What makes them special?
They are a low calorie food and they take up a lot of space, so they make your salad look big. They have a lot of fiber and dark leafy greens… basically, anything besides iceberg lettuce… are extremely rich in nutrients.
Here’s a “dummies guide to” type chart.
Why should you include them in your salads?
No reason, really. Maybe laziness, or because you like them. There are plenty of nutrient rich fruits and vegetables and there is no reason why salads need to include leafy greens.
Here’s a broccoli salad with carrots, cabbage, green onions and raisins.
Here’s a cucumber salad with tomatoes and red onions.
This one also has chick peas and feta cheese.
The Waldorf salad is fairly famous, thanks to John Cleese and Polly Sherman. Celery, apples, walnuts, grapes… in a mayonnaise sauce.
I’m partial to a black bean and corn salad, with tomatoes and onions and (preferably) jalapeno peppers, although green peppers work just fine. Corn is a totally healthy whole grain and you can throw in some avocado for a healthy fat.
There are all sorts of salads that don’t involve lettuce, or any large amount of leafy greens.
You can even cook salads. This one is steamed, then seasoned and chilled.
Same here.
Tabbouleh has a leafy green (generally parsley) but it is chopped so finely, you won’t even notice it is there.
It doesn’t take a lot of effort. Just throw a couple veggies in a bowl, add a little salt and olive oil, and you’re good to go…
The only real limits to a salad are your imagination…
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