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February 28, 2020

3 Favorite Salad Toppers

These three ingredients are my current favorite salad toppers from Trader Joe’s! A little crunch, a little chew and a hearty bed of kale underneath. 

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Base Salad + Toppers

I like to keep some kind of base salad in my fridge so that I can add toppings and proteins based on what I’m craving. Sometimes I massage kale in olive oil and sea salt or a simple dressing or I have a homemade dressing and fresh greens ready to go. Other times it’s a full-on prepared salad or a jar of something good from Plenty, like the Citrus Curry Farro Salad!

I massaged this kale salad in a white balsamic dressing. The recipe is below! I love how neutral it is so that it works well with any toppers I add last minute. Additionally, here are three more homemade dressings I love.

Favorite Salad Toppers

I love a salad with a great combo of flavors and textures: a little cheese, something crunchy, something chewy. So these three are all from Trader Joe’s – the king of yummy packaged real foods.

  • Chewy dried mandarin oranges (I’m hooked!)
  • Roasted and salted truffle marcona almonds (can’t get enough!)
  • Parmesan crisps (the best “croutons” imaginable)

favorite salad toppers

favorite salad toppers

We enjoyed this as a side salad with dinner. In addition, it will make a great lunch with any kind of protein on top!

White balsamic dressing
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White Balsamic Dressing

This simple homemade dressing is great for all kinds of salads.
Course Salads
Cuisine American
Keyword olive oil, salad dressing
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 big salads

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp honey
  • Big pinch salt
  • 3 grinds black pepper
  • 1 pinch garlic powder or 1 clove fresh garlic, minced

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a blender and whirl!

Notes

Makes about 6 ounces of dressing. 

favorite salad toppers

More salady things:

  • Trader Joe’s Favorites
  • Prep Day Kale Salad
  • Herby Lentil Salad
  • Massaged Kale Caesar

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  1. Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says

    February 28, 2020 at 9:18 am

    I need to try parmesan crisps (although I’m not a fan of cheese) if they’re like replacement croutons – I’m addicted to croutons! Definitely not a very healthy topping haha!

    Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog
    http://charmainenyw.com

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  2. The Many Thoughts of a Reader says

    February 28, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    Bear with me, not really a kale eater. Did you massage it with olive oil and sea salt and then add that dressing too? Thanks!

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      February 28, 2020 at 4:16 pm

      I just massaged it in the dressing 🙂

      Reply
  3. Melissa says

    February 28, 2020 at 5:17 pm

    Great ideas and I love the simple, healthy salad dressing recipe! I’ve always been wanting to and have been meaning to try topping my salad with some granola! I think it would be a fun and flavorful alternative to traditional bread-based croutons.

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      February 29, 2020 at 5:40 am

      Oooooo!!! That could be a new thing!!!

      Reply

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