Salad Buffet, Sort Of / myLot

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Gouverneur, New York

January 2, 2019 9:01am CST

Whenever we have company for dinner and salad is on the menu I have a little card table set for a make-your-own salad selection table. I know not everyone like the same thing in their salad and know that this way I do not have to worry about what I am putting in it. I generally have a bowl of lettuce and a bowl of fresh baby spinach leaves and surround them with smaller bowls of all types of goodies they can choose from to add to their bowl. I also add meat to the selection when the salad it the main food being offered, usually for lunch. I love my salad but I typically do not eat it the same way every time. My family got used to me doing this a long time ago and seem to love the idea. Do you make the typical salad - lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers... or do you add other veggies and fruit to them?

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much2say

@much2say (57760)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Jan 19

We do that for taco salad - everyone can toss their own stuff together. Good idea to do that with a regular salad! Our salads are usually whatever we have on hand - we try to vary it anyway.

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jan 19

We do too. Not everyone wants a pre-dressed taco.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

2 Jan 19

I add other veggies, not fruits, sometimes cubed meats if it's a main dish.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

2 Jan 19

@HazySue I make a cheese and celeriac salad that is very good.

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jan 19

I also add cheese. I love a good salad.

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jan 19

@LadyDuck I will bet it is.

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Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (54714)

• United States

2 Jan 19

I love a variety of things in my salad

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jan 19

So do I. I just learned as my girls were growing up that not everyone likes the same veggies in their salad, especially them.

Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

1 Feb 19

@HazySue If you are having people over that is a great idea to put things out for people to choose what they want in a salad. I have different kinds. Lately I had cucumber, tomato, olives and spices and mustand and oil in a salad and also have a salad of tomato and cucumber and red pepper and celery and tuna on top or mixed in with it.

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Feb 19

It sounds like the makings of a great salad.

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

3 Feb 19

@HazySue Thanks I like both of them.

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The Fly One

@aureliah (24687)

• Kenya

30 Jan 19

That is a nice arrangement. No point in pre-preparing a salad only for it to be wasted

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

31 Jan 19

Everyone likes their salad with different ingredients.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75638)

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2 Jan 19

Yum!

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

2 Jan 19

I love salad. I like it differne4t ways with lots of little veggies and such things.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75638)

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3 Jan 19

@HazySue you know in my place, vegetable salad is only common among those who are on a diet. People are more fond pf fruit salad. I like macaroni salad.

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Toni

@toniganzon (77064)

• Philippines

3 Jan 19

My salad contains lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, cheese, carrots, corn kernel and a hundred island dressing.

Hate2Iron

@Hate2Iron (15724)

• Canada

2 Jan 19

That looks awesome... I like everything in the photo other than the mushrooms. For some reason, I just can't bring myself to like them no matter how hard I try!!

sofs

@sofssu (23660)

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3 Jan 19

I am like you I need a different kind of salad everyday because that is my main meal. I add a lot of pomegranates nuts and sometimes fruit.. but greek yogurt is always in there.

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Susan

@HazySue (39265)

• Gouverneur, New York

3 Jan 19

It sounds good. I think that a salad is good with just about anything you can think of added to it.

Judy Evans

@JudyEv (381760)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 Jan 19

Mostly we make up the salad but when we have folks for a meal we put the dishes on the table and they help themselves to meat, vegetables, gravy, whatever.