Summer salads make some wacky combinations

Ellyn Ritterskamp

Salads are just so right for summer. Not too heavy and not too hot. I love that we can put all kinds of fruits in them to jazz up the old standby ingredients.

Not a big fan of nuts, though. I like that they work well in salads, but I just mostly don't want to eat them. Some are too salty, and some just leave a funny taste behind, like walnuts. Those little sunflower seeds are nice, though.

It's the lettuce itself that wastes time. It's filling, like water, but iceberg lettuce has very little nutritional value. but there are all those other neat greens to start with instead!

Some other favorites: corn, a little guacamole, strawberries (maybe not all those together, though) and those mild cheeses like Monterrey jack, provolone and Muenster.

What are your favorite salad ingredients? Which ones haven't you tried together? Maybe we should do some experiments!

Onward.