Re: Healthful, great tasting, affordable lettuce mix
I like to buy the big tubs of spinach at Costco and make spinach salads. Not sure if you would consider that bitter or not. They have big tubs of spinach at my Kroger as well.
Spinach with apples, pears, craisins, lemon poppyseed dressing
spinach with mandarin orange, chow mein noodles, and sesame ginger dressing
Spinach with red onions, cucumbers, and fresh strawberries with a lemon poppyseed dressing
There are others- that is what is coming to mind right now.
Taco salad is good, too. But that works better with lettuce.
Also I hate cole slaw but I love cole slaw mix (my Kroger has a Kroger brand one for $1.59 a bag) and I mix it with Kraft lowfat sesame ginger dressing instead of mayo. Or this is a cooked idea but I also stir fry it with spaghetti in soy sauce for a quick veggie lo mein.
I've never had luck with buying lettuce mix- it goes bad so quickly. Plus I know they put chemicals on it to keep it from going bad.
If I want lettuce, I buy a head of it, wash and shred it all, and put it in an airtight container with a paper towel (the paper towel absorbs moisture and helps the lettuce last longer)
There's something that has been going around on pinterest about mason jar salads- you might check that out. They're supposed to keep for a long time.
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Last edited by Aerynne; 02-22-2013 at 09:10 PM.
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