I love adding seeds and raisins to a salad - it makes it very special, and eliminates the "boring-factor"

Another great salad idea starts with a dressing made of 2 parts olive oil, 1 part rice wine vinegar, garlic, mustard to taste over romaine lettuce, with pecans, blue cheese and anjou pears and dried cranberries, yumola!

Laura, I just used your dressing idea and it's amazing - why would I ever go to the trouble of making or buying dressing again?

a Doctor friend gave me this dressing idea. Mix the greens, nuts and fruit you like into a bowl. Pour one heaping tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil all over the salad. Then a heaping tablespoon of balsamic vinegar. And now, a heaping tablespoon of Canadian Maple Syrup. YUM and very healthy!

Yum! I bought a couple of baskets of local strawberries yesterday and put some in a salad, they add so much flavour! And the vitamin C helps you absorb any iron in the salad greens.

A friend of mine came up with a salad that is full of yummy falvor and a variety of ingredients. The recipe is below: -mesculin mix -chopped strawberries -chopped candied pecans -gorgonzola cheese -craisins -avocado For the dressing: Spoonful of grainy mustard One diced shallot One clove of garlic Olive oil & apple cider vinegar (approx 3 parts oil to one part vinegar) Salt & pepper to taste Make it a few hours in advance so that the shallots soak into the oil

Herbs can change a salad in an instant. Used singly or in combination, herbs add variety to familiar ingredients. Add some dill or lots of fresh parsley. My favourite is a combination of Sage, Basil and Parsley. I grow pots of herbs on my balcony so have a variety handy. Use a pair of food-dedicated scissors to "chop" the herbs right into the salad.