I bet you've never eaten all of these ingredients at once in the history of the world!

@TheHorse (238429)
Walnut Creek, California
November 21, 2017 11:31am CST
OK, so I made one of my famous "whatever I have around " salads the other day. Even on cool days, I'm sometimes just in the mood for a salad, rather than something hot. So look at the picture and tell me what you see. I topped it off with blue cheese dressing from Trader Joe's, and it was really good. Spoiler below (soon). Have you ever made something with ingredients that might seem odd together and had it be a wild success?
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Nov 17
You could have put all that in a blender and made a smoothie too .
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much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse What an interesting color that would make . . . I wonder about the taste .
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
@much2say Maybe I'll try it with my NEW BLENDER, just to see.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
The Horror!
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (190157)
• Boise, Idaho
21 Nov 17
I used to eat peanut butter and mustard sandwiches.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (190157)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse ......No.
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Fleur
@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 17
@celticeagle @TheHorse I like cheese with mustard and honey. I might try the peanut butter version!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
That sounds pretty horrific. Do you still?
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117291)
• El Paso, Texas
21 Nov 17
Well, to each their own, I'd rather make a burrito or tortilla pizza.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Isn't in the Bible that man does not live by burrito alone? Maybe it's somewhere else. I do have at least one pollo burrito per week.
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rebelann1949
@rebelann (117291)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Nov 17
I thought it was the Italians who said man does not live by pasta alone??? Don't rightly know @TheHorse
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502979)
• Italy
21 Nov 17
Well, I do not see the blue cheese, but I can see avocado, red onion, red beans, slices of clementines, heart of palm and a pink thing that could be salmon.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502979)
• Italy
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse Clementine are Mandarin oranges without seeds. It looked like salmon because it's pink, the canned tuna we buy here is not at all pink.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Are clementines the same as Mandarin oranges? Mine come from a can. I don't think I put salmon in there, but there is tuna.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382853)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Nov 17
It certainly looks a real mixture. Anything with mandarin slices ought to be pretty nice. I'll wait for the answer.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
I'm trying to remember what I put in there that's hidden--a Roma tomato, I think.
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Melissa
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
22 Nov 17
well, sometimes I will use what I have to make meals.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
What's the most bizarre combination you've come up with?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
@Behindtheguitarbar It seems that almost anything that's green, red, off-white, or orange works in salads. Thank goodness for blue cheese dressing.
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Melissa
@Behindtheguitarbar (2831)
• Guangdong, China
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse no, I haven't made some bizarre combination yet.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
21 Nov 17
I see slices of clementines, red onions,red beans and I don`t know if that`s a cream or cheese?
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse Oh ok It`s kind of a different to me but it looks good
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
There's Swiss cheese hidden, and one or two sliced Roma tomatoes hidden.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 17
@m_audrey6788 It really was tasty.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51849)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
21 Nov 17
I had creamy cole slaw the other day that had raisins in it. I was surprised how well they went with the slaw. But I didn't make it.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (51849)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse No no... it wasn't as bad as you'd think.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69265)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse That carrot salad that I grew up with and now can't stand. I think it was shredded carrots and raisins and mayo.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
@BarBaraPrz I think I've actually had raisins in cole slaw. But I prefer it without.
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vanny
@vandana7 (102699)
• India
3 Dec 17
I have never seen any of the things you have put up there...lol
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vanny
@vandana7 (102699)
• India
3 Dec 17
@TheHorse Now that you tell me, yes, I can see onion, and oranges seemed to be familiar, did you peel them...blink...never seen Roma tomato, hearts of palm, and tuna..tuna I will give it a pass, vegan you know..lol
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 17
Really? I think I started with some onion, and one Roma tomato from my "balcony garden," then topped it with avocado, Mandarin oranges, hearts if palm, tuna, etc.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 17
@vandana7 Oh, if I made this for you without the tuna, you would melt. The Mandarin oranges come in a can.
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
22 Nov 17
I have no idea what any of those are except for the orange maybe.. is that even an orange?
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lady Di
@lady1993 (27221)
• Philippines
23 Nov 17
@TheHorse oh at least i was right about that one
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 17
@lady1993 The beans are pretty common too, but I'm forgetting what we call them here right now.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Canned Mandarin orange.
Fleur
@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 17
My partner does the opposite - he will take two or more things that we like and put them together assuming the combination will be even better. This doesn't always work.
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Fleur
@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
23 Nov 17
@TheHorse for some reason I can't seem to remember them now, except one - gammon with currants. Although I usually like meat and fruit combinations such as lamb with apricots, pork and apple, gammon and pineapple etc., this mix just didn't work at all well.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 17
@Fleura I enjoyed the understated "This doesn't always work." I've had some failures as well. Of course, I don't remember them.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Sounds interesting! Got any counterintuitive examples?
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Fleur
@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 17
I like salads and I like to mix fruits and vegetables. I wasn't sure what the round white things were but I see from the comments below. At least you didn't make it with jello and marshmallows - in my opinion that is not a salad.
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Fleur
@Fleura (35178)
• United Kingdom
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse No definitely not! Here you would expect a salad to be mainly, or exclusively, vegetable matter. However I have lived in the Midwest. Seeing people make 'salads' with just chocolate, jello and marshmallows was very odd. I still have a recipe book a friend there gave me and I take it out now and then just so I can laugh about it!
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
@Fleura Is it called "Cooking like a true Iowan"?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Heh. Do they do that in the UK? Here, if you like jello with bits of canned fruit in it, you're from the Midwest.
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April
@thislittlepennyearns (68259)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
21 Nov 17
Banana, oranges, beans, avacado, blue cheese and tuna?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
There's no banana in there, but there is hearts of palm.
The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
3 Dec 17
@thislittlepennyearns I'm going to score some more today.
April
@thislittlepennyearns (68259)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse I didn't realize they looked that similar. Love hearts of palm
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Desiree Palomo
@Dyvette16 (4299)
• United States
22 Nov 17
Looks very interesting
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69265)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse Are you sure you aren't pregnant??
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
It was REALLY delicious!
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Desiree Palomo
@Dyvette16 (4299)
• United States
22 Nov 17
@TheHorse some times a mixture of things does satisfy the taste buds !
snowy
@snowy22315 (209335)
• United States
22 Nov 17
What is the pink stuff?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
Tuna!
Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69265)
• Centralia, Washington
22 Nov 17
I make a fantastic avocado chocolate pudding. Fooled my Mom.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
The Humanity!
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Nov 17
I see mandarin oranges, kidney beans, looks like banana, but might not be, maybe red onion, and not sure what that round white is - first thought is cream cheese.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Nov 17
It's hearts of palm, which is one of my favorite oddities.
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Angie
@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Nov 17
Yes I have created some good food from whatever is around and some not so good food too! I have never had heart of palm, I do have a can so I should try them. I would eat this salad and yes I did read a few comments
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 17
Heats of palm can be found canned near the regular canned veggies at Safeway and other supermarkets. They're expensive, but really good in any salad!
KURASALA RAVI KUMAR
@crafty01 (481)
• Jamshedpur, India
22 Nov 17
I made dessert as per the recipe it was a success, I might become bold to make experiments with strange ingredients.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 17
Absolutely! Success leads to more creativity!
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Rubeena Bashir Kunju
@rubyriaz007 (4187)
• India
24 Nov 17
No, I have never made anything with ingredients that might seem odd together, but I would definitely try and post if it becomes a wild success.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238429)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Nov 17
I'm trying to remember what's "hidden" in my incredible salad. I think I had some cheese and Roma tomatoes at the bottom.
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