To ask what you have in your massive salad

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I’m trying to lose weight. I need to reduce sugar and carbs and increase fibre and protein. I don’t eat meat/poultry and have an egg allergy.

To make this easier on me, I have been sticking to salads for lunch, basically random stuff from the fridge. I’m just looking for some inspiration of stuff I can buy in my shopping and just add to salads. So far I have been trying.

himmus
baba ganoush
salad leaves
carrots
peppers
cucumbers
beetroot
olives
edamame beans
quorn fillets
pesto and lentils
mozerrela
cheddar
chickpeas

I like to make a salad with Merchant gourmet puy lentils with beetroot, red onion and tomatoes. White wine vinegar and olive oily and parsley.

I made chickpea, mango, avocado, chilli, tomato, red onion, parsley and carrot salad the other day. Both salads do a few days with spinach/salad leaves, cucumber, chopped pepper, olives and whatever else is lying around. I’ll sometimes put a dollop of hummus or a hard boiled egg on top. I usually have prepped crudités and hard boiled eggs in the fridge for DS snack so quick to assemble.

If I want more carbs I’ll put a whole meal wrap with it and for crunch I like those crispy onions or seeds. Key is lots of flavour, colour and texture.

Seeds, nuts, apples, chickpeas. I love sweetcorn cut from the cob and left raw in a salad as well. My favourite salad is
Tuna
Brown rice
Marrowfat peas
Celery
Spring onions
Sometimes cucumber
And crushed coriander seeds, olive oil, vinegar and salt and pepper to taste. This one actually feels nice to eat (I'm not a big salad eater, probably not welcome on MN 😆! )

Massive lettuce

Tuna.
Smoked salmon, poached salmon, tinned salmon?
Smoked mackerel.
Goats cheese.

I’ve made a green goddess dressing which is delicious. Avocado, lemon juice, water, capers or jalapeños, garlic, tahini, lots of fresh herbs and spinach, you can add oil, I don’t usually bother. Usually have parsley and mint but basil or coriander is good too. Especially good on kale but over anything really.

I also like a tahini sauce - tahini, water, garlic.

Adding herbs to a basic vinaigrette dressing makes a big difference for a change. I’ve also done tamari sauce, peanut butter, rice wine vinegar and sesame oil if my salad has tofu in it.

Good old balsamic vinegar and olive oil is hard to beat on a tomato based salad.

Baby spinach leaves
Halloumi
Ready marinated tofu
Walnuts
Roasted Pistachios
Flaked Parmesan
Marinated artichoke pieces
Mini mozzarella balls
Savoury seeds

OMG that sounds amazing.

Making that today - thank you!!

Salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, pomegranate seeds, grilled halloumi drizzled with balsamic vinegar.

Shredded cabbage, grated carrot, chopped tomatoes, cucumber, olives, cubed feta light dressing of olive oil. Or substitute shredded lettuce
i don’t use iceberg lettuce as I dislike it’s bland watery nest

Sauerkraut, chopped dried apricots, chopped walnuts.

This account on TikTok has amazing salad that will fit your food choices.

https://www.tiktok.com/@thesaladlab

White cabbage and sliced halloumi (fried in just a film of oil) among other things already mentioned)

Funnily enough I've actually just made a massive salad for lunch.

It had rocket, tomatoes, cucumber, black olives, mozerella and pesto dressing.

Checking for massive salad update

Bed of rocket and baby leaf salad
2 Radish
2 cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
2 Purple sprouting Broccoli boiled for not too long and in small florets
Red pepper
Olives
Halloumi cooked in chilli olive oil
2 bits of feta came with my olives
Drizzle with balsamic vinegar

Twas yum

Thanks so much everyone for your suggestions!!! Todays “massive salad”:

tomaroes
cucumber
pomegranate seeds
quorn sausages
Mozzerella balls
pink slaw
sweetcorn salsa
cashews

www.rhiansrecipes.com/wagamama-inspired-salad-dressing-vegan-gf/
Vroom, you need this in your life! It's amazing.

Different leaves including rocket, watercress, spinach, pea shoots
Beetroot, edemame, peas, salmon, red onion, falafel, potato salad, baby corn,

Roasted pumpkin (in addition to the seeds) - it's really high in fibre!

Nuts, quite often. They're good for fibre OP.

Are the 6 people not keen on chicken?

I roast veg like cauliflower and sweet potatoes decided. Add in chickpeas all coated in spices. Good added to salads.

Avocado (starter)
Chicken
Salmon
Steak and home made chips
Lamb chop
Pork chop
Boiled eggs
Sliced beef from butchers
Pizza

Downfall is mayonnaise and coleslaw.

I make a sort of poke bowl.

Rice
Edamame
Pineapple
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Crispy onions
Hoi sin / terrayki sressing

I use chicken and salon but you could mix that part

Also
A new one is watermelon, cucumber, olives and feta with a fruity type dressing.

Make a tabouleh salad. They last for days and are so filling

Nuts - all kinds

Cashews
hazelnuts
brazils
almonds
peanuts
walnuts

Toast them in a dry frying pan first to bring out extra flavour.

Seeds
Pumpkin
sunflower

Sprouted alfalfa, chick peas, beans.

Fresh herbs:
Parsley
Coriander
Dill
Chervil / tarragon (sparingly)

Whole grains
Spelt
Oat groats
Wheatberries

May need to buy from a health food shop and they take longer to cook than rice or couscous but they are higher fibre and lower GI.

Love salads! Good luck 💐

When I picture a massive salad I see lots of vegetables - it seems a lot of you have anything BUT vegetables in your salads! At least nobody (that I have seen anyway) seems to have those gross American 'salads' with jello or miracle whip etc.