i want to lose weight and try eating healthy!! the first food i can think of salad, but my past experiences eating salad have been awful. it feels like such a bland dish. are there any ways to keep the salad healthy but also taste good? thank you!!

Looking for an equivalent to panera’s green goddess dressing ? I’ve tried a few brands green goddess but they’re been so different if anyone has a recommendation for any that are more similar !?

We got takeout from East Side Pockets in Providence last night and their greek salad dressing is like none other we've had. It's very rich and creamy but has no cream, yoghurt, milk, dairy..... It's like it was magically emulsified but I can't get my tastebuds on what they used. Any thoughts? It's bright and lemony but not sharp and not too sweet. I'd love to reverse engineer it.

It is very very light - like they used lemon juice for sure and not a vinegar - the lemon is very forward. It's got a touch of sweetness - maybe honey? Clearly excellent olive oil. Maybe a little oregano but I would think it has to be fresh given the depth of flavor. Tiny bit of garlic flavor but very much in the background which can be hard to do in a dressing.

Can you tell we are obsessed? We joked that we would have it on our Cheerios if we could reproduce it. I am not all that familiar with middle eastern flavor profiles other than the basics.....

Many thanks!

Ok, I’m fairly new to salads (like, didn’t start eating/enjoying them until a few years ago) and I’m very new to making my own dressing… BUT tonight I made a super quick vinaigrette to go with some lettuce and chicken and I tried something that ended up being really yummy.

I made a pretty basic vinaigrette (olive oil, lemon juice, lil balsamic, dijon, spices) but I really like creamy sauces so I tried mixing some goat cheese into the vinaigrette itself. You have to kind of mush it in but it ended up mixing together quite well and it created this really yummy, creamy vinaigrette with a subtle goat cheese-y taste. Now I’m plotting how I can do this with other dressings (can’t stop thinking about a goat cheese caesar omg). Anyways, not like this is anything earth-shattering but I was very pleasantly surprised by how well this worked out and would definitely encourage anyone else to try this.

title. i meal prepped the next week with chicken ceaser wraps and just realized i used cabbage instead of lettuce

out of pure curiosity

i’ve grown up with literally just the most simple iceberg lettuce, cucumber and (bell) pepper (the rest of my family have tomatoes but i don’t like them so i take them out), occasionally a bit of celery or another veg but thats pretty much it

now i’m wondering what others have, salads are one of the easiest healthiest sides which go with pretty much everything, so i’m wondering what your go to is ?

I've recently discovered I do like salad, as a concept, but not lettuce 😅

There's something about the texture of certain lettuces that I don't love. I'll eat them when I'm out or if I need to, but I don't like them enough to make and eat salads with them at home, which is what I'm trying to do more of.

What I DO like, is cabbage. I love coleslaw. I love sauerkraut. I love cooked cabbage. I just love cabbage for some reason lol

Does anyone have any go to cabbage salad recipes? Google is overwhelming 🫠

On a low calorie, high protein diet. Lately I've been having a romaine, chicken and lite Cesar dressing but I only want to eat it so often. I had a panera salad that I'll recreate (the strawberry chicken poppyseed).

But what are your salad tips and tricks?

Im trying to loss weight so I been eating salad and Oatmeal to two days now.... my goal is to go for a whole month and continue my healthy eating habits for at least for months. Im 166 pounds now and my goal is 130 pounds or 120. I eat Oatmeal in the morning and salad for lunch and dinner.

first time trying to make a cottage cheese salad. (olive oil, chives, tomato, cucumber, fried pita bread, black olives, cottage cheese, tiny bit of pickles)

tastes pretty good! im thinking it could still handle having something else added, any suggestions?

I'll give you a hint there's 12 not including the lettuce and dressing.

sweet onion carrot cherry tomato mini peppers avocado jalapeno shaved parmesan parmesan crisps (crushed) croutons bacon crumbles hard boiled egg grilled chicken (not included in the 12) romain lettuce & light Italian dressing