# Can you top this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 24, 2000, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120 "2000-03-24T04:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/1 "2000-03-24T04:55:00Z")
A salad, that is. What do you put on yours? The little market near where I work has a great salad bar, so I go there pretty much every day. Here’s how I load up… I start with a combination of iceberg and spinach lettuce. Then I top it with sliced mushrooms, black olives, hard-boiled eggs, sliced turkey, artichoke hearts, sunflower seeds, bacon bits, croutons and thousand island dressing (they don’t have blue cheese, or I’d use that occasionally as well). No onions and no tomatoes (blech!). (Can anyone tell I’m hungry tonight? Feed me, Seymore. FEED ME! Hehehe) * * * “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” - Anne Frank ---
**Author:** ![Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a88e57/32.png) [@Trout\_Mask\_Replica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trout_Mask_Replica)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/2 "2000-03-24T05:14:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Shayna: > **A salad, that is. What do you put on yours?** I’m not picky, so long as they’ve got feta cheese. Mm mm good! Dammit. Now _I’m_ getting hungry. * * * TMR “You should apologize for using up oxygen and other essential supplies that are desperately needed for survival by banana slugs.” – Judith Bandsma ---
**Author:** ![Shagrath\_Borgir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@Shagrath\_Borgir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagrath_Borgir)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/3 "2000-03-24T05:19:00Z")
Have you ever tried frumunda cheese? It’s a little salty but oh well… 😉 :::ducking::: * * * “Oh dreadful angel of mine, enrich me with the vastness of your being…” ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/4 "2000-03-24T05:27:00Z")
I like a good Caesar salad with the mini shrimp on it. – Sylence * * * “Excuse me, are you reading Torah and eating crayons?” ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/5 "2000-03-24T05:51:00Z")
I am not a veg head, so I load as much as I can: ham shreds turkey shreds hard boiled eggs sprouts chedder cheese cucumber croutons and whatever else happens to be there I like swimming in Italian dressing (occasionally, I like a good Green Goddess dressing, but rarely a creamy one) ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/6 "2000-03-24T05:55:00Z")
I like nuts on my salad. Particularly pistachio’s and cashews. Also kidney beans. Sounds weird, but tastes good. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/7 "2000-03-24T06:02:00Z")
Forgot one major item, even though it’s on the side, cottage cheese, I love that stuff! \< grumble, now I am starving \> ---
**Author:** ![evilbeth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/evilbeth/32/2268_2.png) [@evilbeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/evilbeth)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/8 "2000-03-24T06:57:00Z")
Salad is my absolute favorite food! My favorite one is iceberg lettuce and spinach, with bacon, sharp cheddar cheese, cucumbers, carrots, turkey, garlic dill pickles, green and red onions, a little bit of garlic, pumpernickel croutons, dry rice noodles and ranch dressing, topped with fresh chives. * * * I always try to do things in chronological order. ---
**Author:** ![Sue\_Duhnym](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/9 "2000-03-24T07:29:00Z")
I make a salad that is really simple, looks very elegant, and is awesome if you’re throwing a dinner party. Bibb lettuce Feta cheese Dried cranberries Slivered almonds A garlic vinaigrette Don’t toss! At a salad bar, I like: Regular salad mix (nothing fancy!) Cheddar cheese Garbanzo beans Bacon bits 1000 Island Dressing. Some croutons and a few cherry tomatoes. Yuuuummmmmmmm. * * * A woman needs four animals in her life: A mink in the closet, a Jaguar in the garage, a tiger in the bedroom, and an ass to pay for it all. —Zsa Zsa Gabor ---
**Author:** ![Doobieous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/10 "2000-03-24T07:30:00Z")
well if I go to a salad bar, usually they have iceberg lettuce soo… on top of that I like: -tomatoes (sliced or cherry) -sprouts -crumbled hard boiled egg yolks (just a little) -cheddar cheese -croutons -red onion -red beets -crumbled bacon -chick peas -ranch or bleu cheese dressing (I only like italian if the salad is mostly lettuce) Anyway I don’t usually like when we have salad here because my parents don’t always buy all of those things, and we usually only have italian (gets boring after a while). * * * Dominus ex equo descendit, villamque intravit. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/11 "2000-03-24T16:44:00Z")
I’m a salad minimalist: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, celery. None of your weird breads or meats, thanks! Atop it, no dressing—just lemon juice. Maybe lime. ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/12 "2000-03-24T17:07:00Z")
Alfalfa sprouts, carrots, sunflower seeds, chopped hard-boiled eggs, broccoli, bit of chopped mushrooms, dry chow mein noodles, sprinkle of real/fake bacon bits and _real_ ranch dressing. After downing a plate of this rabbit food it’s onto the medium-rare steak and the much needed cow blood infusion. * * * _…send lawyers, guns, and money…_ ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/13 "2000-03-24T17:45:00Z")
Fried catfish and white gravy. seriously, I just like pepper, cheese, and Italian dressing on mine (Caesar’s salad). * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. ---
**Author:** ![TheUnforgiven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TheUnforgiven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheUnforgiven)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/14 "2000-03-25T06:28:00Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by Bluepony: > \*\*… dry chow mein noodles… > \*\* Awwww, yeah! Chow mein noodles _make_ a salad! And for some reason, they seem to taste the best with Ranch dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Havoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Havoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havoc)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/15 "2000-03-25T06:38:00Z")
My salad dishes are always an accompaniment to healthy portions of meat, so I’ve never figured out why it’s so important to have meat in my own salads. That said, I like my tossed salads nice and simple: - Iceberg lettuce - Chopped onion, green onion - Sliced radishes - (Sliced cucumber optional) - Cheddar cheese cubes - Golden Italian dressing My caesar salads are even simpler. Just give me lots of croutons! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/16 "2000-03-24T19:21:00Z")
My typical salad: that crunchy lettuce that they sell in the store with the roots still on it, tomatoes, cucumbers, avocado, scallions, grated carrots. For the dressing, I go the cheap/easy way and use Paul Newman’s italian dressing. (Though sometimes I’ve been know to try and make my own with oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, mustard.) If I’m in a carnivorous mood, I’ll throw some tuna in there, and/or some feta cheese. Simple and easy! I am unable to eat a salad without plenty of bread available though. ---
**Author:** ![MadPoet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@MadPoet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPoet)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/17 "2000-03-24T19:41:00Z")
My usual salad: Lettuce Carrot Cheese Chicken Salsa Mmm… salsa salad. * * * [http://www.madpoet.com](http://www.madpoet.com) “I never meant to hurt you,” you said, And buried yourself in lies instead. Next time I would rather be slain, Than forced to bear your mercy again. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/18 "2000-03-25T02:56:00Z")
At the salad bar I take -Lettuce -Tomatoes (Wedges or cherry tomatoes) -Sliced cucumber -Green pepper -Ham and/or turkey shreds -Hard-boiled eggs -Sprouts -Shredded cheese (as many kinds as they have) -Carrot shreds -Croutons -Ranch dressing I like my salads to be meals. * * * Your Official Cat Goddess since 10/20/99. _Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men’s clothes where you got that?_ ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2000, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-top-this/15120/19 "2000-03-25T04:31:00Z")
Ugh. Rabbit food. When I must eat salad, it gets: Lettuce Lots of croutons Lots of bacon bits (crunchy fakies, not the chewy real ones, please) LOTS of ranch dressing –Tim * * * We are the children of the Eighties. We are not the first “lost generation” nor today’s lost generation; in fact, we think we know just where we stand - or are discovering it as we speak.