[Chicken Cesar Salad Recipe from The Comfort is Always Here]
When I was younger my mom would add them to a salad, along with the dressing, before placing the salad on the table for dinner. This gave the dressing time to eat at the croutons, to break them down and make them crumble and almost melt over each and every leaf- leaving soggy bits of herbs spoiling every bite.
I am trying to eat more salads, but sometimes they can be such a snooze.
At work when mid-day hits and I want comfort food instead of vegetables, I need to add something to my salad that makes me actually look forward to it. I used to add almonds, but I always ended up adding so many that it canceled out my initial goal to be healthy.
I did the same with goat cheese.
Mike introduced me to some croutons that are both indestructible and delicious. Berkely & Jenson (BJ’s Wholesale Club) and All-Natural Gourmet Cut croutons are huge, hearty and stay crunchy.
I think they are my new salad staple.
I also recently started throwing sunflower seeds on my salad for a little bit of extra protein. I picked them up on my last trip to Whole Foods.
What do you do to spice up a salad?
Those croutons look amazing! I’m a big fan of adding crab meat to my salads…that’s what keeps me coming back to the lettuce bowl.
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Sometimes I put walnuts on my salads. My favorite of the moment: walnuts, gorgonzola, dried cranberries & (of course) lettuce. Probably not super healthy but it’s better than having a burger and chili fries.
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i love croutons. so much i sometimes get salad just to have croutons. in college i would just get croutons and ranch dressing sometimes.
my fav salads have lots of cheese, croutons and sunflower seeds.
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Yummy. My mom makes some killer homemade croutons out of pumpernickel bread.
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i LOVE croutons, homemade of course. and also some toasted nuts – walnuts or pecans, depending on the dressing. i make a quick vinaigrette and i am good to go. guess what i am having for lunch tomorrow? yep. thanks for the food cue!
dried cranberries, pears, pineapples or grapes…..pineapples with that zinfandel dressing from back in the day (o chicken). the best.
a snooze, ha. didn’t c-dubs used to call you that sometimes.
….and behind your back we still use it all the time???
I’ll tell you after I start eating salads. lol.
I should be inspired by now seeing those croutons actually look yummy.
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