Simple but fancy side/salad

[TammyBear]

When I’m having people over, something that never fails to impress is when I take a slice of fresh, ripe tomato and top it with a thin slice of fresh mozzarella cheese (low fat) and a couple of basil leaves and then lightly drizzle with a good E.V. olive oil and balsamic vinegar (2:1) as a side. Alternately, I can shred the cheese, toss in with halved cherry/grape tomatoes, and sliced up basil with the same dressing as a salad. It looks just like something a fancy restaurant would put out and it’s VERY healthy and diet friendly. Is amazing next to Indian food or grilled meat.

[BigBobby]

I make something pretty similar to this but I take a low fat wholegrain wrap, put tomatoes and basil leaves on it, and melt low fat mozz on top in the oven. it only takes about 5 minutes or less under the broiler and it's like tricking yourself into thinking you're having a pizza when you're actually eating healthy and diet friendly

[Charlotte]

Yummy! That sounds soo good to me right now. Thanks so much TammyBear. I love trying new things - especially easy new things lol

[TaraNorth]

I was just wondering what I should have as a side with my dinner tonight, and this salad looks great. And I'm totally having Indian cuisine lol. Perfect! Thanks TammyBear

[JennyR]

This looks good TammyBear. I'm always glad to come across a salad recipe I've never tried before. I'm a big lover of salad. I find it's the easiest way to get my veggies

[MeSarah]

This is a good salad recipe, and the others posted by JennyR weren't bad either, but does anyone have a healthy recipe that's not a salad?

[ChefMel]

This is a good salad recipe, and the others posted by JennyR weren't bad either, but does anyone have a healthy recipe that's not a salad?

Take all of the above ingredients and chop them up and put them into a wrap. There. Now you have yourself a healthy and very flavorful wrap that can substitute a hearty sandwich. It won't even come close to feeling like you're eating a salad because there's lots of cheese in it. Add extra veggies, too, if you want. That one is hugely flexible.

[MeSarah]

Hahahaha! Thanks ChefMel. You're right about that. Never even thought of making a wrap. Mmm with melted cheese...excuse me, must go make wrap