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What do you like on salad?

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    chasesgirl    December 30, 2011   East Texas

    We are doing our own rehearsal dinner meal, spaghetti, garlic bread, salad and cheese cake. :) But I am trying to figure out what to get for salad. 

    We are going to have a basic lettuce mix base, then have for people who want, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, shredded cheese, crutons, parm cheese (like for casear salad) italian dressing, ranch, 1000 island, and casear dressing. What else goes good in just normal salad?

    Thanks!

     
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    Meowkers    August 27, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    cucumbers and fresh mushrooms

     
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    pinkshoes    July 2011   MA

    Feta

     
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    Lolasmomma    April 15, 2011   Morrisville, NC

    I love red onions and cucumbers on my salads!

     
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    Mrs.D-To-Be    September 8, 2012   Los Angeles, CA

    Avocado, mmm...

     
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    SuperKate    May 28, 2011   Missouri / Playa del Carmen, Mexico

    Olives (any kind), feta, cucumbers, green/red peppers. 

    I'd also have either a balsamic or just plain oil and vinegar for people who don't like those creamy dressings.

     
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    Tswife4ever    May 28, 2011   California

    Olived, hard boiled eggs, chicken, tomatoes, cucmbers, and feta cheese. YUM!

     
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    Rachael432    July 13, 2012   Chicago, IL

    Looks like everyone else covered all the basics, lol.

     
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    2ndtime    April 16, 2011  

    Olives, peas (wasabe and regular), onions, raisins, sunflower seeds

    I like a low calorie dressing.  Usually a vinigarette will do.  It irritates me when there are only high calorie/high salt content salad dressings available.  

     
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    linguo42    February 27, 2011   Vancouver, B.C.

    In addition to the suggestions above, some of my favorites are mandarin orange wedges, crumbled bacon, sunflower seeds, peas, and cress.

    I also second SuperKate's suggestion of having a balsamic vinaigrette as well.

     
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    chasesgirl    December 30, 2011   East Texas

    Thanks for the ideas ladies! I am a casear salad person so I was at a loss. 

     
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    cucumbers, pepper, zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, kidney beans and/or chickpeas with a vinegrette dressing (balsamic or raspberry).

     
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    kate169    May 21, 2011   Virginia

    What you have listed already sounds really good, but I love me some hardboiled eggs on a salad!

     
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    mkendrick    August 1, 2009   Las Vegas

    Pickled Beets!!!  Yum!

     
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    Crabbabs    September 8, 2012   Madison, Wisconsin

    I LOVE peas on a salad. I love that you are having options, I know a lot of people like fruit (apples, strawberry, and oranges) in salad, but I don't at all. 

     

     
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    JenniferG    July 7, 2012   Boston

    I love baby corn, chick peas, celery, and eggs on my salad!

     
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    Dried cranberries on any other salad, I love chicken caesar salad most of all though!

     
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    red_pepper_gal    July 7, 2012   Edmonton, Canada

    Cucumbers, peppers, raspberry vingearette, sunflower seeds or almond slivers, cranberries, goat's cheese (although this could be messy in a buffet).

     
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    Dolcebabe    October 5, 2013   Edmonton, Alberta

    Pickled Pepperoncini peppers..mmmm so good on salads. they are  the peppers in the olive garden salad.

     
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    kerensa    May 20, 2013   Ohio

    I love fruit - apples, pears, dried cranberries, strawberries, poppy seed dressing is my favorite.

     
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    katiee0707    August 18, 2012  

    Walnuts, blue cheese, blue cheese dressing, onions, dried cranberries, salt and pepper  to grind on top, arugula, feta, artichokes, mozzarella 

    (and I agree about the oil and vinegar dressing, someting light is always a good option)

     
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    Ember78    December 15, 2012  

    Depends on the salad. With Italian food as you are serving, most folks prefer Caesar salad.

    The basic salad that you will find at most restaurants that folks generally like is iceberg, carrots, cucumber, tomato, shredded cheddar and croutons, with dressing of their choice.

     
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    Dolldancer8    August 17, 2013   Florida

    Pine nuts....craisins...reeses pieces, fried chicken...etc...

     
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    bestbuddies    June 6, 2010   Chicago, Illinois

    I love fruit on my salad. Cranberries, candied walnuts, blueberries, strawberries. YUMMY! BUT..with the other things on your menu I would stick with a "normal" italian salad. 

     
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    leafgum    June 17, 2012   Visalia, CA

    The best salad I've ever had: healthy greens, feta cheese, candied walnuts or pecans, chopped up pear or apple, and dried cranberries, tossed with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Amazing.

     
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    MissTiger    May 1, 2013   Panama City, Fl

    dried cranberries and pecans

     
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    jmagz212    August 17, 2012   Chicago

    cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, and feta

     
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    sugarpea    June 14, 2014   Ontario, Canada

    Cucumber, olives, feta, raddish, broccoli and cauliflower stem things, and red onions (not all at once haha, but those are my favourite additions to a plain salad haha)

    ETA: oh and I love peas on my salad (:

     
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    xicaB    September 26, 2012   San Francisco

    Walnuts and avacodo! Yum :d

     
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    Marcie2222    March 18, 2013   Oregon

    I would add a balsamic dressing and maybe cucs, sunflower seeds and olives/peas. :)

     
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    CrystalBlackheart    September 10, 2011  

    @chasesgirl: sunflower seeds, cucumber, roasted red peppers ... nom

     

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