Great Ideas for Healthy Salads

Posted by Renee Shelton May 5, 2009

Here are some ideas for making great tasting and healthy salads:

• Use mesclun mixes. These are mixes made of specialty or baby lettuces and herbs. They are sometimes made from heirloom or Asian lettuce and leaf vegetables and can add color and flavor to a green salad. Many varieties are rich in Vitamins A and C and many provide Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
• Add fresh herbs to the salad. Fresh basil and parsley are easy to grow in a planter box or the garden. Other fresh herbs to try are chives, chervil, tarragon. Growing a fresh Fines Herbes planter box will give you an abundance of herbs for fresh food menu items like salads and can be added to soups and sauteed dishes.
• For some crunch to a salad, instead of adding processed and heavily salted croutons, sprinkle with a serving size of toasted almonds or pecans. You'll get added fiber and antioxidants along with a crunch. Seeds such as toasted pumpkin seeds are also a good choice.