Sometimes I get ‘stuck’ when I go to the store to pick out salad toppings. I can’t decide what to get. I need inspiration. So I decided to start my own list, my salad inspirations as it were, so I could get a bit more organized! If you think of something that belongs on my list, please use the contact form at the bottom of this page. I won’t spam you or use your email address for anything other than to say ‘thank you’!
Salad Inspirations
This is my ever-growing list of things I like to put on fresh salads.
Ingredients
Greens
- endive
- green leaf
- iceberg
- kale
- radicchio
- red leaf
- romaine
Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds and Nuts
- apple sliced or chopped
- artichoke hearts drained, quartered or halved
- asparagus fresh, pickled, grilled, steamed or blanched
- avocado raw or grilled
- bamboo shoots drained
- bean sprouts
- beets picked, roasted or grilled
- bell pepper fresh, grilled or pickled
- black beans canned, rinsed and drained
- black olives whole or sliced
- blackberries
- black-eyed peas canned, rinsed and drained
- blueberries
- broccoli fresh, grilled, steamed or blanched
- broccolini fresh, grilled, steamed or blanched
- cannellini beans canned, rinsed and drained
- cantaloupe sliced or cubed
- carrots fresh, pickled, grilled, steamed or blanched
- cauliflower fresh, pickled, grilled, steamed or blanched
- celery peeled and sliced or chopped
- cherry tomatoes whole or halved
- chives sliced
- corn fresh, grilled, steamed or blanched
- cranberries dried
- cucumber peeled and sliced or chopped
- edamame fresh, steamed or blanched
- grapes sliced or whole
- grape tomatoes halved
- green beans fresh fresh, grilled, steamed or blanched
- green olives whole or sliced
- green onion sliced
- hearts of palm drained
- honey dew melon sliced or cubed
- jalapenos fresh pickled or grilled
- kidney beans canned, rinsed and drained
- lima beans canned, rinsed and drained or fresh, steamed or blanched
- mandarin orange peeled and sliced
- mushrooms fresh or canned, drained and sliced or whole
- Navy beans canned, rinsed and drained
- okra steamed fresh grilled or fried, or pickled
- peanuts roasted
- pears canned, drained, or fresh sliced or chopped
- peas fresh canned, drained or fresh steamed or blanched
- pecans roasted roasted
- peppadews drained
- pepperoncini drained
- pimentos drained
- pineapple canned, drained, or fresh sliced or chopped, or fresh grilled
- pinto beans canned, rinsed and drained
- radishes sliced or chopped
- raisins
- raspberries
- red onion pickled or grilled, sliced or chopped
- sesame seeds toasted
- snap peas fresh or steamed
- snow peas fresh or steamed fresh or steamed
- squash fresh or grilled
- strawberries sliced
- sunflower seeds fresh or steamed
- sweet onion pickled or grilled, sliced or chopped
- tomatoes chopped
- water chestnuts drained
- watermelon chopped
- zucchini fresh or grilled
Meats and Seafood
- bacon cooked, chopped
- Canadian bacon chopped
- chicken smoked, grilled, baked or canned. sliced or chopped
- crab meat steamed, chopped
- ham chopped
- pepperoni chopped or sliced
- salmon smoked, steamed, grilled or baked
- sandwich meat chopped
- shrimp steamed, boiled, grilled, deep-fried or pickled
- steak grilled, sliced or chopped
- tofu steamed, deep-fried, grilled
- tuna smoked, grilled, canned or baked
- turkey smoked, grilled, baked or canned. sliced or chopped
Cheeses
- Italian mix giardiniera chopped
- blue cheese crumbled
- cheddar cubed or shredded
- feta crumbled
- gorgonzola crumbled crumbled
- mozzarella cubed shredded
- swiss cubed or shredded
Other
- bacon bits
- Cheez Its
- chicken nuggets prepared
- corn chips
- croutons
- eggs boiled, chopped, sliced or halved
- French fried onions
- imitation crab chopped
- imitation lobster chopped
- oyster crackers
- popcorn chicken prepared
- popcorn shrimp prepared
- sesame noodles
- taco meat beef or chicken, cooked, crumbled
- tortilla strips
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