If you put steak on that salad, add a little blue cheese. Top it with a bit of Parmesan or feta. A small amount of a highly flavored cheese can go a long way toward making the bland better. Nuts and seeds. Whether it's sesame seeds for an Asian touch or sunflower seeds topping fruit and cottage cheese, seeds add texture and flavor.
Nuts do, too.
Fresh fruit adds a light, bright touch and great low-fat nutrition. Finely chopped fresh herbs can add complexity to your salad. Add mint to a light fruit salad, parsley to a green salad or basil to a salad with tomatoes.