Is there such thing as a delicious salad?

Question

I had salad once in my life and hated it. I want to start eating healthy. I guess I just tried really bad salad. What kind of salads are good and how do you make them at home?

Answer 1

Fennel, Avocado, and Mint Salad with Pistachio-Caper Dressing


Time/Servings
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Active Time: 15 mins

Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients
3/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice (from about 1 1/2 lemons)
Zest of 1 lemon, finely grated
1 teaspoon kosher salt
Heaping 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup drained capers in brine, minced
1/2 cup pistachio oil, or other nutty oil such as pumpkin seed
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 cup minced red onion (about 1/2 small onion)
1 medium fennel bulb, halved lengthwise, cored, and very thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
3 medium ripe Hass avocados
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh Italian parsley leaves, finely chopped
Instructions
Place sun-dried tomatoes in a small bowl. Bring a small pot of water to a boil and pour water over tomatoes so that they are completely submerged. Allow to soak for 1 hour, then drain and slice into 1/8-inch-thick strips.
To make the pistachio-caper vinaigrette, combine lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and capers in a small bowl. Slowly add pistachio oil and olive oil, pouring them in a thin stream while whisking constantly to emulsify them. Stir in onion.
Combine sliced fennel and and sun-dried tomato slices in a mixing bowl, and toss with pistachio-caper vinaigrette.
Halve avocados lengthwise and remove the pits. Peel each half and place it cut side down on the cutting board. Slice avocados into very thin, lengthwise strips.
If you’re pressed for time, you can toss all the ingredients together and serve in a salad bowl. For a prettier presentation, layer the avocado slices in a medium bowl, followed by a layer of the fennel salad mixture, and finally some of the fresh herbs. Repeat until all ingredients are stacked in the bowl, ending with a layer of fennel and herbs, about 4 layers of each ingredient total.
Let salad sit for half an hour at room temperature to allow the flavors to combine, then scoop onto plates.

Answer 2

Try baby spinach, grill onions and red peppers, bacon, gorgonzola cheese and pine nuts, with a balsamic vingerette. This is the best. I do understand what you mean about salads though. Some are just bland. But you can make a salad out of anything you like really. If you only like tomatoes and cucumbers you can do that.

Answer 3

Since your first experience was a bad one - try a cooked salad or a vegetable marinade then try some of those "bagged" salads so you can learn what you like and don't - keep a food journal so you know exactly what you like and don't. Once you know what you like - try combining and making your own masterpieces - you will love your own creations so much better than anything else! Good Luck!

Answer 4

I usually like salads at restaurants, but hate the ones I make at home. See if your grocery store has those salad kit thingies, I buy them all of the time and think they are great! My favorites are the Caesar BLT and the Asian deluxe.

Answer 5

fresh fresh fresh that is the key to a good salad, the bagged ones have a nasty taste due to how they are treated stay away from them, buy from the local farmers market if you can , mix your greens and carrots and any other veggie you like with them and toss and eat try different dressings but i prefer lemon juice and salt and pepper on my salads

Answer 6

Yes, there is, for a salad is more than mere lettuce.

What goes into it counts as well

Tomatoes
Avocado
Croutons
sunflower seeds
carrots
celery
cheese
ham
turkey
chicken
egg

Answer 7

We make a meal on a Chef's Salad, consisting of lettuce, tomato, slivers of ham, turkey and swiss cheese, cucumber, onion, olives and croutons. Serve with your fav. dressing, delicious.

Answer 8

I think chicken salads are delicious.

Answer 9

yes, a shrip louie salad is very delicious, also a ceasar salad is very good.

Answer 10

yes there is a chicken salad i really good if you add crutons and lots of ranch