<p>My favorite lunch in the whole wide world is a salad. I eat salad pretty much every day.</p>
<p>I have what you could call a salad habit.&#0160;</p>
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<p>Do you know why I love salad? Let me count the ways. For starters, it&#39;s delicious. It&#39;s good for you, of course. There are no rules when it comes to salad, so you can indulge a bit of your rebellious side. (Think of that next time you eat a salad -- you&#39;re rebelling!)</p>
<p>But the thing I love the most about salads is that they&#39;re easy. Anyone can make a salad, even people who claim to not know how to cook. Because, of course, there&#39;s no cooking involved in salad-making -- it&#39;s all assembly. Just throw whatever you think is delicious in a bowl with some leaves and you&#39;re good.&#0160;</p>
<p>My favorite salad is aurugula with caramelized walnuts, blue cheese, cranberries, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. The one pictured above also has grapes left over from New Year&#39;s Eve. (Latin people are supposed to eat twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight, but I was asleep by then this year, so they went in my lunch instead.)&#0160;</p>
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<p>I used to think making a salad was a big deal. Buying all the ingredients seemed like SUCH a chore. Then I figured out that most anything can go into a salad, and that a lot of the things that are the most delicious come pre-packaged for convenience: Crumbly cheeses, dried fruit, seasoned nuts, crunchy things...the list goes on.</p>
<p>Another thing that has made salad making a breeze is a set of pour spout dispensers for olive oil and balsamic vinegar. No cleaning up! No searching for the huge olive oil bottle! They&#39;re a godsend for lazy people. Ahem.</p>
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<p>What do you put on your salads? Here are some of the things I put in mine:</p>
<p>Eggs</p>
<p>Figs</p>
<p>Pita/tortilla chips</p>
<p>Rotisserie Chicken (or any meat left over from last night&#39;s dinner)</p>
<p>Bacon</p>
<p>Oranges</p>
<p>Cherry tomatoes</p>
<p>Corn</p>
<p>Avocado</p>
<p>Beans: Garbanzo, black, pinto&#0160;</p>
<p>Grapes</p>
<p>Nuts, especially walnuts and almonds</p>
<p>Dressing: I rarely buy commercial dressings because I love olive oil and balsamic vinegar, but maybe you can convince me to try your favorite?</p>
<p>And always, a pinch of sea salt for crunch and flavor</p>
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<p>My three year old loves salad for lunch. My five year old rejects them right now, but he&#39;ll come around. How could he not?</p>
