FabSwingers.com forum: Salads

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Another thread about fruits inspired this thread. I love fruit in salads. I love fruit sauces/relishes with meat too. Are you a strictly savoury only and the fruit should only be for dessert or are you like me - happy to find the odd bit of fruit creeping in.

My fave salad is rocket with parma ham, slices of fresh peach and parmesan shavings. Whats your favourite salad recipe or fruit and savoury mix?

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

mine is a chicken, cheese and pineapple baguette or wrap

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i dont eat salads but wouldnt mind some ideas for some. quite high in protein preferably

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Any salad providing it doesn't have cheese on it, not particularly bothered about sauces unless they are low fat, nothing spicey

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fresh figs filled with some crumbled goats cheese then oven baked for a few minutes, served with a rocket and tomato salad. Yummy and quick to make.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

Salad is for gheys.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i dont eat salads but wouldnt mind some ideas for some. quite high in protein preferably

Salad nicoise for you then. It contains fish, beans and eggs - sheer protein feast.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Salad is for gheys."

Yeah monk gheys

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i dont eat salads but wouldnt mind some ideas for some. quite high in protein preferably

Salad nicoise for you then. It contains fish, beans and eggs - sheer protein feast."

isit easy to prepare? whats the list of ingredients

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

anything and everything on the plate, mixed salad, rice, pasta, fruit, veg, meat, dairy. feck i'm hungry now!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Quite happy to have pear, orange, grapes or peach make an appearance in a salad

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By *etillanteWoman
over a year ago

I love chicken Caesar salad with tinned mandarin oranges

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Another thread about fruits inspired this thread. I love fruit in salads. I love fruit sauces/relishes with meat too. Are you a strictly savoury only and the fruit should only be for dessert or are you like me - happy to find the odd bit of fruit creeping in.

My fave salad is rocket with parma ham, slices of fresh peach and parmesan shavings. Whats your favourite salad recipe or fruit and savoury mix?"

I'm a strictly savoury person... that salad sounded great till you added peach, yuk!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"i dont eat salads but wouldnt mind some ideas for some. quite high in protein preferably

Salad nicoise for you then. It contains fish, beans and eggs - sheer protein feast.

isit easy to prepare? whats the list of ingredients"

Okay this is mine and it would be for one so just multiply the ingredients if you have guests.

Hard boiled egg sliced, small can tuna, 4 new potatoes quartered, handful of tinned kidney beans, handful of green beans (can use frozen quickly steamed)

Dressing is just 1 part vinegar to 3 parts oil, squirt of lemon, teaspoon of mustard salt and black pepper.

Arrange all of the ingredients on top of really crispy lettuce like cos or chinese leaves sprinkle with the dressing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the only salad fruit belongs in is a fruit salad !

and while we're on it, gammon always with egg, never pineapple

sweet n sour - what's all that about too ? mingin

just to avoid any confusion, i like my savoury and sweet on seperate plates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"i dont eat salads but wouldnt mind some ideas for some. quite high in protein preferably

Salad nicoise for you then. It contains fish, beans and eggs - sheer protein feast.

isit easy to prepare? whats the list of ingredients

Okay this is mine and it would be for one so just multiply the ingredients if you have guests.

Hard boiled egg sliced, small can tuna, 4 new potatoes quartered, handful of tinned kidney beans, handful of green beans (can use frozen quickly steamed)

Dressing is just 1 part vinegar to 3 parts oil, squirt of lemon, teaspoon of mustard salt and black pepper.

Arrange all of the ingredients on top of really crispy lettuce like cos or chinese leaves sprinkle with the dressing."

i need a GF

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Most traditional salad ingredients are fruits - tomatoes, peppers, cucumber etc. Beetroot although not a fruit is really sweet.

I love pomegranate seeds in couscous

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fishy salads are good for me. Prawns or smoked mackeral, bit of sweet chilli sauce, pineapple and orange slices.

I prefer crunchy salads, such as lettuce hearts, spring onions, radishes, tomatoes, beetroots.

Homemade coleslaw and potato salad with hint of fruit too.

The thing about salads is that you can experiment. Anything goes, you can add nuts, coconut, sultanas.

I love honey and mustard dressing too

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

ghey ghey ghey

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By *phroditeWoman
over a year ago

(She/ her) in Sensualityland

My motto (with salads) is "anything goes"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My fave salad is rocket with parma ham, slices of fresh peach and parmesan shavings. Whats your favourite salad recipe or fruit and savoury mix?"

When its warm its nice to include a little fruit and sometimes nuts in a salad along with a nice dressing. It can really make it interesting and helps keep you healthy too.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

My favourite salad is :- fish , chips and mushy peas.

Recipe: Open paper. Pick up a chip and go .....oo oo aaa aaa ha foo foo ha foo foo. Pop it in your mouth and go hahaha ooooo a hhahaaaaaaa.

Eat everything even the little crispy bits. Be sure to scrape that little bit of batter off the paper and suck it off your knife......

So easy and a true family favourite on a hot summers evening.

Don't forget to offer vinegar for the nutters that like sloppy stuff.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

when on holiday in Gran Canaria, we tried some mango chicken tapas..

grilled chicken, with mango chunks and mango ice cream - sounds really weird, but was SO nice!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Fresh figs filled with some crumbled goats cheese then oven baked for a few minutes, served with a rocket and tomato salad. Yummy and quick to make. "

Mmmmm one of my faves...

Another is goats cheese wrapped in parma ham then cooked in a little good olive oil till the ham goes crispy and cheese starts to melt.

served with a green salad drizzled in a nice vinagrette

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"when on holiday in Gran Canaria, we tried some mango chicken tapas..

grilled chicken, with mango chunks and mango ice cream - sounds really weird, but was SO nice!!"

It sounds delish. Chicken goes well with fruit I think.

I love pear walnut and feta cheese salad - and lots of people seem to like warm salads too.

Anyone tried fried haloumi and lardons over salad leaves -dressed with balsamic and olive oil - blooming lovely!

Disclaimer: This is the opinion of the poster is in no way meant to offend anyone with a differing opinion.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

I put pineapple with lots of things mostly spicy chicken. Brie and grapes, cheese apple grapes ect

Pineapple and ham/gammon i use a lot of fruit not thought about it before to be honest.

Oranges with a small amount of black pepper on are absolutly yummy brings out the flavour of the orange

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

the only time I have salad is with a big mac

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ooooooo i love salads me, i have at least one every day believe it or not

yes i love fruit in them too grapes or apple mainly but whatever is to hand gets chucked in

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I put pineapple with lots of things mostly spicy chicken. Brie and grapes, cheese apple grapes ect

Pineapple and ham/gammon i use a lot of fruit not thought about it before to be honest.

Oranges with a small amount of black pepper on are absolutly yummy brings out the flavour of the orange"

I have to agree wholeheartedly. Also have you tried orange with watercress?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love grapes in a salad yummy.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"I put pineapple with lots of things mostly spicy chicken. Brie and grapes, cheese apple grapes ect

Pineapple and ham/gammon i use a lot of fruit not thought about it before to be honest.

Oranges with a small amount of black pepper on are absolutly yummy brings out the flavour of the orange

I have to agree wholeheartedly. Also have you tried orange with watercress?"

No but i will definetly give it a try as im sure it will be yummy with watercress being peppery. Actually may just go and get some now from the supermarket didnt know what i fancied for tea

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Grated apple, carrotts and cheese is a nice filler for salads

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

Had a lovely Coronation Chicken salad tonight for dinner....was v.tasty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just a simple Greek salad heavy on the Olives,,,,,, preferably scoffing it down somewhere in Greece, perched on an old rustic rocking chair sat upon a whitewashed balcony overlooking hoards of beautiful people meandering narrow cobbled streets enjoying a balmy evening...

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Grated apple, carrotts and cheese is a nice filler for salads

My aunt used to make delicious salads and I think its because she used to chop and shred the ingredients really finely. Also I find I enjoy a sald better if I let it get to room temperature rather than fridge temperature. I cant be the only one that goes picking at the oily dregs at the bottom of a salad bowl left on the buffet

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

melon with parma ham is fantastic...

oooh.. and a colslaw isn't a colslaw in our family unless it have all the normal veg in it... plus apple and sultanas...mmmmmmmmmmm

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By *andy muncherMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

has to be a greek salad or simple layered mozzarella and fresh baby lettuce leafs from the garden just simple

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have Chicken Caesar salad quite often as it's so simple to do. We usually have it on Mondays as we can't face another heavy meal after a full roast on Sundays.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like mixing fruit with savoury, and normally have a kiwi fruit as part of my salad for lunch.

I make a mean salad with fruit cocktail as part of the ingredient, and is now affectionately known as Salad Roulette by those who do not like mixing fruit with savoury.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oat biscuits, Camizola cheese, Mango chutney and Serrano ham is A-frikkin-mazing.

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