Green is better

So, we had been talking about salad and healthy eating for quite some weeks. But as I was trying to make a salad with something new and innovative some days back, it knocked my mind that people do eat salads but are they aware of its different types? Well, I think most people don’t. Do you?

Don’t worry… There are many international franchises of salad bars where you get to find a wide array of salad items to choose from. Today we will be talking about the different types of salad that you can prepare and have as per your liking.

Prepared with a variety of vegetables, fruits, meats and cheese, salads are the most creative dish that every foodie will love to try out. At the same time, not only do you get to don your best creative cap, but also munch on foods that have high nutrient value. Now let’s have a look at the different types of salads that are listed at international franchise food menus:

  • Garden Salad: This is the commonly available salad which is also popularly known as the ‘green salad’. Prepared with a combination of various vegetables such as lettuce, tomato, peppers, cheese, onion etc, this salad mostly comes without any definite dressing. You can add all and any ingredient of your choice to make this salad more yummy and tasty.
  • Waldorf Salad: A simple salad that is nutty and fruity in combination, Waldorf salad is prepared with almonds, nuts, grapes, apples etc. It is typically a salad dish that you will find at New York.
  • Greek Salad: Highly popular with a flavor of the nation, this Greek salad has a tangy taste to it due to its ingredients such as tomato, cucumber, cheese, onion and olive oil to name a few.
  • Cobb Salad: Also termed as ‘a combination of leftover ingredients’, the origin of Cobb salad dates back to 1937 when Robert Cobb, the owner of the Brown Derby restaurant came up with this dish for late nigh theater goers. Just slicing and chopping of any ingredients at hand such as lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, boiled eggs, chicken, bacon etc and tossing them together with cheese and vinegar makes it a delicious Cobb salad.
  • Caesar Salad: Believed that this salad was first originated by Caesar Cardini in the restaurant Tijuana Mexico in the year 1924, the preparation of this dish consists of lettuce, cheese, croutons etc.

With no end to salad variations, there are many more types of salads for you to savor on. All these salads sound easy and tempting, right? So why wait. Do give these recipes of different salad types a try.

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