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Salad is a light meal — or, more commonly a part of a larger meal, such as an appetizer — consisting of mixed vegetables (usually including at least one leaf vegetable) or fruit, often with a dressing or sauce, occasionally nuts and sometimes with the addition of meat, fish, pasta or cheese. It is usually seen as a healthy dish, although not always low in calories, salt, sugar, or fat because of the dressing that is often added. The word "salad" comes from the French ''salade'' of the same meaning, which in turn is from the Latin ''salata'', "salty", from ''sal'', "salt", (See also Sauce , Salsa , Sausage ), for which the word " Salary " is derived from. Salads also exist in some cuisines of Southeast Asia. In Vietnam, these are called ''nộm'' or ''gỏi''. THE GREEN SALAD The "green salad" or "garden salad" is most often composed of some vegetables, built up on a base of Leaf Vegetable s such as one or more Lettuce varieties, Spinach , or Arugula . Other common vegetables in a green salad include Tomato , Cucumber , Peppers , Mushroom , Onion , Spring Onion , Red Onion , Carrot and Radish . Other ingredients such as Pasta , Olive s, cooked Potato es, Rice , Bean s, Crouton s, meat (e.g. Bacon , chicken), Cheese , or fish (e.g. tuna) are sometimes added to salads. Popular types of green salads Dressings A green salad is often served with a dressing. Some examples include:
The concept of salad dressing varies across cultures. There are many commonly used salad dressings in North America. Traditional dressings in southern Europe are Vinaigrette s, while Mayonnaise is predominant in eastern European countries and Russia. In Denmark dressings are often based on Crème Fraîche . In China , where Western salad is a recent adoption from Western cuisine, the term salad dressing (沙拉酱, ''shalajiang'') tends to refer to mayonnaise or mayonnaise-based dressings. Garnishes There are various vegetables and other fare that are often added to green salad. Some of them are:
Again, individual taste usually governs the choice of salad garnishes. OTHER TYPES OF SALAD
Some salads are based on food items other than fresh vegetables:
HISTORY The '' (1699), that describes the new salad greens like "sellery" (celery), coming out of Italy and the Netherlands . Salad is often served as an appetizer before a larger meal. Other traditional western appetizers include, but are not limited to, Bread (often of the garlic variety), and Soup . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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