Dried ingredients in salads

[simple living mama]

such as edamame or sunflower seeds taste so good in a green salad and is a fairly new discovery for me.  I was wondering what other dried goodies can I put in.  Thanks so much ahead of time friends!

 

[Shantimama]

pumpkin seeds

dried apricots

dried cranberries

nuts

[ollyoxenfree]

Originally Posted by Shantimama 

pumpkin seeds

dried apricots

dried cranberries

nuts

Yes to all of the above. I like to toast flaked or slivered almonds or pine nuts and sprinkle them into salads. Pecans are also tasty, too. 

Flax seeds and hemp seeds. 

Raisins

Goji berries

[simple living mama]

Toasting almonds sound delish!  I will try that today.  Thanks for your help girls. 

 

[columbusmomma]

I am liking sun dried tomatoes in my salads

[vermontgirl]

I am eating a salad right now, and it has crunchy chia seeds. They are delish!
 

[mumkimum]

pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and sesame seeds are some of our favorites.

[blessedwithboys]

Lately I've been eating tons of spring greens with goat cheese, pine nuts, and dried cranberries.

[treegardner]

Dried cranberries are my favorite salad topping.

 

[cristeen]

A great trick to do with your nuts...  Start with your raw nuts and a vinaigrette (not a cream based dressing).  Toast your chopped nuts in a skillet until they're fragrant and browning.  Dump them, still hot, into your vinaigrette, and then dress your salad.  Your vinaigrette will be infused with the flavor of the nuts.  I usually do it with pecans, but any nut will do. 

Any nut on a salad is delicious - just match everything else to the flavor of the nut. 

I do a tropical salad with shredded toasted coconut and peanuts on top, with chicken and banana. 

Or a duck salad with smoked duck, blue cheese, dried cranberries and candied pecans. 

Taco salad with corn or tortilla chips. 

Asian salad with fried wontons or sesame sticks. 

I also remember a cabbage salad from when I was a kid - topped with ramen noodles that had been toasted - they were still dry, but broken into chunks and then pan toasted and tossed on top of a salad, along with I think it was sliced almonds. 

Roasted chickpeas are also yummy, wasabi peas, I also like toasted shredded nori, but it doesn't stay dry long.

[vermontgirl]

Originally Posted by cristeen 

A great trick to do with your nuts...  Start with your raw nuts and a vinaigrette (not a cream based dressing).  Toast your chopped nuts in a skillet until they're fragrant and browning.  Dump them, still hot, into your vinaigrette, and then dress your salad.  Your vinaigrette will be infused with the flavor of the nuts.  I usually do it with pecans, but any nut will do. 

 

Wow, amazing tip. I am definitely going to try this. :)

[star792]

I usually try to do a nut/seed and a dried fruit on my salads along with tomatoes and cheese and the usual but I LOVE the sweet/salty balance of the nuts and dried fruit.

[dbsam]

we like (but not all at once!)

pecans

raisins

chick peas

sesame sticks

pine nuts

sunflower seeds

hemp hearts

[kathydavid]

My husband loves dried fruit in his salads. I don't care for it so much, but I do love seeds and nuts added in. I've never used edamame, I'll have to try that!