# The SDMB Salad Bar-what's in your's? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2004, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101 "2004-09-12T02:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/21 "2004-09-13T15:01:53Z")
Fresh greens, preferrably spinach or “wild” greens. Iceberg if no other option. Peas Sweet onions Sunflower seeds Feta or parmesean cheese Little bit of vinagrette or sweet onion/poppyseed dressing. Pretty plain, I know. I do get into moods where I toss on the hard boiled eggs, cheddar cheese, bacos- if doing that I have to have Western dressing. I used to like it with ranch dressing, but ranch dressing on salads brings back horrid morning sickness memories. _shudder_ And taco salads. LURVE me some taco salad. Especially if they have black bean salsa. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/22 "2004-09-13T16:11:20Z")
Hmm, I am a freak. I put tuna in my salad. Lettuce, tomato, cheese, black olives, green olives, mushrooms, carrots, ham, bacon bits, cucumbers, pepperoncini if I have some, broccoli, cauliflower, and a can of tuna. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/23 "2004-09-13T16:52:54Z")
Hubby’s been making these killer salads lately; I’ll try to recall what he did in the last: Spinach Onions - scallions, purple, white (and/or) Corn (or lima beans) Broccoli Yellow tomatoes (better texture than red) Carrots Mushrooms Cucumbers Orange - very small slices, with the rind included Hard-boiled egg Cheese He’ll also put fresh cilantro in salads sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/24 "2004-09-13T16:54:50Z")
Rats, I forgot the peppers. Red and green bell peppers, also very good. ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/25 "2004-09-13T17:10:28Z")
If I’m at the Souper Salad in by the office: romaine lettuce spinach celery cucumbers bell pepper (red, yellow, & green) A little broccoli black olives garbanzo beans kidney beans pickled beets purple onions bits of boiled egg green peas jicama if they have it that day crumbled feta or crumbled bleu cheese fat-free cranberry vinaigrette dressing If I’m at the salad bar at Steak & Ale, romaine lettuce cucumbers bell pepper black olives beans if they have it and the most yummy luscious bleu cheese salad dressing ever!!! ---
**Author:** ![susan\_foster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@susan\_foster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan_foster)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/26 "2004-09-13T17:44:19Z")
baby spinach 1 chopped up tomato sliced mushrooms (sometimes) artichoke hearts balsamic vinegar Susan ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/27 "2004-09-13T18:08:31Z")
I’ve recently taken to making at least one meal a day of just salad; usually the foundations listed below, two or three optional veggies and one or two protein or carb items. I try to keep it to five or six ingredients total. **Foundation** Lettuce, Iceberg or leaf (what’s up w/all the iceberg bashing, I happen to like it) Tomato (grape or plum, round only when in season) **Optional veg.** Broccoli Cucumber Celery Carrots, sliced or grated Beets Red onion Spring onion Red bell pepper Red cabbage Radish Black olives **Carbs/protein** Hard-boiled egg Cotto salami Ham Turkey Tuna Cheese (cheddar, jack or feta) Chick peas Red beans Black-eyed peas Dressing of choice; my current favoritees are HEB Maple Dijon and Spicy Italian. Haven’t gotten bored yet. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/28 "2004-09-13T21:54:54Z")
This seems a completely pointless thread, unless someone is looking for salad recipes. Anyway. I’m very picky about salad. I’m a vegetarian (fish-e-tarian, actually), but I’m not a big fan of salad. To all you carnivores who would like to make sure you have something for the vegetarians you’ve invited: salad is not an entree. Putting pasta in a salad does not magically turn it into an entree. It’s still just a salad. Thank you. Spinach, Romaine or Green Leaf Lettuce. Never iceberg Sprouts: broccoli, radish, alfalfa, whatever strikes my fancy. Shredded carrots cilantro, lots celery sometimes green onions sometimes asiago or cheddar cheese gorgonzola or feta some nut or seed: pumpkin, sunflower, almond, toasted pecans, walnuts Either Annie’s organic dressing, the low fat Gingerly Dressing, or something I made from the herbs in the yard and olive oyl and vinegar. (Typo intended) I can’t stand raw green pepper, raw onions and raw tomatoes. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/29 "2004-09-13T22:02:44Z")
What a grump. I wouldn’t invite you over to eat no steeenkin’ salad anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/30 "2004-09-14T01:43:38Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > This seems a completely pointless thread, unless someone is looking for salad recipes. > > Anyway. I’m very picky about salad. I’m a vegetarian (fish-e-tarian, actually), but I’m not a big fan of salad. To all you carnivores who would like to make sure you have something for the vegetarians you’ve invited: salad is not an entree. Putting pasta in a salad does not magically turn it into an entree. It’s still just a salad. Thank you. Speak for yourself! THIS omnivore adores rabbit food and has been known to eat herself a big ol’ salad for dinner! 😛 BTW, I’ve had this before at a friend’s house, but I haven’t made it myself: fried ramen noodles. Crumble them up, and fry them for a few seconds in oil (watch, they burn quickly), and then top them on a salad for a high calorie treat! ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101/31 "2004-09-14T21:41:39Z")
Lately I’ve been making a lot of salads consisting of baby spinach, grilled chicken, feta cheese, imitation bacon bits, fat-free seasoned croutons, and Kraft Free Catalina or Italian dressing. It’s yummy and it’s a big part of the reason I’ve recently dropped over 35 pounds. I love cobb salad, but almost everything in it is fattening, so I’ve given it up for now. Given my choice of anything on a salad bar, I’d go for: iceberg or romaine, but not the bitter white bits. Yuck. Just the green stuff. baby spinach shredded carrots sliced cucumber almost any cheese (no Swiss!) baby corn red bell pepper sesame seeds (or other tasty seeds) almonds/cashews hard-boiled eggs turkey ham tuna real bacon, crumbled croutons, soft enough to easily poke with a fork olives tofu grilled chicken marinated mushrooms chow mein noodles dressing, either French, Catalina, bleu cheese, or Italian Taco salad is also delicious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-salad-bar-whats-in-yours/264101.md?page=1)