Build a salad! use commercial dressings, praline nuts, toasted seeds, cranberries & more!

Asian slaw; use prepackaged coleslaw mix, asian salad dressing and peanuts.  Toasted sunflower seed work well instead of nuts, I've even added dried cranberries.

a simple mixed salad: add your favourite dressing!

Add plain sugar to coat the pecans (or walnuts or almonds). I turn the element to high, stirring. As soon as sugar starts to melt, stir again and place nuts on a plate to cool quickly (avoids carry over cooking).

Quick cool down while salad is being prepared.

Store any toasted seed or nut in an airtight container in the fridge (nuts contain oil that could go rancid or off.
I package toasted almonds and praline nuts as gifts.

Packaged greens, grape tomatoes, cucumber chunks, red pepper slices, praline pecans with mango chipotle dressing.

Broccoli slaw: bacon, cheese, red onion, cranberries and toasted almonds, or pine nuts or sunflower seeds. 

I keep a bag of bacon crumbles in the freezer (Costco).  I cook them for 30 seconds to crisp before using them in salads

add cheese cubes (I like old cheddar)

I added red onion and dried cranberries; golden raisins work well.

add mayonnaise or miracle whip and stir.  I let mine sit for a few hours, sprinkling the nuts on top right before serving (to keep nuts crisp)