Ali in OR Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Do you have a particular salad that is your go-to salad? Not necessarily some amazing creation, just one that you serve often because you like it, it's easy, and you usually have all the ingredients? I would say our house salad is Caesar salad--romaine lettuce, freshly grated parmesan, Costco's focaccia croutons, and a homemade caesar dressing I keep on hand. Growing up our house salad was iceberg lettuce, cucumber, tomato, croutons, and Good Seasons Italian dressing mixed in their cruet. What's yours? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) It is very boring. Romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sunflower seeds, oran-raisins, and sprinklings of wheat germ & parmesan. Pretty much every.single.night LOL ETA - My mother always served our salad with the dressing already mixed with the greens. Either French or a creamy Italian or green-goddess (does anyone remember that?). I yearned for ranch or regular italian. When we married, DH did not want the dressing mixed in. So, the ugly bottles go on the table. I have never gotten over that! Edited January 10, 2019 by Familia 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Spring mix, walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, french fried onions, crispy garlic (like the onion), ranch dressing. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 In the summer: spinach, grilled chicken, red onions, cucumbers, pico de gallo, avocado, pepitas, lime/olive oil/salt/pepper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamanthaCarter Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Usually baby lettuce, cucumber, carrot and colored bell peppers. Three of us don’t like dressing, but I always have raspberrry walnut vinaigrette and ranch on hand for me and Dd. Sometimes its power greens mix with walnuts and craisins and feta. Growing up there was always salad, but never the same thing every time. Edited January 10, 2019 by SamanthaCarter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epicurean Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Olive Garden salad dressing! I love that they sell it at Walmart now. We usually have iceberg lettuce with cucumber, croutons, a little salt and pepper, and pamesan or feta cheese. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Super simple: Lettuce and homemade oil and vinegar dressing (olive oil, salt, pepper, a squirt of mustard and either wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar). Delicious. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) spinach, dried cranberries, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, vinagrette dressing Edited January 10, 2019 by goldberry 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Arugula, roma tomatoes, and avocado tossed with olive oil, salt, and lemon juice. Dh and I usually eat this 5-6 days a week with breakfast and often a few lunches. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbelle Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Mixed field greens, red onion slivers, grated carrot, kalamata olives, and some type of cheese (feta, parm or cheddar) with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaniemom Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I will admit to eating pre-packaged salad most nights. Dh likes the one that is iceberg, romaine, and purple cabbage. I prefer a larger mix of greens. I do add cheese and tomato usually. Dressings on the side. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 this is a very sore subjet in my household. DH has a very particular salad. It is so particular in fact that I cannot ever get it right. As he grows the lettuce he thinks he has the say on how they are prepared. Well after 25 years of getting it wrong 4 times a week ( and being cross examined and loudly told why I can never get it right and shown and told) I have gone on strike. I am not making salad any more. He now makes it himself ( for breakfast??) and eats it . If there are some leftovers then I serve it up at tea time (dinner) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Lettuce or romaine, cucumber, tomato, sunflower seeds, croutons, shredded cheese. This is the easy, go-to at our house. Plus salad dressing (each person has their favorite). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green onions, and radishes topped with s&p, red wine vinegar, and olive oil. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawthorne44 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I think salad is somewhat personal. So, I'd never serve one salad to a group. But my go-to salad lately is a taco salad without the chips. I do 1/4 lb portions of taco meat, heat that up with Salsa, then pour on top of half a bag of butter lettuce and add a little ranch. I used to add shredded cheese, and I love cheese, but it was extraneous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Right now it’s tomatoes, cucumbers, a bit of garlic and cayenne, topped with pomegranate molasses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ours is a mix of available lettuce and whatever fresh vegetables look good - sliced or baby carrots, baby marrows (zucchini), baby corn, tomatoes, cucumber, cauliflower, sugarsnap peas, etc. When in season, I usually add strawberries. We top with cheese - usually feta. Sauces on the side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I don't like salads that much, but if I do make one, I generally chop up some greens, add a cucumber and tomato and onions, plus sunflower seeds if I have them, and a simple homemade olive oil and vinegar dressing. (Sometimes with a squirt of lemon.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Romaine lettuce with a quick homemade vinaigrette whisked up in the bottom of the bowl. Or bagged mesclun mix, ditto. When we want to get fancy we add bell pepper strips, carrot chunks, sliced scallions, and maybe celery to the romaine. Sometimes tiny cherry tomatoes. When we want to get REALLY fancy I make the Chez Paniesse Roquefort dressing—wow is that good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Lettuce, shredded carrots, yellow pepper, green onions, cheddar cheese, ranch dressing. Chicken if I have it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Lettuce--whatever's on hand (I switch around), green/red bell peppers, banana peppers, black olives. Those are the staples. I add cukes, carrots, mushrooms and/or tomatoes if I have them. A drizzle of dressing or salsa. If it's a main dish then I usually add some beans, or sometimes chicken or tuna. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Since everyone has a particular thing they won’t eat in a salad, I stopped making one salad to serve the group and just cut up the ingredients and have a salad bar. Usually, there’s two kinds of lettuce and spinach to choose from, and then cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, artichokes, Kalamata olives, sometimes roasted beets, and then cheeses such as cheddar, Parmesan, and feta. Everyone gets their favorite salad. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 DH eats at least 2 salads every day: 1. "Breakfast" salad -- spring mix, cucumber, blueberries, roast turkey, dressed with olive oil and fresh lemon juice 2. "Lunch" salad (or bedtime snack) -- spring mix, cucumber, avocado, pickled red onions (pickled with ACV and honey), roasted salted pumpkin seeds, roast turkey, dressed with olive oil and fresh lemon juice My salads usually involve arugula and quinoa (I make large batches and freeze in small containers), bottled dressing, pumpkin seeds, other protein, something orange (eg, carrots, butternut squash). I aim for a Pret a Manger vibe with my combos. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 The essentials are chopped baby spinach, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Frequent additions are carrots and chickpeas; chopped red onion, shredded cheese, sliced hard-boiled eggs, dried cranberries, and chopped pecans are often on the table for people to add as they like. Dressing is only for company--we like our salad better plain. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Spring mix, dried cranberries, shredded carrots, sunflower kernels, feta, and a sweet onion dressing (either Marzetti's or homemade) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaelAldrich Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Our house salad is power mix (baby spinach and kale), sliced on the bias grape tomatoes, chunks of cucumbers, sweet peppers, and avocado, salt, garlic powder, balsamic vinegar, EVOO, TJ's unsalted roasted slivered almonds. Feta if we are eating diary/vegetarian. My other salad that I do make regularly in the winter is the power mix, tomatoes, thinly sliced Granny Smith apples, roasted sweet potatoes (with olive oil, salt, and Frontier brand berberre spice mix) , salt, honey, dijon mustard, rice vinegar, garlic powder, pepper, sugared pecans. I love a good Caesar, but I never make it at home. Now I want a Caesar salad. Edited January 10, 2019 by YaelAldrich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 My go to is green leaf lettuce - and I'm super fussy about it. Green Mountain Harvest lettuce. Then I typically add crumbled feta and sunflower seeds and toss with a homemade maple/mustard vinaigrette. Scallions if I have them too. In the summer, I like adding garden tomatoes and will eat w/ cottage cheese for a meal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Romaine lettuce, cucumber, mushrooms, avocado, tomato and homemade ranch dressing. Sometimes I use Good Seasons Italian dressing, but i’m Not fond of tangy vinegar dressings. Sometimes I’ll throw on some feta cheese, too, if I have it on hand. Sometimes i’ll Cut up an apple, too. Or pear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acadie Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Chopped Middle Eastern salad--whatever veggies we have on hand from this list: romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, red bell peppers, carrots, avocado, shredded cabbage, red or sweet onion and cilantro tossed with lemon, good olive oil and salt. I like Cindy's Kitchen Caesar, Ranch or Sundried Tomato Balsamic Vinaigrette on my lunchtime salads, but the above is what everyone likes for dinner. Fun thread! Amy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonflower Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Mine is the same as DH's grandmother's, as she taught me to cook. The way she did it was green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, feta, kalamata olives. If she had avocado, or leftover vegetables like steamed broccoli or green beans, those would go in too. Dressing was homemade: balsamic, olive oil, a bit of garlic, dijon mustard. You can sub red bell peppers for the tomatoes. The only absolutely mandatory parts are the lettuce, green onions, and dressing. Everything else is just whether you have it on hand or not. We don't eat dairy and nightshades come and go, so often it is just lettuce, dressing, onions. She served it with every meal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Romaine, carrots, cucumbers, baby tomatoes, sugar snap peas, a sprinkle of cheese with lemon and olive oil dressing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) These all sound yummy! Our family house salad is romaine/iceberg mix, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, croutons, and dressing on the side. I add carrots if we have them. My favorite (just for me) regular salad is spinach, feta, walnuts, fresh strawberries OR dried cranberries with balsamic vinaigrette. I also love to throw roasted veggies (cold) on my salads (sweet potato chunks, Brussels sprouts, broccoli are my favorite). My summertime favorite is grilled salmon (cold, chunks), romaine lettuce, red bell pepper, and balsamic vinaigrette. Yum! Edited January 10, 2019 by mmasc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 11 hours ago, scholastica said: Since everyone has a particular thing they won’t eat in a salad, I stopped making one salad to serve the group and just cut up the ingredients and have a salad bar. Usually, there’s two kinds of lettuce and spinach to choose from, and then cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, artichokes, Kalamata olives, sometimes roasted beets, and then cheeses such as cheddar, Parmesan, and feta. Everyone gets their favorite salad. This is basically what we do. I mix the basic lettuce, cucumber and capsicum and sometimes celery or carrot but toppings are on the side to add as you like, as are avocado and tomato. The only thing everyone like is walnut, apple and celery - Waldorf style but even then they don’t all like dressing so it’s made plain with dressing as an option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 10:25 PM, wathe said: Super simple: Lettuce and homemade oil and vinegar dressing (olive oil, salt, pepper, a squirt of mustard and either wine vinegar or balsamic vinegar). Delicious. In the past few years, I've begun making salad dressing too. It's easy (and cheap!) and so much better than store bought. This has been our favorite for several months. I first made it when we had company, and everyone absolutely raved about it. It's quite tart. And our Walmarts have the 5 oz tubs of organic spring mix for $2, can't beat that. 8 T. safflower or canola or other oil 2 T. white wine vinegar 1 T. Dijon mustard 1/2 t. salt 1/2 t. pepper 1 t. lemon juice 2 cloves fresh garlic, finely chopped 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emba Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 My "house salad" is whatever bagged mix is cheap and has a far off expiration date that week. ☺ topped occasionally with croutons and cheese. We have a few bottled dressings, everyone just picks what they want. I like the idea of fancier salads but if I buy a head of lettuce it goes to waste. This way we actually eat salad with many meals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I’m not sure I ever do the same salad twice. For bagged lately, Dh and I are preferring those crunchy kale/cabbage salads. In general, I use spinach more than lettuce because it’s just a more versatile ingredient to keep in the fridge. My salads very often involve bits of veggies that didn’t get used up in other ingredients. I don’t dress them because my ‘kids’ (18 and 21) prefer no dressing. Dh is partial to bleu cheese and I like everything but blue cheese. I was REALLY into chopped salads this summer when my garden was producing. I can’t seem to grow lettuce, so I did a lot of the Israeli-style salads with lots of cubes. I experimented with panzinella (so?) when the tomatoes were awesome and I could LIVE off that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 We’re not always lettuce fans, so our go to salad is chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, a little red onion, with olive oil and lemon juice for dressing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 My personal fave, never, ever get tired of it: Green and red leaf lettuce (butter lettuce? very mild in flavor) red onion slices roasted pecans Something sweet- chopped apple, pear, dried cranberries, raisins, halved grapes... Balsamic vinaigrette, homemade And the other that I serve quite often: Same lettuce as above, or baby romaine Peeled, cored, cubed cucumber Corn kernels from a can Sometimes cooked, cubed beets, if I have them Non balsamic vinaigrette, homemade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica_in_Switzerland Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 6:01 PM, AmandaVT said: My go to is green leaf lettuce - and I'm super fussy about it. Green Mountain Harvest lettuce. Then I typically add crumbled feta and sunflower seeds and toss with a homemade maple/mustard vinaigrette. Scallions if I have them too. In the summer, I like adding garden tomatoes and will eat w/ cottage cheese for a meal. Yes! I use batavia lettuce, I wasn't sure if Americans would recognize the name. We can get it in all green or green with purple edges varieties, and it's what changed me from salad "meh" to salad most days of the year person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsintheGarden Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 12:01 PM, AmandaVT said: My go to is green leaf lettuce - and I'm super fussy about it. Green Mountain Harvest lettuce. Then I typically add crumbled feta and sunflower seeds and toss with a homemade maple/mustard vinaigrette. Scallions if I have them too. In the summer, I like adding garden tomatoes and will eat w/ cottage cheese for a meal. Batavian (summer crisp, French crisp) is the BEST! I love growing and eating it. You are very fortunate to have it available from a local source year round! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Individualized salads over here, with a spring mix/spinach base. Mine usually gets some red grapes, feta cheese, walnuts, and raspberry vinegrette. My 8yo's usually gets tomatoes, cukes, avocado, and a gallon of ranch dressing. But he'll independently decide to have salad as a snack, so whatever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachermom2834 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 The baby artisan heads of lettuce from Aldi,chopped onions, celery,bacon bits, blue cheese. The dressings vary. Definitely not the same dressing every time. We have several bottles open at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 We have three that everybody loves and I rotate. 1) Caesar salad. I buy the giant kit at a warehouse store that lasts for two days. 2) Egyptian chopped salad...always start by putting a few chopped onions (white, green, red) in a bowl, with salt/pepper and a splash of vinegar....then add in finely chopped cucumber, tomatoes, romaine, and parsley (optional). Toss with a vinaigrette. Can add in toasted pita cubes to turn it into fattoush. 3) Greek salad...onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, romaine, feta, kalamata olives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I'm guessing you mean side salads and not main dish salads. I don't really have a house salad. It depends on what I have on hand and how much I feel like cutting, dicing, or chopping ingredients. Sometimes it's just lettuce. Other times it will have one or more of the following: tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, sweet or green onions, bell pepper (any color), craisins, or nuts. Rarely do we have cheese on our salad. Lettuce might be butter lettuce, romaine, romaine hearts, or spring mix. It just depends what I was in the mood for when I was shopping as well as what might have been on sale. My favorite "dressing" is olive oil, kosher salt, and a few squeezes of fresh lemon. I also like a variety of homemade vinaigrettes. Dh prefers creamy dressings though I've been fairly successful at getting him away from less healthy dressings. He also likes raspberry vinaigrette. Ds doesn't like lettuce so he doesn't eat salad. He will occasionally eat a spinach or kale salad. Growing up the lettuce was always iceberg though in my mom's later years she did switch to more leafy lettuces. She said iceberg was all she knew and it was what everybody used back in the day. Dressing was always olive oil and vinegar with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and dried oregano. It was always served already mixed. All of our relatives did the same thing so for many years it was all I knew. I was a teenager before I knew that not everyone does that. I was having dinner at a friend's house and her mother put out salad without dressing and several bottles of different store bought dressings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 You guys are awesome! I often avoided having salad with dinner because I somehow was convinced that everyone else puts a zillion veggies in their salad, and that if I only had a few things it wasn't a "real" salad. Hearing that some JUST have greens is life changing!!!! Yes, this is yet another place I've let perfect be the enemy of the good, lol. Currently having a salad of spring mix, blueberries, walnuts, honey roasted peanuts, goat cheese, and a bit of crispy garlic (from a bag). And light ranch, although yesterday I did the same salad with olive oil, salt, pepper, and balsamic and that was good too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Sort of on (yet off) the topic...do most of you use bagged mixes or fresh greens? Follow-up (and the real point of my question!) do you use and LOVE a salad spinner? I want to get one so bad, but I just hate adding another thing to my kitchen! Is it worth it?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
math teacher Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Once every five days, I chop up a huge bowl of the following: cucumber, yellow squash, zucchini, radishes, carrots, celery, turnips, broccoli, cauliflower, mushrooms, purple cabbage, mushrooms, grape tomatoes, garbanzo beans, raisins, and bell pepper. Dh eats it plain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaVT Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, mmasc said: Sort of on (yet off) the topic...do most of you use bagged mixes or fresh greens? Follow-up (and the real point of my question!) do you use and LOVE a salad spinner? I want to get one so bad, but I just hate adding another thing to my kitchen! Is it worth it?! I have a hard time with bagged greens. I get very squicky if lettuce has anything that looks like wilty bits or sliminess on it. I love my salad spinner - when our big one broke, I got a smaller one that's perfect for 1 head of lettuce. If I add spinach or darker greens, I'll get a box of power greens, from I think Olivia's. It has baby spinach and baby kale in it and it doesn't get gross quickly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wathe Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) On 1/10/2019 at 1:31 AM, Carol in Cal. said: Romaine lettuce with a quick homemade vinaigrette whisked up in the bottom of the bowl. Or bagged mesclun mix, ditto. When we want to get fancy we add bell pepper strips, carrot chunks, sliced scallions, and maybe celery to the romaine. Sometimes tiny cherry tomatoes. When we want to get REALLY fancy I make the Chez Paniesse Roquefort dressing—wow is that good. I mix the dressing in the bottom of the bowl too. I learned how to make a "salade verte" this way when I was teen on exchange in France. We ate greens with a simple oil, vinegar, salt and mustard dressing made in the bottom of the wooden bowl with every evening meal. I was very impressed: before this I had no idea that there was such a thing as salad dressing you could make yourself. I had grown up on orange "French" dressing from a bottle and iceberg lettuce (and million other processed convenience food products from boxes, bottles and cans- Hampburger Helper, Kraft Dinner, casseroles based on canned soup and frozen cubed vegetables). Living with a French family for a few months in in the 1980's provided me with a very valuable food education. Edited January 13, 2019 by wathe 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 35 minutes ago, mmasc said: Sort of on (yet off) the topic...do most of you use bagged mixes or fresh greens? Follow-up (and the real point of my question!) do you use and LOVE a salad spinner? I want to get one so bad, but I just hate adding another thing to my kitchen! Is it worth it?! I use both. When I buy bagged greens, I am extremely picky about inspecting them through the bag while I’m still at the store. I want them to look really fresh so that they will last a few days. When I buy unbagged ones, I do use a salad spinner. I LOVE my Pampered Chef one—it is super fast, very thorough, and when I got it there were quite a few ‘extras’ available (i’m not sure whether that is still true or not.). It comes with two sizes of insert, and the small one is designated for berries—it’s nice and gentle but it still works. I also have the snap on lid and the freezer insert. It’s wonderful. Pro tip—once you’ve spun your greens once, take the basket out and dump out the water clinging to the sides of the bowl, wait a little bit, fluff up the greens, and then spin them again. You want them very dry, and this makes that happen. That way the salad dressing sticks better and is undiluted by water so it tastes better, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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