings” chip bags I used to buy as a kid. So good! Tons of onion flavor, too.
How do you guys eat your salads? What special add-ins do you put in them to make you happy, fill you up, and make you forget you’re really just eating rabbit food? Hahaha! (Teasing. I actually grew up eating salads all the time, happily. I loved them.)
Please note that I received the Onion Crunch free of charge, though I was under no obligation to post about it positively or negatively, nor did I receive any monetary compensation to post this, and do so of my own free will.
TT says
you don’t win friends with salad.
i like adding goat cheese and making a homemade balsamic vinaigrette.
Feisty Foodie says
What do you put in the vinaigrette besides balsamic & oil?
TT says
it ain’t a viniagrette if it is just oil & vinegar. it needs to be an emulsion.
i like dijon mustard. put some in bowl add vinegar then start to whisk while doing a “high” drizzle of olive oil. keep whisking till throughly mixed. taste, add more of whatever you think it may need, salt & pepper. the result shouldn’t separate once left alone.
Feisty Foodie says
Pickyyyyyy, I just meant what seasonings or whatever you add. 😛 Thanks!
TT says
you saw picky, i say using the term correctly. hahaha. hugz
Feisty Foodie says
Love ya!
Nicholas says
answer to all things: fuckin’ bacon.
TT says
is that like turkey bacon? because turkey bacon sucks.
CT says
I like adding fresh fruit… granny smith apples provide a nice tart crunch, or grapes for a little sweetness.
As children, my sis and I used to make “taco salads” with lettuce, tomato, meat, cheese, corn + dressing of salsa/sour cream and our “secret ingredient” of… Nacho Cheese doritos!! Ok, it barely qualified as a salad and my mother always said it looked disgusting, but mixed all together it was DELICIOUS!
Feisty Foodie says
It sounds delicious – I’m sure I’ve made the same but not called it a taco salad. Hahaha, I make those at bad buffets to fill me up 🙂
Susan says
I was liking the idea of the croutons until I saw they were tofu 🙁
I have given up trying tofu, I’m just gonna have to accept that I don’t like it!
Crunchy onions for salad……. mmmmmmmmmm! *wanders off to see if she can find a slimming world recipe for these*
Feisty Foodie says
Now now Susan, tofu croutons add protein and no (few?) carbs. And if you fry the heck out of them like I did, they don’t taste like tofu!
Hungry says
I concur. Those tofu croutons were the bomb!
Feisty Foodie says
Thank you! Some even said… ‘tastes like bacon’ 😉
Hungry says
I like to add pita chips or anchovies. Mostly anchovies. Love the salt!
Feisty Foodie says
I have to buy some more anchovies. Is there a brand or kind you like best? I’ve been buying flat tins and they’re OK but some of them are bonier which I don’t like, even if I can chew up the bones I am not a fan. I like to save the oil to use for other stuff though.
Hungry says
I don’t really have a brand, but the ones store in jars seems to be better.
T.C. says
I like grilled chicken, tomatoes, parm shavings, caesar dressing, and croutons…probably should forget the croutons and just get myself a chicken ceesar on baguette instead.