What is salad? blog discussion

mattogier

annie-c wrote:

:rotfl:

I wish you'd take this as seriously as I am!!!! This is important!!!

:rotfl:

I think that you misunderstand me - the salad days are gone - there is NOTHING more important to me than my rite to define char-grilled peppers, onions and courgette DRESSED in Balsamic & Olivie Oil as SALAD!!!

You mayo or not believe me - I am not trying to egg you on, please do not beet(root) me, I know at times I can be a bit of a crouton but I am not chicken even if you kick me up the asparagus.

Lettuce shake parmeshands and get SALAD defined together.

annie-c

Oh dear - MSE has experienced it's first discussion-induced-mental-breakdown... and on a thread started by Martin too!! Tsk, tsk!

Joscar

Isn't beetroot always cooked before it is added to a salad? If your definition is raw veg or fruit that means it can not be a salad ingredient.

mattogier

Joscar wrote:

Isn't beetroot always cooked before it is added to a salad? If your definition is raw veg or fruit that means it can not be a salad ingredient.

Beetroot is such a versatile root can be grated raw, boiled, pickled or chutneyed (hmm reminds me of my stag night!)

Still - if it aint dressed it aint salad it's just naked veg or fruit.

Cheers

M@t

nearlyrich

I eat my salad undressed, sometimes add a dressing but I love raw veg and if it's fresh and tasty who needs oil and vinegar?

schubertdog

MrSmartprice wrote:

If you think a salad should be various ingredients, don't order salads in Greece. A Greek salad has several ingredients but if you order a "tomato salad" that's what you get - a plate of sliced tomatoes.

True, with a brobdingnagian chunk of Feta cheese on top. Where in the title does it mention that? It never says "Tomato & Feta salad" but you get it nonetheless. Is it a freebie?

Schubertdog


Some tinkle peep i'm under the affluence of incahol.

oscarhugo

Some years ago my wife & her sister ordered a Garlic Salad on the island of Skopelos and, when it arrived, it proved to be.... a plate of pureed garlic !
(I don't think either of them pulled, that night...)

It's all Greek to me.

mattogier

I'm just making a bean salad - these MUST be cooked and I will DRESS them too.

That reminds me..

A: What's THAT?

B: It's Bean Salad!

A: Yes, but WHAT IS IT NOW???!!!

annie-c

We've been here before Matt :rotfl:

The beans are cooked but served cold, and there is more than one type , so together they constitute salad.

The dressing, as ever, is an optional extra.

mattogier

nearlyrich wrote:

I eat my salad undressed, sometimes add a dressing but I love raw veg and if it's fresh and tasty who needs oil and vinegar?

Arn't those call crudites - Not Salad?