Zaxby's Zensation, Takes 1 & 2

Wow, have I fallen behind on the blog posting! But I have been eating the salads and taking mental notes on each one. The salad discussed here is the Zensation from Zaxby's, an oriental-themed salad offering.

I loved this salad!

The mixed greens and red cabbage made for a nice blend of flavors. The chicken fingers had a bit of a sweet glaze over them that gave them a nice new taste. The carrots and wontons gave a nice snap to the salad, and the citrus vinaigrette was a nice complement to the sweet taste of the chicken.

But the crown of this salad - and I can't believe I'm writing this - was the Asian cole slaw. I hate cole slaw! This vinegary mix of shredded veggies really hit the spot!

Oh, and the vegetable egg roll was a nice touch as well.

Unfortunately, this salad did not hold up for leftovers on Friday. The cold sesame chicken was too rubbery and not as tasty. Worse, the wonderful Asian cole slaw had soured, with the vinegar taste overwhelming all of the vegetables. After a few bites, these leftovers went into the trash.

Still, I look forward to trying this salad again fresh some time!

Zaxby's Zensation: A+

Zaxby's Zensation as leftovers: D-

Green Leafy Salad - Day 2

Today's salad is also of the fast food variety - the Grilled Chicken Ceasar Zalad from Zaxby's. I'm looking forward to taking in the Downtown Tifton Farmer's Market on Saturday to get fresh veggies and begin making salads. Until then, looks like fast food will do.

The Zaxby's Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad is a good basic salad with grilled chicken. It consists of lettuce, grilled chicken, bacon, melted cheese (Swiss, I think), croutons and a tangy Ceasar dressing.

The chicken is flavorful - kind of a mesquite grilled flavor. The bacon was actually a surprise. It was hiding under the chicken and lettuce at first. At first, I didn't know that I would like bacon with lettuce. I know - bacon bits are standard and have always been a part of my greenless salad. Still, I was surprised that crispy fried bacon provided a nice flavor in a forkful of green, leafy salad.

The melted cheese adds a nice softer texture to a crisp, mostly crunchy salad. The croutongs are actually small cubes of the usual Zaxby's Texas toast, cooked to a greater degree of dryness than the buttered toast that comes with most of their meals. It worked out pretty well.

The Ceasar dressing from Zaxby's was slighty tangy and added another nice layer of flavor to the salad.

At least 363 salad days to go. I would sure love to have some more fresh salad recipes coming into my inbox at CasaGregGoesGreen@bellsouth.net. Should be a fun day at the Tifton Farmer's Market on Saturday!

See you tomorrow with another salad review!