The Art of the Perfect Salad
With hot temps and tons of walking to do, summertime is prime time for indulging in a refreshing, light and healthy salad. But as your Haute Hostess Girlfriend (have you told us why SHE is your Haute Hostess Girlfriend in the National Girlfriend Awards yet?) and IReallyLikeFood.com know, making the right salad takes a leeeetle more effort than just some lettuce leaves, meat and dressing.
See their suggestions for building a perfect salad and share yours below!
When I approach a salad bar, do I plop a bunch of things into my bowl haphazardly until I think I’ve had my fill?
NO! I practice the fine art of salad-building. My friends have seen me go from one side of the salad bar to the other, back and forth, putting things in a specific order and walking about half a mile in the process.
Alors alors, here is my salad-building process.
BASE: I love romaine lettuce and spinach. I don’t know exactly what goes into “mixed greens,” but when I see them I get them! Iceberg lettuce is just crunchy water; the deeper the greens, the more nutrients.
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Post a CommentI LOVE SALADS AND HAVE MY OWN WAY OF MAKING THEM ALSO. I BUY THE SPRING SALAD AND WITH THE MIXTURE I SOMETIMES JUST EAT THAT WITH A LITTLE DRESSING.
Love salads.
I think I want to make up my own salad…
Wow!!!!
Hmm. I love Caesar dressing, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Lots of other things but those are my favorites! On Summer days I love iced tea, watermelon, popsicles, and pineapples.
When I eat at the salad bar I put everything on my salad. This salad really looks good and makes me want one to eat right now.
I love watercress, Strawberries, baby Spinach, Arugula. Yummy!!
My perfect salad is colored bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, spinach and romaine, with maybe some carrots and celery thrown in.
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Love salads!!! Romaine, spinach, radicchio, sunflower seeds, feta cheese, artichokes….don’t forget non lettuce salads, chicken salad, egg salad. Yum!!
A salad is such a versatile meal. A really great salad can feel like a full course with all the right ingredients. I also think that the dressing has to be on point. It can make or break the salad.
if a salad has great components & is done right it could be great everyday!!
this looks good, I’m going to have to try this soon, especialy on warm days when i don’t feel like cooking, a nice salad works for dinner
love spinach and ranch honestly
I almost always get the same ingredients, my name is Miss. Plain Jane.! Iceburg lettuce, ranch, croutons, cheese.
I love making funky different kinds of salads. It is just one of my favorite foods.
Salad is okay, I like my food hot usually.
MMMMMMMMM I looove salads
The perfect salad includes mastering the size of the ingredients.
I love adding fruits especially strawberries to salads.