Inspire me with salads please

[sarahhal]

Need some inspiration for salads! Am getting very bored of my usual things and as I am trying to be healthier could do with some ideas!

Thanks!!

quinoa mixed with roasted red onion,red & yellow peppers,courgettes,garlic & cherry tomatoes with lots of torn basil mixed in is scrummy

Love this thread!

Thai salad
-shredded carrots/cucumber &white cabage
-lots of chopped spring onion/mint/corinder

• skinned grapefruit (pomelo best if you can find it)
• sprinkling of crushed peanuts/cashews if no allergy

dress with

• 2tsp fish sauce -1 lime juice -1 crushed garlic clove
• 1tsp sugar
• a few drops sesame oil
• tabasco (as much as you can bear)

Optional
Add chicken strips or prawns

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....that sounds good Slim

Watermelon with feta cheese, sunflower seeds sprinkled on top

moroccan salad dressing

• Olive oil
• secret ingredient: replace lemon juice with half chopped preserved lemon (found in waitrose/tesco/sainsbury) -cumin -chopped coriander
• salt (not much as preserved lemons salty) & pepper

Delicious with

• sliced tomato and slivers of onion and olives
• any warm steamed veg.

wagamama mandarine/chicken salad

• mix salad and some bitter leaves (red radichio or chinese cabage)
• add 4 skinned mandarines
• strips chicken
• cashews
• chopped spring onion and coriander (a lot)

dress with:

• 3tbsp soy sauce
• 1tsp honey
• 1 mandarine juice
• 1tbsp ordinary oil + 1tbsp sesame oil
• pinch chinese five spive powder

mmmmmmmmm lovely salads

grated raw beetroot and carrot with balsamic dressing (great if you're indulging, raw beetroot is a liver cleanser)

rocket, chargilled peppers, strawberries (or other berries), feta, toasted sesame seeds, balsamic dressing

warm summer roasted veggies with dressing

yummm