Salads, I love them. The idea that a salad should not contain cabbage is weird. White cabbage, sliced thinly and then cut finely produces what I think of as cabbage rice. Rice sized pieces of cabbage go nicely into any salad. Red cabbage is coarser but also goes well into a salad. Before I assumed my current small volume diet I would have at least one salad a day in summer. Less in winter. I had several kinds of dressings over the years. Oil based, vinegar based and, most recently soya yogurt based.
A salad can be a carbohydrate free meal. If you require more protein add cheese or mackerel.