- 1Add fruit to salad greens. Consider adding fresh fruits like strawberries, blueberries, apples, or grapes. Or toss in some dried fruits like cranberries, apricots, and golden raisins.
- 2Cheese often goes well with fruit. Mixing in blue, feta, or goat cheese is a great way to add tons of flavor and some protein too. And speaking of protein, you can easily turn any salad into a main meal with the addition of shrimp, chicken, sliced steak, or even tofu.
- 3Avocados, olives, and toasted nuts add a whole new taste dimension, not to mention some heart-healthy oils. Cooked whole grains such as hard wheat berries, quinoa, and bulgur add fiber. Beans or chickpeas add protein and fiber.
- 4Choose from a variety of tasty greens: some are sweeter, like Boston, green and red leaf, red oak, and romaine, while others have a nutty or bitter taste, like endive, radicchio, arugula, watercress, and spinach. Mix the tastes and textures and even throw in a few herbs like dill or cilantro so that each bite surprises your taste buds.
- 5Pull your salad together with dressing. Choose a ginger dressing for Thai chicken over a mix of crisp romaine and watercress. Try lime-cilantro vinaigrette for that steak, black bean, and avocado salad. You can make your own healthy vinaigrettes by infusing vinegars with some of your favorite herbs…and you can turn high-fat creamy dressings into healthier vinaigrettes. You'll have a salad you'll be proud to serve to your guests!
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