I hate salads. I hate them. I hate them. I hate them. But everyone seems to be ordering salads when I go out, so I feel like that the fat schlub who orders the fried appetizer all because I hate salads.
Well, it turns out that I actually love salads but not for the reasons that you think. I could care less for the lettuce, tomato or cucumber. For me, it's all about the dressing and the cheese. I found a great low fat tomato, balsamic vinegar and oil dressing only like 35 calories. I add either feta cheese crumble or blue cheese crumbles. That's the trick to loving salads when you actually hate them.
A salad can be made of only the things that you like. Don't like lettuce, skip it. Eat a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers. Add some feta, scallions, mint and splash of lemon juice and olive oil. You have a Greek Salad. Through in some olives if you like them (Me? Not a fan of olives). Only like carrots? Buy a bag of baby carrots and grab your favorite dressing. I love blue cheese dressing with baby carrots. You can try ranch dressing with baby carrots too.
Make a salad out of a grain like barley. Cook the barley, add some tomatoes, black beans, charred corn (put a cleaned ear or corn or two beneath your broiler until charred), shredded cheese, onions, poblano peppers and a good cheese based salad dressing.
Think outside of the box a bit and add some fruit to your salad. Strawberries are perfect for most salads. My favorite is a chicken, spinach and strawberry salad. Add some almonds, blue cheese and a simple dressing for a really nice and fancy, but cheap salad.
Then there's pasta salad. So simple! Boil your pasta, like bow tie or the spiral pasta according to the package directions. During the last three minutes, add your favorite veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, green beans, peppers, onions and so forth. Drain everything and put into a container. Place that container inside another container filled with ice. Stir until the dish cools down. Throw on your favorite Italian salad dressing.
Tonight, I was going to make Pineapple, cilantro rice, but I'm going to make a simple salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Of course I'm going to add my blue cheese crumbles and my favorite salad dressing.
Well, it turns out that I actually love salads but not for the reasons that you think. I could care less for the lettuce, tomato or cucumber. For me, it's all about the dressing and the cheese. I found a great low fat tomato, balsamic vinegar and oil dressing only like 35 calories. I add either feta cheese crumble or blue cheese crumbles. That's the trick to loving salads when you actually hate them.
A salad can be made of only the things that you like. Don't like lettuce, skip it. Eat a salad of tomatoes and cucumbers. Add some feta, scallions, mint and splash of lemon juice and olive oil. You have a Greek Salad. Through in some olives if you like them (Me? Not a fan of olives). Only like carrots? Buy a bag of baby carrots and grab your favorite dressing. I love blue cheese dressing with baby carrots. You can try ranch dressing with baby carrots too.
Make a salad out of a grain like barley. Cook the barley, add some tomatoes, black beans, charred corn (put a cleaned ear or corn or two beneath your broiler until charred), shredded cheese, onions, poblano peppers and a good cheese based salad dressing.
Think outside of the box a bit and add some fruit to your salad. Strawberries are perfect for most salads. My favorite is a chicken, spinach and strawberry salad. Add some almonds, blue cheese and a simple dressing for a really nice and fancy, but cheap salad.
Then there's pasta salad. So simple! Boil your pasta, like bow tie or the spiral pasta according to the package directions. During the last three minutes, add your favorite veggies like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, asparagus, green beans, peppers, onions and so forth. Drain everything and put into a container. Place that container inside another container filled with ice. Stir until the dish cools down. Throw on your favorite Italian salad dressing.
Tonight, I was going to make Pineapple, cilantro rice, but I'm going to make a simple salad of lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Of course I'm going to add my blue cheese crumbles and my favorite salad dressing.
