Types of Salads and Tips on How to Serve Them
published by athena goodlight on Sep 5, 2010
Salads add variety and color to the meal. For the chef, the salad allows him or her to display an artistic expression of creativity.
A salad is any cold dish of meat, poultry, seafood, fruit, vegetables, or dairy products served or in combination, with or without some type of dressing. In a restaurant setting, salads are usually prepared in a department of the kitchen sometimes called the “salad pantry,” where they are plated, ready for service. They are then refrigerated until needed.
Salads add variety and color to the meal. For the chef, the salad allows him or her to display an artistic expression of creativity. Generally, salads are low-calorie dishes, if dressings are chosen well. For this reason, the salad became the favorite of the weight watchers. From a very humble farming crop, the salad has been elevated to a fashionable status food. Because of this, it is a profitable addition to a restaurant’s menu.
Four Types of Salads Commonly Served
Appetizers
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These include shrimp, lobster, and crabmeat cocktails; fruit; pickled herring and chopped chicken liver. Such salads should be light so as to stimulate rather than to satisfy the appetite.
Accompaniments
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These include mixed greens or chef’s salads, hearts of lettuce, pear and cottage cheese, or pickled beets. These are served as side dishes with the dinner, in moderate portions. Such salads should contrast with the accompanying food and preferably not to be sweet as to jade the appetite.
Main Course Salads
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These constitute the whole meal, such as various combination meat, poultry, sea food, fruits, vegetables, dairy, gelatin, or macaroni products. Examples are chicken salad with celery and pineapple; fruit salad tomato stuffed with tuna salad; and stuffed green peppers.
Dessert Salads
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These include various flavored molded gelatins, aspics, and mousses. They are often sweet in flavor and composed of fruits, nuts, dairy products, and gelatins.
Salads should be kept chilled until ready to serve. Dressings should not be added until just before serving; or else, the salad may become limp.
# 1 by Jaison
September 5th, 2010 at 1:46 pm #
Great Article. Thanks for sharing. I am going to try Accompaniments. This looks soo yummy.
# 2 by giftarist
September 5th, 2010 at 6:01 pm #
Lovely. And thanks for the tips.
# 3 by Netty net
September 5th, 2010 at 7:08 pm #
We went to the olive garden and the salad and pasta was delicious.
# 4 by Shamyl
September 5th, 2010 at 7:58 pm #
Wow. Great share.
# 5 by pandabear
September 5th, 2010 at 8:17 pm #
Great share!
# 6 by PSingh1990
September 5th, 2010 at 8:51 pm #
Thanks for nice share.
# 7 by bouffant23
September 5th, 2010 at 8:59 pm #
mouth watery…mmm…amcraving now! ;-]
# 8 by zain0077
September 5th, 2010 at 10:39 pm #
I like dessert salads,soo yummy.
# 9 by MsPatriciaDV
September 6th, 2010 at 1:31 am #
i never thought there are different kinds of salad. ako kasi basta kakain nalang hahahah! nice post.
# 10 by SharifaMcFarlane
September 6th, 2010 at 1:49 am #
These are so colorful. I don’t really like my fruit salad with gelatin-definitely ice cream for me.
# 11 by Raj the Tora
September 6th, 2010 at 2:16 am #
colorful and delicious
# 12 by Bloom Again
September 6th, 2010 at 1:27 pm #
I don’t feel like a meal is complete without some type of salad. Good post!
# 13 by yes me
September 6th, 2010 at 4:57 pm #
A nice share cheers
# 14 by sandcastle
September 6th, 2010 at 8:58 pm #
great share.thanks
# 15 by seekers simplyoj
September 7th, 2010 at 1:20 am #
thanks, i like vegetable salads.
# 16 by coffeeadict
September 7th, 2010 at 12:30 pm #
Looks all very appetising… I like it.
# 17 by Shirley Aguas
September 9th, 2010 at 10:23 am #
So delicious looking. Salad is nutritious and it is also great on weight control.
# 18 by earthlyjewels
September 11th, 2010 at 7:57 am #
ooh this article just made me hungry. I love salads. Thanks for sharing!
# 19 by Netty net
September 11th, 2010 at 8:26 am #
Yummy salad, I like how described them.
# 20 by MaxBuceo
September 12th, 2010 at 8:39 pm #
mmm… i like it. Great job!
# 21 by bharthiae
September 15th, 2010 at 8:28 am #
Yummy, the look is sooooo great and you make them so easy to fix up. Thanks
# 22 by Brewed Coffee
September 21st, 2010 at 8:00 am #
Good tips on keeping the salad fresh and choosing the right one. The salad pics are mouth-watering! Thanks for this wonderful post!