Salad

A salad is a fresh food that is usually eaten cold. It is made with things like lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Many salads have a sauce on top called dressing. Salads can be a side dish or a whole meal. They are a healthy way to eat lots of vegetables.

Kinds of Salad

Green salad is the most common kind. It is made mostly of leafy greens like lettuce or spinach. Fruit salad has pieces of apples, oranges, and berries. Pasta salad has cooked noodles mixed with vegetables. Potato salad is made with boiled potatoes and mayo.

Salad Dressing

Dressing is the sauce on top of a salad. It adds flavor to the vegetables. Ranch, Italian, and Caesar are popular dressings. Some people use oil and vinegar. Dressings can be creamy or thin and watery.

Fun Facts

• The word salad comes from a Latin word meaning salt.
• Caesar salad was not invented in Italy. It was made in Mexico in 1924.
• The biggest salad ever made weighed over 20,000 pounds.

Did You Know?

Eating a salad before a meal can help you feel full so you do not eat too much other food.