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    What Type Of Greens Do You Use For Salads?

    07/30/2007 - 9:01AM by partysugar
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    jhuck's picture
     
    jhuck [+]

    I used to use Romaine all the time but found that I got bored with taste. I used mixed greens now, and my only criticism of it is that every once and a while you'll get a piece that still tastes like eating a plant you just picked out of a random place.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:37am Report Comment
    calibabi's picture
     
    calibabi [+]

    mostly i prefer romaine. but depending on the salad, i also really like spinach. and depending on what's on sale, sometimes i get iceburg or mixed.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:42am Report Comment
    jillybean's picture
     
    jillybean [+]

    I've become a salad snob - I NEVER buy iceberg and very rarely Romaine, unless its winter and there is nothing else. I LOVE mixed greens and spinach. Lately I've been lucky enough to get homegrown lettuce and spinach from my mom's garden. What a difference!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:47am Report Comment
    SweetPeasMom's picture
     
    SweetPeasMom [+]

    I ♥ baby spinach in salads. No matter what I use, I always throw some baby spinach in there now.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 9:59am Report Comment
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    lemuse20 [+]

    Romaine w/ some spinach. Why eat Iceburg? There's more nutrition in the greener salad, so I think if you're going to eat a salad, eat a green one!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:01am Report Comment
    LaLa0428's picture
     
    LaLa0428 [+]

    I hate iceberg lettuce.

    6
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:04am Report Comment
    Seraphim's picture
     
    Seraphim [+]

    everything but iceberg Smiling

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:05am Report Comment
    studio524's picture
     
    studio524 [+]

    Mixed greens mostly but it really depends on the ingredients in the salad itself. I LOVE my dark green leafies.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:06am Report Comment
    Random's picture
     
    Random [+]

    Mixed greens or spinach for me! Then I throw in some pear slices, saskatoons, or strawberries.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:26am Report Comment
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    SapphireSky [+]

    In addition to mixed baby greens/spinach I have been enjoying baby arugula "salads" w/balsamic and fresh raspberries as of late...

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:32am Report Comment
    GeikoSera's picture
     
    GeikoSera [+]

    Mix of romaine, red leaf/green leaf and butter/boston lettuce. Smiling

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:32am Report Comment
    radarkitty's picture
     
    radarkitty [+]

    I like the spring mix and/or spinach. But the herb mix at Trader Joe's that I just discovered is becoming my new favorite.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:33am Report Comment
    JBlondie's picture
     
    JBlondie [+]

    I love boston lettuce as well as baby spinach! I hate iceberg!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:33am Report Comment
    millarci's picture
     
    millarci [+]

    My parent would always give me iceberg lettuce growing up. I hated it. I had to use a creamy dressing like ranch dressing in order to eat it. After awhile it wasn't working. (plus the ranch was too many calories). I switched to mixed greens and I love it! I'll never eat iceberg again!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:34am Report Comment
    FitSugar's picture
     
    FitSugar [+]

    arugula!!!! rocket!!!! arugula!!!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:43am Report Comment
    redsugar's picture
     
    redsugar [+]

    My husband has "issues" with spring mix type lettuces. I guess they are too much like weeds for him. We usually do romaine because it is hardy and he likes it too.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:44am Report Comment
    Chaoticfury's picture
     
    Chaoticfury [+]

    All of the above plus arugula, kale, and butter. Other greens include peas and string beans. I need variety or I'll never eat a salad (sad but true).

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:59am Report Comment
    rubialala's picture
     
    rubialala [+]

    Raw spinach.

    18
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:05am Report Comment
    ALSW's picture
     
    ALSW [+]

    Depends what I'm in the mood for. I'll use spinach, mixed greens, romaine, whatever!

    19
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:07am Report Comment
    CamillaCat's picture
     
    CamillaCat [+]

    I prefer mixed greens, but whatever is on sale is what I usually buy.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:09am Report Comment
    psangel's picture
     
    psangel [+]

    I use all of them..Depending on what type of Green salad I am making.

    21
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:17am Report Comment
    shafiii's picture
     
    shafiii [+]

    ice berg is my all time favorite and also romain!

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:43am Report Comment
    Linda McP's picture
     
    Linda McP [+]

    All of the above, except Iceberg. Baby spinach and arugula are my favorites.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 12:12pm Report Comment
    LaLaLaurie06's picture
     
    LaLaLaurie06 [+]

    it's really a toss-up between romaine and iceberg. depends on what kind of salad i'm making. or i'll do a mixture of both.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 12:23pm Report Comment
    vina's picture
     
    vina [+]

    I didn't know people still used iceberg for salads.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 1:10pm Report Comment
    rothchild's picture
     
    rothchild [+]

    i use all of the above depending on the dressing. Vinaigrettes for more delicate lettuces such as red leaf and creamy dressings for romaine or iceberg..I also like arugula, butter, or boston...

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 2:21pm Report Comment
    SWEET C's picture
     
    SWEET C [+]

    i love all.. i mean as boring as iceberg can be nothing beats a wedge salad with blue cheese and bacon and red onion YUM

    27
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 2:47pm Report Comment
    love2camp's picture
     
    love2camp [+]

    I hate the spring mixes - sometimes you'll get a bite that tastes like weeds, though I love romaine, spinach, and butter lettuce!

    28
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 3:44pm Report Comment
    galpal's picture
     
    galpal [+]

    Baby Arugula. Spring Mix gets slimy quickly.

    29
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 4:16pm Report Comment
    7bits's picture
     
    7bits [+]

    Ahhhh iceberg - brings me back to school lunches with the blocks of stacked iceberg lettuce drowning in never-ending thousand island dressing.

    30
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 4:27pm Report Comment
    soupergirl's picture
     
    soupergirl [+]

    mixed greens (and reds), romaine, red leaf and green leaf.

    31
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 5:15pm Report Comment
    chiefdishwasher's picture
     
    chiefdishwasher [+]

    I agree that there is nothing like a nice wedge of iceberg. Why put weeds on the table to eat. Iceberg worked when I grew up and it is still the one.

    32
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:27pm Report Comment
    earthylovingirl's picture
     
    earthylovingirl [+]

    Spinach...with cherry tomatoes.

    33
    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 10:55pm Report Comment
    tdamji's picture
     
    tdamji [+]

    i only use spinach. my mom always serves romaine and iceburg...yuck. oh, sometimes i like butter lettuce.

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    Mon, 07/30/2007 - 11:36pm Report Comment
    krystalmak's picture
     
    krystalmak [+]

    I honestly don't know what the greens are... lol.. I think I'm in it for the dressing..

    35
    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 1:18am Report Comment
    phonetic's picture
     
    phonetic [+]

    All of the above!!

    36
    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 3:18am Report Comment
    pinupsweetheart's picture
     
    pinupsweetheart [+]

    I know it is not good for me, but I love the crunchy taste of iceburg

    37
    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 11:26am Report Comment
    ktacce's picture
     
    ktacce [+]

    i'm a fan of baby mixed greens, especialy the pacifica salad from fresh express... with tofu! yum.

    38
    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 12:58pm Report Comment
    mizz_jennii's picture
     
    mizz_jennii [+]

    i usually mix a little bit of everything, extra baby spinach Smiling

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    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 12:59pm Report Comment
    CRob's picture
     
    CRob [+]

    I haven't figured out how to keep the baby greens from getting slimy if I don't use them the day I buy them. I usually prefer romaine or butter because they're hardier and I don't have to serve them the minute I buy them.

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    Tue, 07/31/2007 - 11:58pm Report Comment
    Punkingirl's picture
     
    Punkingirl [+]

    I've been enjoying a salad made with arugula, grapefruit, and avocado with a champange vinegar vinagrette....Yum!

    41
    Thu, 08/02/2007 - 10:07am Report Comment
    zoomusicgirl's picture
     
    zoomusicgirl [+]

    anything but iceberg lettuce!

    42
    Sat, 08/04/2007 - 11:35am Report Comment
    vmruby's picture
     
    vmruby [+]

    the mixed greens(spring mix).....

    43
    Tue, 08/07/2007 - 10:39am Report Comment

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