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17 Easy Ways to Top Your Salad, from Savory Granola to Shrimp

Gussy up your salad with these crunchy, creamy, toppings, from savory granola to avocado salsa.
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Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott

We've had it with boring salads. There's something so disheartening about cracking open a homemade lunch only to find limp lettuce, a few spears of cucumber and some hard tomato—so we're getting a little crazy. We're going big. From bacon-y roasted chickpeas to salt-and-pepper skirt steak, our salads will never look (or taste!) the same again.

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    Savory Granola

    Granola breaks free from the yogurt-and-berries routine, taking its rightful place on top of your salad.

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    Bacony Roasted Chickpeas

    These are crispy and crunchy, making them a fine stand-in for croutons. A little bacon fat never hurt anybody, either.

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    Fluffy Omelet

    We try to have hard-boiled on hand, but when we're time-pressed, this omelet takes just five minutes before work.

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    Spiced Pistachios

    Pistachios flavored with ginger, cayenne, and Angostura bitters? How fancy of you.

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