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i love adding a sliced hard boiled egg to salads too.

Something that also makes a salad more filling and easy to eat if you are doing other things (like grabbing a quick lunch while working) is to stuff it into two pita halves. can eat it like a sandwich then.

This is so funny, I just wrote a post about getting my husband to eat salad for dinner by adding a fried egg on top! http://achefsdaughter.com/2009/05/get-your-husband-to-eat-salad-for-dinner/

I like a poached egg on mine if I don't have any hard boiled eggs around. I think that's what I'm going to eat tonight, as a matter of fact.

Lentils would be another good adder.

I added tuna to my lunch time salad just today. One of my favourite ways to combine two of my favourite salad ideas is to put this lentil salad over mache or mixed baby greens:

http://danamccauley.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/lentils-for-lunch
Now that pomegranates are out of season, you can add sliced fresh cherries or golden raisins.

I often find salad not filling enough for lunch. Don't think I've ever been able to have it for dinner!

If I have a salad for lunch, I'm raiding the snack machine within an hour. All that healthy eating goes to waste unfortunately.

Like Tiamat_the_Red, I love poached egg on my salad. Especially with some toast to help sop up the yummy runny egg bits.

I also like dried fruits and nuts. Pepitas and cranberries are two of my favorites. Also fresh peaches are delicious on summer salads of crisp lettuce with a light and creamy dressing and some cheddar cheese.

We eat salad a few times a week for dinner. Here are some of our standbys:
-Hearty veggies like leftover grilled eggplant or zucchini, artichoke hearts, or roasted red pepper.
-Cheese like feta or goat.
-Toasted nuts (makes all the difference), especially slivered almonds, pepitas, walnuts, or sunflower seeds.
-Dried figs, dried cranberries, dried cherries.
-Roasted chickpeas and other crunchy goodness (in college, I had a friend that swore by granola, fresh strawberries, toasted walnuts, and citrus vinaigrette in her salad...).
-Strong oils, like sesame or walnut make a salad seem more filling and luxurious. Also, creamy or strong dressings, like yogurt dill or lemon tahini make a big difference in how filling something is.

All of the above but did anyone mention avocado? That is a great addition-delicious and healthy-to a salad.

Roasted or grilled chicken, grilled steak, grilled or poached fish.

I nourish a lot of people with salad, including myself! The possibilities are really endless when you think about it.

When I cook for myself and my wife we usually prepare a protein like fish, meat or chicken and accompany it with some fresh greens or vegetables--basically a big salad.

our standard is chicken, avocado, and tomato

also love fruit, cheese, and nuts

any left over side like potatoes, pasta, or beans

so nice.

I love to pick up a roasted chicken at the grocery store and add it to any type of salad to boost the protein content and staying power. It's quick, easy, and maybe a dollar more than buying a raw chicken and roasting it myself. I get 5 or 6 meals out of a single chicken. Mushrooms, homemade croutons, avocado, strawberries, dried cranberries, chickpeas, all boost the nutrient content as well as the "umph" factor to a salad.

I'm with mntwmyn - I buy a rotisserie chicken from the store and throw a few ounces on my salad. Sometimes I'll just cutup whatever leftover meat I have from the night before and throw a portion of that on the greens. I also like adding sliced almonds (instead of whole), chickpeas, black beans, corn, diced veggies, craisins or other dried fruit, and edamame (soybeans) to name a few. Another thing I like to do is make a corn/black bean/red onion/cucumber/red pepper salad with a base of vinegar and olive oil and keep that on hand to add to any pile of leafy greens. I don't even need dressing when I add that. All of these things make for a very filling lunch or dinner salad and they make dieting easier when I need to drop some weight.

Lentils, oh how I love them. You can put pretty much anything on lettuce and it will be delicious.

potato slices work too

greek salad! tomatoes, cucumber, red peppers, a little red onion, basil, feta, a few olives and a vinagrette. One of my favourite dinners.

grilled (or just sauteed) asparagus! top a salad with goat cheese, then put the hot asparagus on top. the cheese melts a little and its SO GOOD!

I'm a fan of adding fresh fruits to salads, such as apples, pears, and grapes. It makes it taste very refreshing.

One of our favorite combos is beets (drizzled with balsamic), tuna, hardboiled egg mixed with greens and a little brown rice, and topped (this is key) with Annie's/TJ's Goddess dressing. Something about it all together is scrumptious!