QUOTE(Acadian @ Aug 5 2020, 01:02 PM)
Decrepit, sounds like some creative and healthy 'culinaries' you've got going there. Tell me more about salading with baby limas - are they canned, fresh, frozen/thawed?
Hmmm...
I eat salads for supper most days of the year. Since going on full retirement, I eat salad suppers every day except those days I don't/can't eat a full supper for whatever reason. Composition of said salad has changed over time. At the moment it consists of:
Four or so NatureSweet Constellation tomatoes, slided. These are small, varied-colore tomatoes, each color having a unique flavor. Not as good as Wild Wonders, which they resemble and replace, but not bad by any means. Easily preferable to slicing tomatoes.
A smallish number of red onion slices.
A smallish number of red bell pepper slices. Rather bland, a minuscule bit more flavorful that green bells imo.
A decent amount of carrot slices.
Some finely chopped Jalapeño.
Iceberg Lettuce.
A decent amount of Baby Limas. My newest addition.
Tuna.
A liberal amount of Black Pepper.
A less liberal amount of Mrs Dash Salt Free Garlic & Herb Seasoning.
Dressing, Thousand Island at present.
(One hard-boiled egg sprinkled with Paprika on the side.)
(Half a Fuji apple for dessert).
This concoction can be a bit of the bland side, The Jalapeño help correct that. Small as I chop 'em, they are never overpowering, but add a nice warm pepper flavor. Lima's help too, adding a distinct robust flavor that complements the other ingredients. For now I'm using thawed/frozen Limas. A bag normally lasts me most of a week or more, and being frozen there's no worry over spoilage.
I've wanted to expand beyond Thousand Islands for years. But the very few other dressings I like either disappear from store shelves or prove to be migraine triggers.
Not the most flavorful of salads, but it's fairly healthy (minus the dressing) and fits within my limited budget.