I don’t like salads. I find them too dry, too tasteless. Sure, I can put dressing on them, but that seems to defeat the purpose of bulking up with some low calorie, nutrient rich (hopefully) food. Besides which, I am not really crazy about cold, creamy / greasy dressings anyway. I am not a fan of dip (aside from salsa), sour cream, mayonnaise, etc. I do like sweetened fresh cream, though – but that goes better with fresh strawberries than lettuce and tomatoes.

In my quest to find healthy and tasty food, I came up with the following salad:

• torn up lettuce leaves
• 1/2 tomato about the size of a small plum
• 4 black, seedless grapes
• coarsely shredded cheese (could be cubed)

1. Fill a single serving bowl 3/4 full with torn up lettuce leaves.
2. Quarter the half tomato. Add to the salad, evenly spaced.
3. Add the four grapes, evenly space.
4. Top with some grated cheese.

The cheese needs to be fairly coarse. You have be able to spear it with the tine of the fork. Use whatever cheese you like, I use a mix of cheddar and mozzarella.

I’ve tried different grape. Only the black, seedless work. Other types just don’t go with the salad. I’ve tried quartered figs, but it didn’t go either. Dried raisins work. Use about 10-12.

You could add some chopped sweet pepper, but, again, I find it detracts from the salad.

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Imma try this at home, but I think I'd have to put some dressing on it, even if it would only be vinaigrette or olive oil, otherwise it might be too dry for me.Ö Thanks for sharing your recipe and how you experimented on it Richard :)

Saturday 07 November 2009, 22:15

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This is why I like this one, precisely because it does not need any dressing - even the wife and kids eat it wothout complaining.

Sunday 08 November 2009, 03:03

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