Tasty Salads with optimum health and weight loss?

I've been trying to branch out and make new salads cuz I want to lose weight, but am finding that I need suggestions for salad combinations.

I think that the combination of ingredients and dressing is my problem.  I also am trying to eat dressings w/o oil and that are home made sans chemicals, etc.

Any suggestions appreciated.  Thanks!

I recently started experimenting with some new salad ideas too, as there is only so much lettuce and tomato I can eat! I started adding things like chopped raddichio (spelling?) or red cabbage (a lot better than i thought it would be!) to romain lettuce with chopped summer squash and/or zucchini. Throw in some chopped walnuts, or sunflower seeds, some raisins or dried cranberries and now you've got something better than a bowl of lettuce!! For dressing, you can mix soy-based mayo (Nayonaise is my fave brand) with some dijon mustard and little water if you dont want to use oil. Also, dijon mustard with balsamic vinegar is pretty good too. And you can always add fresh herbs like cilantro or basil to a vinegar or oil based dressing. Yum!!

Mixing up ideas keeps it easier to stay on track!! Good for you :)

My most favorite thing to put on salads are the banana peppers (pepperchinis) and fresh green beans...   fresh asparagus is also really good on salads.

I love blue cheese and use the Wishbone Fat Free Blue Cheese dressing... I love it.

Some of my favs:

Banana, Japapeno, Bell or any other Pepper
Onions
Grape Tomatoes or Tomato slices
Red Cabbage
Turkey or Chicken
Strawberries, Pineapple, other various fruits
Cottage Cheese
Carrots
Broccoli
Fat-Free Cheese

And there's this Pomegranite Chipotle dressing that's packed with Omega 3s... Sooo good...

I use the bagged mixed greens and add things like:
Mushrooms
Onions (lots!)
Jicama
Cauliflower
Snap Peas
Ground Flax Seeds

I've been experimenting with dressings & really like:
Apple cider vinegar mixed with some water, a little bit of BBQ sauce, lemon pepper, onion powder & garlic powder. The little bit of bbq sauce gives it a flavor that reminds me of bacon...Mmmm!

I'm a big fan of

Tuna
Tomatos
Cucumbers
Feta Cheese
Onions
Chickpeas
Mushrooms
Green & Red Peppers
Asparagus
Tofu
Kidney Beans


.... when I was in rez I always hit up the salad bar, and would have a side of hummus and pita.

I eat salad every day for lunch.  I use the mixed herb salad that comes in the plastic tub and top it with:

grilled chicken, sesame seeds, garbanzo beans, shredded carrots, feta cheese, julienned zucchini, grape tomatoes, brocco sprouts, red and yellow bell peppers, red onions, cucumbers, baby bella mushrooms.

what i like to use for salad dressing becuase it is very tasty and extremely low-cal is squeeze the juice from fresh lemons and grind some fresh black pepper on it....so good