6 very lite salad Recipes

salad greens of choice, dried cranberries, strawberries, blueberries, candied walnuts, dried dill, zest of lemon, grilled chicken or shredded roasted chicken, tomatoes, blue cheese, avocado, dressing any lite vinigret , i prefer a zesty 1 with some ginger and citrus flavors. but what ever you have thats tangy and light will do.

cucumbers , coarslely chopped (about half of a very large cucumber), sliced red onion, yellow bell pepper, sliced, red bell pepper, sliced, garlic clove, finely chopped, tomato, seeded and coarsely chopped, fresh parsley, chopped, avocado, chopped, toasted whole wheat pita bread, cut into bite size pieces, lite olive oil, garlic cloves, crushed, lemons , juice of, lemon zest (optional), kosher salt & fresh ground pepper

red potatoes, vegetable oil, salt, divided, green bell pepper diced very fine, red bell pepper diced very fine, red onion, diced very fine, rib celery, diced very fine, real mayonnaise (lite version ok), barbecue sauce, black pepper, cumin, crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled, balsamic vinegar

shrimp, peeled, tails removed & cooked (i used ex large, but large will work fine, use what is on sale, and take advantage of the seafood co), head napa cabbage, thin sliced (i used a mix of napa and romaine, but use what you enjoy best, the napa is just very good with this ), romaine lettuce hearts , rough chopped, cucumber , cut in half lengthwise and then very thin sliced in half moons (i happen to love , but depending on the size, use as much as you want), onion, cut in quarters and thin sliced (i prefer a vidalia or fl sweet onion), bean sprouts, rinsed and drained (but if available, 15 oz, or about 2 cups of fresh bean sprouts), red pepper , thin sliced in matchsticks (optional), water chestnuts, rinsed, drained and rough chopped, chow mein noodles (1 to 1 1/2 in the salad, and as much as you want as a garnish), kraft toasted asian sesame dressing , you can also serve more on the side if necessary and see the note below on dressing substitutes (lite or regular version), scallion, fine diced (optional), toasted sesame seeds (optional)