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This post is brought to you by Litehouse Foods.
We are coming out of winter hibernation and it won't be long before farmer's markets will be opening up across the country and we'll be seeing the early results of our own gardens coming to life (I already have green onions and cilantro happening on my deck!).
All that delicious fresh produce will be a great canvas to make some delicious salads, veggie sides and mains. Â So why not "dress them up" with some great tasting dressing and herbs?
We've teamed up with Litehouse Foods to giveaway a full set of Litehouse Instantly Fresh Herbs and 12 bottles of Litehouse dressings of your choice.  Everything from the new OPA Pourables to the Green Garden Organics line of dressings! You'll have lots of choices to try.
If you're looking for some recipe inspiration we've got it! Â These mouthwatering ideas from FBC Members are a great place to start:
- Savoury Panna Cotta With Lime Cumin Shrimp
- Crispy Curry Tofu with Mini Peppers in Sweet Onion Sauce
- Pomegranate Hibiscus Salmon Salad
- Cold Kalamata Feta Moussaka with OPA Dressings
And for even more inspiration try this spring favourite of Strawberry Avocado Toast
- 2 slices whole wheat bread
- 1 avocado
- Handful of arugula
- 1 tablespoon OPA by Litehouseâ„¢ Strawberry Poppyseed Dressing
- 3 strawberries sliced
- Poppyseeds (optional)
- Toast both slices of bread until they are crisp.
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the seed. Using a fork, scrape the avocado from the skin and mash slightly within the skin. Spread ½ of the avocado on each slice of toast.
- Toss together the arugula and dressing. Divide the arugula between the two slices of toast and top with the strawberry slices and additional poppyseeds if desired. Serve immediately.
You Can Win With Litehouse
Litehouse is giving away a full set of  Instantly Fresh Herbs and 12 Litehouse dressings to one lucky FBC reader!
Enter by commenting below and telling us your favourite salad add-ins.  You can gain additional entries with social shares!  You have until April 15th to enter
Contest is open to Canadian residents (excluding Quebec), winner will be notified by email and must respond within 48 hours of email notification.  The winner will be required to answer a skill-testing answer. The prize consists of a full set of Instantly Fresh Herbs that will be shipped directly to the winner along with 12 coupons, each redeemable for a free, full-sized Liteshouse Salad Dressing.  Retail value: $175CDN
My favorite add-in to a traditional salad is a sprinkle of granola.
Love adding strawberries and pecans
Salads are a weekly staple in our house 🙂 One ingredient I always resort to cuz it’s always in the pantry would be dried cranberries. Good, simple and very tasty.
I love adding nuts and seeds to salads.
I consistently add cheese and fruit to my salads. I like pears and blue cheese. Feta and dry cranberries.
I could go on and on listing my favourite combos. 😉
Kim
I like adding nuts and seeds and sometimes cheese
avocado and sunflower seeds
I love cheese and bacon bits in my salads.
I could eat greens with avocado, soft boiled egg, pistachios and pickled onions every day of my life.
My favourite add in to salads is spice roasted chick peas and lentils. They not only add the slight spiced up flavour but are amazingly crunchy and healthy too.
I love to throw in fruit, whether it’s strawberries, blueberries, peaches or anything else!
I’ve tried some granola as a mix-in and really loved it in a salad
My fave add ins are pine nuts and avocado!
Diced dried apricots are one of my favourite add-ins
Baked Chickpeas are a staple in the house, always added to salads and other meals for a good texture contrast.
Hmm, I love soft boiled eggs in my salads! Add a boost of protein and makes them more filling 🙂
I like adding nuts and seeds
I like adding some berries to salad, adds some sweet.
love bacon bits i know its bad but i like it
My favorite add-in is cheese
I love to add mushrooms and baby spinach to my salads. cashew bits are nice too
I like cheese and bacon.
I love adding some pumpkin seeds for extra crunch.
pine nuts
This prize looks delicious!!
Garlic is my favorite!
My favourite salad add-ins are cashews and mandarine oranges.
Peanuts! 🙂
Bacon bits and croutons.
I love to add feta cheese and cashews or my salad.
croutons and grated cheese are my favorite add ins
My favourite salad add ins are cheese, bacon, onions, tomatoes and chicken
toasted almonds, cucs and onions
I like to add cheese, seeds and hemp hearts to my salads
LOVE TO ADD CHEESE.ONIONS AND ALMONDS
I like to add raspberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
Right now my favourite salad add in is pears. So good!
Love cranberries and sunflower seeds
I like to add in bacon
I like bacon!!
I love adding green papaya to my salad, gives it a nice crunch!
home baked croutons
I’d be achin’ if for not bacon…
in my salad~!
Anything! Goat cheese, feta cheese, dried cranberries, tofu, the list goes on!
crispy asian noodles. it’s one of those things you don’t know you love then you have it by accident and can’t ever go back.
I love sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds in salads. And cheese!
Favourite thing to add to all my salads is Avocados!! Or Guac!!
I love adding sundried tomatoes and red onions.
almonds
My favourite add-ins are cheese, boiled egg or any kind of peppers
My favourite add-ins are walnuts and dried cranberries.
I love adding nuts – lately it has been almonds!
Berries!
I like to add cheese and onions!
I love nuts and sunflower seeds
I like adding bacon bits. Also using Strawberries or fresh fruit.
Beets – I’m on a big beet kick right now.
tamari almonds
Mine are bacon, hard boiled eggs and grated cheese!
Cheese and nuts are my favourite add ons. By the way I envy your green thumb, cilantro and green onions already?
It depends on the salad but one of my go tos now is nuts or seeds! so good
I love adding black beans or chick peas to my salads along with pumpkin or sunflower seeds for lots of protein.
I love adding shaved almonds to my salad.
I love putting loads of veggies
My favourite salad add-ins are cheese, bacon, and pine nuts.
I like to add dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds.
I like to add avocado to my salads.
Nuts and cheese!
I love adding pepitas to any chopped salad for some crunch!
Cranberries and pecans – they always add so much texture to a salad 🙂
Walnuts and goat cheese are my favourite or pecans if I have them. Yum!
My favourite salad add-on is chickpeas!
I love adding fresh herbs and seeds
I love adding green olives to it or feta. Changes it up a bit.
I love adding avocado and chopped nuts.
Feta and goat cheese are my favourite . I also like to add almonds or pecans.
My favourite add in? Fried squeaky, salty haloumi 🙂
Nuts and cheese make any salad better!
Bacon, cheese and tortilla strips!
avocado and sunflower seeds
Bacon and nuts
I would love to try these dressing and add them with my fennel/peppers/and nuts to my salad
My most favourite are dried cranberries and roasted walnuts!
I like a cut up boiled egg
I had not hard of Litehouse until FBC did a Twitter party with them. Had to find a local store that stocked their line, but always worth the drive!
Like to add fresh herbs & walnuts.
My favourite salad add ins are bacon, croutons and cheese!!
I am a dried cranberry, slivered almonds, feta , and mandarin orangesin addition to my salad.
I like to add bacon, feta cheese and croutons.
I love adding bacon, heirloom tomatoes and spinach to my salads!
Pickled beets avacado and balsamic
I luv adding golden raisins to my salads for a touch of sweetness.
I love adding bacon and cheese
It depends on the type of salad, but I love to add nuts, cheese or hemp hearts
I like to add dried cranberries and sunflower seeds
hemp hearts and strawberries!
pine nuts!
I love adding bacon pieces and sunflower seeds.
I love adding almonds and sunflower seed to my salads.
I like to add to my green salad, tuna, cucumbers, tomatoes and loads of dressing
I like to add bacon almonds and Dried Cranberries. This would be fabulous to win as we adore ours salads & Dressings around here.
I love to add dry cranberries and feta cheese.
I love candied nuts & goat cheese
cranberries, avocado, egg
I like adding cheese to my salads
I like to add some type of nut or some cheese.
I love to add bacon and almonds.
i love adding cranberries, raisins and almonds
Nuts and sunflower seeds
I love adding in feta cheese and olives to my salads.
My favourite salad add-ins are Bacon, Cherry Tomatoes, and Green Olives
I love Strawberries, avocado and feta in my salads!
Bacon bits and all cheeses!!
Garlic Croutons and pine nuts
I love adding cheese….all kinds of cheese! And nuts! All kinds of nuts/seeds!
I like to add feta cheese
Cheese and sliced almonds are my go-to salad add ins
Bacon and cheese are my choice!
I love to add hard boiled eggs and sunflower seeds
croutons, berries and nuts
My fav things to put into salads include chicken strips, walnuts and blueberries
I love walnuts and goat cheese
A touch of grated aged provolone cheese works amazing in a salad!
cheese and bacon bits!
I love adding mango!
Bacon Bits
I dont have a lot of add ins. Occasionally Cheese and Tomatoes and croutons
I love a Greek salad, so my favorites are olives, feta cheese and red onions.
I enjoying topping my greens with some flavoured croutons and shredded cheese. Thank you for a wonderful contest! Good luck all!
I love adding a bit of feta to my salads..
Candied pecans and goat cheese.
I like to add in dried cranberries, hemp hearts and seeds,
I love adding in dry cranberries to my salads!
Pineapple tidbits or avocado with lime juice.
I love adding in sunflower seeds, strawberries and goat cheese.
I like seeds, nuts, and dried fruits!
Crispy chickpeas, toasted nuts, fruit, and cheese are on a solid rotation in this house to keep salad fresh and yummy everyday. My current favourite is adding in a small handful of mixed herbs; it feels very Fresh and perfect for Spring.
I love to add grapes.
I like to add garlic croutons, bacon bits, dried cranberries, sometimes some nuts..
I love adding roasted nuts, feta, and hemp hearts!
I like adding in crispy fried onions, and a sprinkle of chia seeds, I love the crunch!!
I like to add water cress, cucumbers and crunchy roasted cashews to my salads.
Almonds and cranraisins
Sunflower sprouts and grated Parmesan cheese
I like to add small cheese cubes and a variety of nuts.
I love to add cheese and small seeds and nuts to my salad!
Adding raw sunflower seeds is nutritionally great.
nuts,pumpkin seeds and a variety of dried or fresh fruits(cranberries,orange segments,berries etc)
I like adding chicken or fruit (dried or fresh) the most. Occasionally chickpeas or hemp hearts. Depends on my mood, depends on the salad too!!
I love dried cranberries and candied nuts in my salad.
I like to add dried unsweetened cranberries!
Love these new dressings. I like to add seeds, nuts and apples to my salads
I love adding cranberries and pecans to my salad.
Croutons, pumpkin seeds and bacon bits
I like shredded carrots, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs, onions, green peppers, tomatos, and fresh mushrooms in my salads.
My favourite add-ins to salads are cranberries, goat cheese, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, walnuts, and avocados
I like to add in croutons and nuts
onions, black olives and feta! yum!
Bacon bits
I love adding strawberries and almonds. Many thanks!
Sunflower seeds and sliced red onion.
My favorite add in are blue cheese and strawberries.
I love adding fruit especially strawberries, mandarin oranges and cranberries.
I love throwing in any kind of fruit. My husband thinks its weird but it tastes sooo good.
Bacon bits, chopped apples and pecans