Some of our readers love that we obsess in our Test Kitchen pieces over candy or snacks. Others wish we did more nutritional pieces. We try to please both.
So when an e-mail/challenge came in from reader Belinda, we said we could rise to the challenge. Belinda's one of those who makes resolutions for the New Year. And her resolution was to eat at least one salad each day. To avoid burnout, she's seeking input from everyone (including us!). She challenged us to come up with 30 things we include in our salads or add to our salads.
For the purpose of this piece, all add-ons are added to a basic green salad (romaine lettuce). And each add-in, is its own add-in. We're not saying pour all forty on one salad. All forty? Yeah, we took Belinda's challenge and added ten more to it.
1) walnuts
2) pecans
3) almonds
4) (drained) black eyed peas
5) bacon bits
6) tuna (drained)
7) sliced cucumbers
8) sliced red onion (in rings)
9) sliced yellow onions (in rings)
10) sliced white onions (in rings)
11) sliced black olives (drained)
12) sliced radishes
13) (drained) black beans
14) pumpkin seeds
15) two spoonfuls of wheat germ
16) freshly squeezed lemon juice
17) chopped celery
18) chopped carrots/baby carrots
19) orange slices
20) shredded cheese
21) sliced or chopped boiled eggs
22) raisins
23) dried cranberries
24) avocado slices
25) spinach
26) sun dried tomatoes
27) sliced or diced bell peppers
28) sliced tomatoes
29) garbanzo beans
30) kidney beans
31) sunflower seeds
32) sliced green onions
33) apple slices
34) two teaspoons of flax seed
35) water chestnuts
36) bamboo shoots
37) baby corn
38) artichoke hearts
39) salmon
40) slice jalapeno peppers