February 27, 2006

 the salad days

a list of things which have made my daily lunchtime salad more interesting:

turkey pepperoni
ripple-cut carrots (funny how the shape totally affects my enthusiasm)
sauteed mushrooms
mini seedless cucumbers (so cute!)
red onion (but not too much! remember your coworkers!)
a few slices of turkey lunchmeat
sunflower seeds


note that adding all of these things simultaneously would be bad. i find that meting out these special ingredients --one or two each day-- gives me enough to look forward to for the following day's salad and keeps me from shooting my wad all at once.

i also enjoy considering the compatibility of the ingredients... adding sauteed mushrooms alongside the turkey lunchmeat (as i did today) makes for a really hearty, almost sandwich-like salad. the pepperoni with mushrooms feels sort of pizza-like.

oh, and hey... i've got some leftover cilantro and parsley in my crisper drawer at home... i wonder if they would be good additions? and some chili-lime almonds. ooh!

i've been eating a traditional, plain salad every day for months. the littlest variations really help the boredom.

Posted by xta at February 27, 2006 12:53 PM | TrackBack
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Almost all salads in Israel include flat-leaf parsley and cilantro. Cucumbers, tomatos, bell peppers - try roasted pine nuts...and a dash of garlic powder....yum!

Posted by: John Boy at February 27, 2006 01:37 PM

I love sauted mushrooms in my salad too. It's one of those little splurges that changes the whole tenor the salad.

Posted by: Becky at February 27, 2006 02:05 PM

Salsa surprisingly enough is really good on salad. Especially with some jicama. I eat a salad every day for lunch but unlike yours it's loaded with meat and cheese.

Posted by: marianne at February 27, 2006 06:34 PM

I like sugar snap peas on salad. You've got to love a vegetable with sugar in its name.

Posted by: Sarah at February 27, 2006 07:27 PM
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