After a little relaxation at home with this furball…
We headed to Ruby Tuesday for the infamous salad bar with my padres 
I love salad bars so much! I was starving from my smallish lunch, so my salad was piled sky-high with veggies and toppings. Dad didn’t know it, but he and I were in a competition for the biggest (because no one loves buffets more than he does). Upon declaration of the contest, he said I won for volume, but his won for topping variety.
Not the most photogenic of dishes….
The Layers:
- Greens: Mixed greens + romaine + spinach
- Veg: Carrots, peas, broccoli, zucchini, green pepper, mushroom, cucumber, beets
- Beans: Edamame + garbanzo (2 tbsp ea.)
- Animal: Some egg, some bacon bits, some ham, cottage cheese
- Crunch: Croutons, saltine crackers, sunflower seeds
- Flavor: Black olives, blue cheese, 1 apple from a mayo-based fruit salad
It was bigger than it looks (although that’s about a 9″ plate) and I’m stuffed now! But contributing to that, I also had 2 more packets of saltines, a few sips of dad’s Red Oak, a bite of the husband’s bison burger, 2 french fries and a bite of mom’s quiche! We’re a sharing-kinda-family. Thanks for taking us M + D.
To top it all off, I had another small oatmeal cookie x2. I hope these are as healthy as they taste! My stash is slowly shrinking 🙁
MY OTHER RECIPES
I’m actually typing this on my laptop in the third lane of I-85 South, near exit 132! I’m excited to sleep in my own bed tonight and wake up tomorrow for some yoga, pumpkin oats (I’ve already planned my bowl!), and a good workout. Plus tons of studying and inauguration watching.
OH and we’re supposed to get SNOW tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not just flurries – 2-4″!!
I am SO ready to get back to 100% healthy eating!
haha snow…crazy!
I remember one winter in Georgia we got a few inches…it was madness!
You can have some of our snow if you want some…hehe. We have about 2 feet!
Have a great night and fun morning with your oats and yoga 🙂
Angela
Cute cat 🙂
**Don’t eat any PB Cookie Larabars or Jamfrakas bars – they were recalled!!:
https://www.larabar.com/secure/recall/LARABAR_JAMFRAKAS_FAQ.pdf
Welcome back!
Wow that’s one huge salad! my husband is in Charlotte right now!Wasn’t expecting snow there, so he is pretty surprised.
Have a great night!
Great look salad!
haha, hope the husband was driving… :p I just love RT’s salad bar, and wish more restaurants had salad bars!
What a cute fur ball! That salad is awesome!
Also, an advisory to you and all KERF readers: Kashi has some new granola bars that are totally awesome. I just bought a box of Dark Chocolate Coconut ones (!) that truly taste like a decadent dessert.
YUMMY salad!! I LOVE Ruby Tuesdays bar!!
Have a great night, hope you enjoy the snow 🙂
Wicked salad (sans beets), and cute kitty! Love the sleepy furball 🙂
I love Ruby Tuesday’s salad bar, too. They have such great choices!
Enjoy the snow!!!
Ooooh, I have total salad envy right now! Yum.
I seriously love Ruby Tuesday’s salad bar! It always looks so fresh and delicious.
Welcome Back Kath!! Holy Salad Plate:)
LOVE the salad bar!
What a sweet kitty!
I had pumpkin oats this morning topped with a bit of cranberry sauce. Yum!
I love salad bars! Looks great. Whoa, good luck with the snow!
I love salad bars! Your plate looks absolutely amazing.
Yay! I work at RT and LOVE the salad bar, too! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I dont know if I could finish that massive salad! Looks great.
OK so I seriously said “AW KITTY!” when i saw your picture!
Bring on the snow! I want to snuggle in bed and watch the inauguration tomorrow! Perk of living in the South: the world shuts down over 2-4″ !
Wow, that salad looks amazing!
Your salad looks amazing! Bundle up in that snow! 🙂
ouch! gotta watch out for those bars!
ps. cute kitty
Cute title and same goes for the kitty =)
Who here eats edamame whole and who eats just the insides?
Now, that’s a salad. Safe travels back home…and enjoy your pumpkin oats in the AM. Hope you get that snow!
Any salad bar with cottage cheese has my heart. I haven’t been to a salad bar in ages, I need to seek one out!
Ruby Tuesdays has the best salad bar!!!
Ah, I was really excited about the salad I made for lunch today, and then I saw your post and your salad gave my salad an inferiority complext 🙂
Also, totally wishing we were in the states for inauguration!!!
That salad looks awesome and that cat is so cute!
Have you ever heard of Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation?
Talk about salad bars and heaven.
love the ruby tuesday’s salad bar!!
I-85 S?? are you from around atlanta, too??!
totally typed the url wrong in that last one…
hey kath-isn’t it fun getting back to normal scheduled eating–what is that pattern you call it?? there are certain times of year we eat more than usual…. i can’t remember it now. but anyways..!
salad looks beautiful, didnt know ruby’s had a Salad Bar. i like the title, too. so creative!!
yummy pumpkin oats i can already smell them!!!!!
Awwww, Cute kitty!
What a salad! Wow!
I respectfully disagree with you…that is a very photogenic salad! Nice work!
Love the planning of the oats the night before (I’m the same way).
I used to work at Ruby Tuesday, and I feel like it’s only fair if I let people in on a few things – especially about the crutons. They’re delicious, I know, I’ve scarfed my fair share.
Then I was asked to make them…
They’re actually deep fried. The cubes of buttered bread are taken out of their boxes, and dumped straight into the frier. Just like a french fry. In the same grease as fries and onion rings.
Thought I’d let you know, I don’t know if that changes anything.
hi all –
on the subject of salad bars can someone fill me in on some other chain restaurants that have good salad bars other than ruby tuesdays?
Yum, that salad looks great! The cookie container looks huge – at first I thought it was Raisin Bran at the bottom!
smilesara-
They have limited locations, but Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation does a really great spread. They also have bread, pasta, soup, dessert; while it’s easy to go un-healthy, they have many options for vegetarians and low-fat. When you walk in it’s about a 20 foot long bar of just vegetables, it’s wonderful.
yay for the inauguration! the salad looks yummy.
That salad looks great!!!!
Welcome home!
hey! i like the coffee maker. the only trouble is that the water tank doesnt have a large mouth so its difficult to get the water in without spilling when you are half asleep. otherwise, its awesome 🙂 i would get it again!
sarahH ,
I just eat the inside – I didn’t know you could eat the outside! I’ll have to try it.
seelee live,
The Squiggly Line Effect!?
Ansley ,
Good to know, but it doesn’t change anything! I only eat about 5 croutons per salad anyways.
caitlin ,
Awesome! What’s the model number if you don’t mind sharing?
Kath
salad bars are my fav bc you can put all the weird stuff you like on them, i love tons of pickle slices, and the healthy stuff you want instead of fried bacon, cheese and a side of lard.
Wow, I actually want to go to Ruby Tuesday now.
And you’re still eating healthy–don’t worry!
I LOVE ruby tuesdays salad bar!!!!! yum!!!!!!!