U can’t beat beet salad.

Some croutons are okay, sometimes. But they’re usually SO full of butter and salt that they negate all my “yay I did something healthy and good and ate a salad like a damn grownup” feelings. (I usually just pick them out and eat them separately like the bite-sized garlic breads they really are.) Also? They’re only…

Chopped salad, bacon, blue cheese, avocado, romaine lettuce, tomato, chicken and pecans, with a vinaigrette. I know it’s pretty bad, but I love it.

Food should never remain a secret! Olive oil, soy sauce, sugar, lime juice, garlic, & ginger. I found the recipe online somewhere a few years ago and now I will never stop eating it.

That sounds SO GOOD. I usually just kinda mix and match whatever seemed appealing at the grocery store. Chopped romaine is a staple, I love sliced jicama or fennel, avocado is good with almost anything (and adds creaminess without adding gross trans-fat-ness like heavy dressings). Also? Usually fruit, preferably…

If I must eat salad, then it’s going to essentially be grilled peppers, cukes, asparagus or broccoli, cherry tomatoes, chickpeas, egg whites, with light olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.

I love Cobb salad but never fool myself into thinking it’s healthy.

I like to make a green salad - just anything green I can get my hands on. Spinach, green pepper, cucumber, kale, green apples, green grapes, green olives, snap peas, regular peas, blanched broccoli, avacado, etc. Green Goddess dressing.

YUM. I am partial to anything with berries, feta, and almonds.

Baby greens with roasted broccoli, mandarin oranges, miso tofu, avocado, toasted slivers of almond, pickled onions, cucumber and carrot slices with a ginger-soy dressing. YUM.

Lately I’ve been making this by the tonne and eating with a shovel:

I don’t care what the haters say, salad makes me so happy! See? Nothing makes me smile more than lettuce on a plate or in a bowl.

Goddammit, I want to eat that. What’s in your ginger dressing, unless it’s a secret? :)

I love salads in general but I tend to love them with: bacon, bleu cheese, diced boiled egg, meats, and my homemade balsamic dressing that is acidic and chokingly good.

Ribeye marinated in soy sauce, sherry, garlic, and brown sugar cooked in a skilled and sliced over arugula, green onions, jalapenos, and grape tomatoes, with a ginger dressing. omnomnom!

Ranch dressing is dumb. Croutons are bad mojo. Shredded cheddar cheese is offensive. A coupla barely ripe tomato wedges are a travesty. Shaved carrots are a slap in the face. Simply tossing these things atop a pile of listless iceberg does not a good salad make.

Give me Niçoise salad or give me fucking death.

Obligatory: (note, this but a joke, I like salads very much)