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Tonight’s massive salad

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PermanentTemporary · 11/07/2025 18:05

Anyone doing an MN massive salad?
Here’s mine. Kept the broad beans separate because they’re a bit old and I’m the only one who likes the old ones.

Tonight’s massive salad
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DryDay · 11/07/2025 18:07

YUM!

TwerkAndJerk · 11/07/2025 18:10

I've not made mine yet but it'll be a massive Chicken Caesar Salad. Including a ready made dressing because I'm not doing anything in this weather but the most basic assembly job!

Yours looks fab!

Pivilepivling · 11/07/2025 18:10

That looks delicious. I love a massive salad.

PermanentTemporary · 11/07/2025 18:11

Thanks! Ooh I love a chicken Caesar but dp is pescatarian and I eat what he does mostly.

I felt like this needed a fancier dressing than oil and vinegar so have gone for oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, lemon juice and honey.

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Iloveonlyitaliantoastedbread · 11/07/2025 18:13

That looks lovely!
We too had a big MN salad.
We put some strips of ham in as well as the hard cooked eggs, some leftover Feta and a sprinkle of Parm.
Baby kale and lettuce from the garden, radish, peppers, and grated carrots for colour, some minced onion and garlic, also from the garden.

AliciaLeeming · 11/07/2025 18:15

We had one for lunch - but it was a cold early summer vegetable one. I had a bunch of yellow and purple carrots that needed using up and a bag of French beans

InfoSecInTheCity · 11/07/2025 18:18

yep, it was a bit of an odds and ends job based on what was in the house so ended up being:

Salad leaves I’ve been growing in the garden
chopped up pickled beetroot and jalepenos
some spicy bbq pulled chicken, sweetcorn and sliced peppers I found in the freezer.

L3nita · 11/07/2025 18:20

Awe, I thought I was the only one who does MASSIVE salads…. Mine are usually around 5000 calories once I’ve added croutons and a litre of dressing 😳

MrsSethGecko · 11/07/2025 18:22

I had one for lunch- spicy rice, boiled egg, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, beetroot and apple.
I'm having chip shop for tea.

L3nita · 11/07/2025 18:24

I even have a photo album of all my favourite massive salads and sandwiches 😍🤪

Tonight’s massive salad
TaborlinTheGreat · 11/07/2025 18:27

I'd love to go to India. Not the cities so much, but the hill stations, foothills of the Himalayas etc.

Favouritefruits · 11/07/2025 18:33

@TaborlinTheGreat why? Do they do good salads in the Himalayas?

WickWood · 11/07/2025 18:34

That looks delicious! I love a salad. Tonight we're having halloumi burgers with roasted red pepper, hummus and sweet chilli sauce with coleslaw and a salad, but just lettuce, peppers of various colours, cucumber and spring onion. We will have a nice big salad for lunch tomorrow I think!

FinallyHere · 11/07/2025 18:36

My massive salad was very loosely based on a Greek salad, white cabbage, spring cabbage, spring onions, baby tomatoes, grilled mixed baby peppers, bacon, feta, fresh mint and parsley, vinaigrette, lamb burgers

delicious

BCBird · 11/07/2025 18:37

Yummy.

JifNtGif · 11/07/2025 18:41

Yum! Quite big though. That would do our little family until Thursday next week!

Drew79 · 11/07/2025 18:42

Yes - toasted walnuts & pine nuts, vegan feta, beetroot, salad leaves , cucumber tomato, and a simple home made dressing

ChocolateCinderToffee · 11/07/2025 18:43

That looks delicious. I haven't got any tomatoes so I'm not sure I can have a salad.

TheyNicknamedHerTheBolter · 11/07/2025 18:43

My dinner is coming from dominoes 😅

ToClimb · 11/07/2025 18:44

I had lettuce, avocado, tomatoes, chopped onion, blueberries, strawberries, cucumber, dill pickles, peppers, olives and dried fried onion. Didnt take a pic as I scoffed the lot!!

Mylovelygreendress · 11/07/2025 18:46

Someone will be along to say that it would feed their family of 6 for a week !
Neighbours have invited us for a BBQ so I am taking a MASSIVE bowl of salad .

squashyhat · 11/07/2025 18:49

Mine (or rather DH's- he's cooking tonight) will be salmon, cucumber, new spuds, shredded white cabbage, lettuce, broad beans, tomatoes and black olives. With a chilled glass of sauvignon in the garden 😋

Boreded · 11/07/2025 18:49

I’m going to have a massive salad too, except mine is going to be a Chinese special salad made of chicken in satay sauce and fried rice. Might even get some of those white croutons…I think they’re called crackers 🤔

AtleastitsnotMonday · 11/07/2025 18:50

I've got a cauliflower, courgettes, red onion and tin of chickpeas with plenty of garlic, cumin, nigella seeds and ground coriander, in the oven as I type. It will be served over mixed leaves with celery, cucumber, red peppers and pickled red onion. Mint yoghurt dressing on the side.

cupfinalchaos · 11/07/2025 18:51

TheyNicknamedHerTheBolter · 11/07/2025 18:43

My dinner is coming from dominoes 😅

My kinda dinner with a glass of red.