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Salad

Salads, personally add a wonderful, refreshing and uplifting food experience. Typically served cold, salads can be created from an endless amount of chosen ingredients and can be put together with almost any veggie or fruit. Traditionally, salads are made with veggie-based ingredients with other ingredients added, served as is or cooked. Most salads that I have tried tend to have a green leaf base with a variety of ingredients added and a liquid topping. If the salad is served cold, a liquid topping (i.e. dressing, a seasoned oil, fruit juice, etc...) is typically added. If the salad is served cooked, the traditional accompanying liquid topping is sometimes blended in the ingredients. Deciding upon what ingredients to add in a salad creation highly depends on the base of the salad. There are many bases to choose from, but if you choose a veggie base then simply add ingredients that taste well with the veggie base. If the veggie base is served cold, try tasting the chosen ingredients before adding a chosen liquid topping. The chosen liquid topping will definitely change the taste of the salad, but it should add flavor and enhance the overall taste of the dish. If the veggie base is cooked, the chosen ingredients, as well as the chosen liquid topping, can be blended together to enhance the flavor of the salad or served with the chosen liquid topping on the side. Keep in mind that when the base of a salad is cooked, the texture and taste may change, so adding additional liquid toppings while or after cooking will assist with the desired taste of the salad. Also, keep in mind that the base for a salad does not have to be veggie. Popular salad bases, such as pasta or fruit, can create a beautiful salad recipe. Also, blending raw ingredients together that do not include veggies can create a wonderful salad. Remember, when you are experimenting with “salad creations” that there are many different ingredients to put together and the possibilities are endless. Enough about this and more on the ingredients to add to some popular yummy salads. 

The following suggest some ingredients to add to a few tasty salads:

Spring Salad

1. Lettuce (try spinach and/or arugula)

2. Additions (try berry and/or cucumber)

3. Dressing (try cream bases and/or oil bases)

Pasta Salad

1. Noodle (try different size, shapes, and types)

2. Additions (try veggies and/or cheeses)

3. Dressings (try oil bases and/or au jus sauce)