# What's your salad look like? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 11, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494 "2012-03-11T21:52:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/1 "2012-03-11T21:52:09Z")
I like any kind of lettuce, although I prefer crunchy to chewy-leafy. Bacon, tomato, sweet peppers, feta or blue cheese, cranberries. Sunflower seeds are nice, too. Then ranch or a blend of ranch and Italian. Oh! Good summer tomatoes if available. How about you? I’m in a salad sort of mood… ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/2 "2012-03-11T22:04:36Z")
Classic and pared-down: lettuce, tomato, cucumber and celery. Just lemon or lime juice, no other dressing. And no croutons or cheese or meat or fowl or jujubes or buttons or any of that other nonsense that has no business anywhere near a salad. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/3 "2012-03-11T22:09:29Z")
I like to add shaved Parmesan cheese, dried pomegranate and mandarin orange slices. I’ve been enjoying Catalina dressing lately. It’s a nice change. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/4 "2012-03-11T22:10:30Z")
Lettuce, tomato, chicken, bacon bits and cheese. Croutons, too, if I feel like it. So…basically a club sandwich with salad dressing (either Cesar or Italian, by preferance), instead of butter and mayo. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/5 "2012-03-11T22:17:01Z")
Mix of romaine and iceberg lettuce topped with feta cheese, chopped green olive, sesame seeds and cherry tomato. Light touch of a spicy vinaigrette please. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/6 "2012-03-11T22:24:57Z")
No croutons! No cucumber! No lawn trimmings! Lettuce, some tomato, some diced ham and/or turkey, slices of hard-boiled egg, some red onion, a couple of pepperoncini, and ideally Sizzlers hot bacon dressing, which has been banned since the 80s. Otherwise Thousand Island or maybe a spicy French dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/7 "2012-03-11T22:30:44Z")
This…[http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=](http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=)[http://chaosinthekitchen.com/images/brieburger.jpg&imgrefurl=http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/08/burgers-with-brie-caramelized-onions-and-horseradish-mayo/&h=520&w=519&sz=219&tbnid=QyOYsALhnZtF6M:&tbnh=121&tbnw=121&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpicture%2Bof%2Ba%2Bfully%2Bloaded%2Bburger%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=picture+of+a+fully+loaded+burger&docid=iIwNVoc2wfHCHM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TSddT8HcG6fL0QHHy6TEAQ&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ](http://chaosinthekitchen.com/images/brieburger.jpg&imgrefurl=http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/08/burgers-with-brie-caramelized-onions-and-horseradish-mayo/&h=520&w=519&sz=219&tbnid=QyOYsALhnZtF6M:&tbnh=121&tbnw=121&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dpicture%2Bof%2Ba%2Bfully%2Bloaded%2Bburger%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=picture+of+a+fully+loaded+burger&docid=iIwNVoc2wfHCHM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TSddT8HcG6fL0QHHy6TEAQ&ved=0CDAQ9QEwAQ) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/8 "2012-03-11T22:46:49Z")
Cobb, with blue cheese dressing. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/9 "2012-03-11T23:15:18Z")
Mine always looks awful, and after all that work making it. I’d rather buy the pretty pre-packaged deli salads with the works and pay the $6. ---
**Author:** ![LVBoPeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/858c86/32.png) [@LVBoPeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVBoPeep)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/10 "2012-03-11T23:54:41Z")
I like the Trader Joes Herb/Lettuce mix. Feta cheese, craisins!, balsalmic, sunflower seeds, good tomatoes. I do like meaty salads, chicken or grilled shrimp goes good with the above. Actually, I’ve met few salads or salad ingredients I don’t like. Happiness is a good salad bar with artichoke hearts, hearts of palm, fresh peas!, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/11 "2012-03-12T00:00:46Z")
Lettuce - I prefer Olivia’s Spring Mix with herbs, but if I am doing a single lettuce it’s green leaf or romaine. Tomato, cucumber, red bell pepper, scallions. Dried cherries, and nuts of some sort, preferably sliced almonds, pistachios or walnuts. A little ranch or caesar dressing. Crusty roll. MMMMMMMMMMMMMM ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/12 "2012-03-12T00:02:27Z")
Classic? Lettuce, cherry tomatos, green onions, cucumber slices and cubes of carrot with homemade Ranch dressing with lots of buttermilk. Fancy? Fennel, prosciutto, pomegranate seeds, feta cheese and homemade honey mustard dressing. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/13 "2012-03-12T00:06:19Z")
Shredded gem or Romaine lettuce, cucumber cut to julienne, or quarter slices, strips of red pepper. Tomatoes sliced with torn basil in a separate dish. Dressing in a jug to be added as an option per diner. ---
**Author:** ![tomcar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/14 "2012-03-12T00:09:36Z")
No white or gooey dressings…, ---
**Author:** ![JessEnigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cdc98d/32.png) [@JessEnigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JessEnigma)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/15 "2012-03-12T00:28:59Z")
If I’m in the mood for something simple… Spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, bit of parmesan or mozzarella, and a teeny bit of caesar dressing or maybe ranch if I only have that around. Sometimes I’ll add a bit of bacon or maybe hardboiled egg to that, but that’s rare. If I’m in the mood for this one, I’ll eat it for days. If I’m in the mood for a big salad as a meal… Either mixed lettuce or these little gem lettuces I like to get, cucumber, mushrooms, bell pepper, hardboiled egg, cheddar, and whatever meat I have around like chicken or ham, topped with a bit of ranch or caesar dressing again. I also like either pineapple or cherry tomatoes but not both together, so it depends on whatever I’m in the mood for that day. If I’m _really_ feeling fancy, I’ll add some kidney beans and maybe some sunflower seeds, but I don’t usually bother with that if I’m fixing it all at home. And now that I’ve typed this all up, I think I know what I might be having for dinner tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/16 "2012-03-12T00:30:53Z")
We eat a ton of salad in spring. It tends to be: -Mixed greens from garden -Toasted pecans or walnuts (always) -Cucumber, tomato, oriental peas, etc. as in season -Carrot rounds -Sometimes shaved parmesan -Balsamic-based dressing We toss the salad in tupperware with the dressing, rather than pouring it on each serving. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/17 "2012-03-12T00:39:55Z")
I’ve been buying bags of washed baby spinach for salads lately, because it keeps longer than lettuce in the fridge . A few tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese and Newman’s Own Lite Balsamic dressing and I’m good to go, salad-wise. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/18 "2012-03-12T00:45:44Z")
Modified Caesar: Chop up romaine and iceberg lettuce, chinese (Napa) cabbage optional, add shaved red cabbage for crunch, add Parmesan or other shredded, sharp cheese, and toss. Then toss with pepper and Italian dressing (Good Seasons made fresh is good). Top off with grilled chicken and/or ham strips. Don’t forget to serve with white wine. It’s a meal! ---
**Author:** ![Hakuna\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hakuna\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hakuna_Matata)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/19 "2012-03-12T01:17:24Z")
Steak salad–which we just had for dinner Mixed greens sliced celery sauteed mushrooms sauteed onions sauteed red and orange peppers medium rare steak sliced grilled on the Big Green Egg balsamic vinegar dressing MacTarnahans Amber Ale to drink It was awesome. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494/20 "2012-03-12T01:18:02Z")
Although I’m a sucker for a good Caesar, my salad bar choices lean towards: Romaine, red onions, bell peppers, boiled eggs, bacon, sunflower seeds or pecans, cranberries or raisins, shredded parmesan or asiago cheeses, honey mustard dressing. Sort of a sandwich without the bread. Or, if the croutons look good and fresh, sort of a deconstructed sandwich. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-salad-look-like/615494.md?page=2)