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Quick and Easy Salad Ideas

Quick and Easy Salad Ideas:Baked Potato Salad - The next time you are baking potatoes for dinner, bake a few extra and refrigerate them. Cut them into squares and toss with a large green salad.Chili Bean Salad - The next time you make chili, save a little to top your salad the next day.Pizza Salad - Toast a whole wheat tortilla and top it with a large green salad. Use a tomato based salad dressing made with tomato paste, a little olive oil and flavored vinegar.Tuna Toss - Toss a green salad with canned tuna, tomatoes and green peppers and you have a winner that is easy to make and healthy to eat.Brown Rice Salad - The next time you cook a batch of brown rice, cook extra and save it for the next day. Make a large entrée salad with brown rice, tomatoes, oranges, peppers and whatever veggies you have left in your refrigerator. Top it with balsamic vinegar.Fruit Slaw - Slaw tastes better when you add fruit such as apples, pears, peaches or mangoes to it. Toss in a few nuts and you have a winner. The perfect dressing is nonfat vanilla yogurt.