List of salads facts for kids

A yummy garden salad with lettuce, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, beets, cucumber and feta cheese

A salad is a mix of different foods, often served cold. Salads can be made with many things like fresh vegetables, fruits, pasta, beans, or even meat and seafood. They are usually a healthy and tasty meal or side dish!

Types of Salads
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Types of Salads

Salads come in all shapes and sizes, from simple green salads to hearty meals. Here are some popular kinds:

Green Salads

Green salads are probably what you think of first when you hear "salad." They mostly use leafy greens.

Caesar salad

This famous salad from Mexico uses crisp Romaine lettuce and crunchy croutons. It's tossed with a special dressing made from parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, and sometimes anchovies.

Garden salad

A classic garden salad is made with fresh lettuce like iceberg or romaine. You can add lots of other toppings like tomatoes, carrots, onions, cucumbers, mushrooms, and bell peppers. It's a great way to eat your veggies!

Wedge salad

This American salad is a big wedge of iceberg lettuce. It's usually topped with creamy blue cheese dressing and crispy bacon pieces.

Vegetable Salads

These salads focus on a variety of vegetables, sometimes without many leafy greens.

Coleslaw

Coleslaw is a popular salad from the Netherlands. It's mainly made of shredded raw cabbage, often with shredded carrots. It's usually mixed with a creamy dressing.

Greek salad

From Greece, this colorful salad has chunks of tomatoes, cucumber, green bell peppers, and red onion. It also includes feta cheese and kalamata olives. It's seasoned with salt, pepper, and oregano, then drizzled with olive oil and red wine vinegar.

Israeli salad

This Middle Eastern salad is known for its very finely diced tomatoes and cucumbers. It often includes onions and parsley, dressed with fresh lemon juice, olive oil, and black pepper. The key is to chop the vegetables super small!

Potato salad

Potato salad is enjoyed worldwide. It's made from cooked potatoes and can vary a lot. American versions often use a creamy dressing made with mayonnaise, sour cream, or milk.

Fruit Salads

Sweet and refreshing, fruit salads are a mix of different fruits.

Fruit salad

This is a simple mix of various types of fruit. It can be served in its own juices or a light syrup. Sometimes it's called a fruit cocktail.

Ambrosia

An American fruit salad, Ambrosia is a sweet mix. It often includes sour cream or whipped cream, mini marshmallows, pineapple, mandarin oranges, and coconut. Sometimes raspberries and strawberries are added too.

Green papaya salad

This spicy salad from Laos is made from shredded green papaya. It includes cherry tomatoes, dried shrimps, long beans, and peanuts. It's seasoned with lime juice, palm sugar, and fish sauce.

Meat and Seafood Salads

These salads are hearty and often include cooked meat or seafood.

Chicken salad

Any salad that has chicken as a main ingredient is a chicken salad. Other common ingredients include boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and different kinds of mustards. It's great in sandwiches!

Tuna salad

This salad usually blends three main ingredients: tuna, eggs, and some form of mayonnaise or mustard. It's another popular choice for sandwiches.

Cobb salad

An American salad, the original Cobb salad had lettuce, tomatoes, crispy bacon, chicken breast, hard-cooked eggs, avocado, Roquefort cheese, and chives. It's usually served with a vinaigrette dressing.

Crab Louie

Known as the "King of Salads," Crab Louie is an American seafood salad. It features crab meat, hard-boiled eggs, tomato, asparagus, and cucumber on a bed of Romaine lettuce. It's served with a special "Louie dressing" made with mayonnaise and chili sauce.

Pasta and Grain Salads

These salads use pasta or grains as their base.

Macaroni salad

Made with cooked elbow macaroni pasta, this salad is served cold. It's usually prepared with mayonnaise.

Pasta salad

Similar to macaroni salad, pasta salad can be made with one or more types of pasta. It's usually chilled and tossed in a dressing made with vinegar, oil, or mayonnaise.

Tabbouleh

This fresh herb salad from the Middle East is made with finely chopped parsley, bulgur (a type of grain), mint, tomato, and scallions. It's dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, and various seasonings.

Salad Dressings

Making vinaigrette – pouring oil into vinegar and mustard before mixing

Salad dressings are sauces that add flavor and moisture to salads. Here are some common types:

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Acar, a pickled vegetable salad from Southeast Asia.
An Afghan salad with tomato, cucumber, and onion.
African salad from Nigeria, made with dried cassava.
Ambrosia, a sweet fruit salad from the United States.
An Arab salad, often served as part of a mezze.
Asinan, a pickled vegetable or fruit dish from Indonesia.
A colorful bean salad.
Beet salad, often made with beets and arugula.
Bok l'hong, a papaya salad from Cambodia.
Caesar salad with romaine lettuce and croutons.
Cappon magro, a decorative seafood and vegetable salad from Italy.
Celery Victor, a chilled celery salad.
Ceviche, a South American seafood dish.
Cheese slaw, a mix of grated cheese and carrots.
Chef salad with hard-boiled eggs, ham, and cheese.
Chicken salad, a popular dish with chicken as the main ingredient.
Chilean salad with tomato, onion, and cilantro.
Chinese chicken salad, popular in the United States.
Çoban salatası, a Turkish salad of finely chopped vegetables.
Cobb salad with lettuce, bacon, chicken, and avocado.
Coleslaw, made primarily from shredded cabbage.
Cookie salad, a dessert salad from Minnesota.
Crab Louie, a seafood salad with crab meat.
Curtido, a fermented cabbage relish from Central America.
Dressed herring, a layered Russian salad.
Egg salad, often used as a sandwich spread.
Fattoush, a bread salad from the Levant.
Fiambre, a traditional Guatemalan salad for Day of the Dead.
A simple fruit salad.
Gado-gado, an Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce.
A fresh garden salad.
Glasswort salad from Turkey.
Glorified rice, an American fruit salad dessert.
Golbaengi muchim, a spicy sea snail salad from Korea.
Greek salad with feta cheese and olives.
Green papaya salad, a spicy salad from Laos.
Ham salad, often with mayonnaise and pickles.
Herring salad from Sweden.
Insalata Caprese, a simple Italian salad with mozzarella and tomatoes.
Israeli salad, with finely diced tomato and cucumber.
Jello salad, a fruit salad made with gelatin.
Kachumbari, an uncooked salad from Africa.
Kachumber, a raw vegetable salad from India.
Karedok, a raw vegetable salad from Indonesia.
Khao yam, a rice salad from Thailand.
Kinilnat, a Filipino vegetable salad.
Kısır, a grain salad from Turkey.
Kosambari, an Indian vegetable side dish.
Lalab, an assorted raw vegetable salad from Indonesia.
Larb, a spicy meat salad from Laos.
Macaroni salad, a cold pasta salad.
Macedonia salad, small pieces of fruit or vegetables.
Mallung, a Sri Lankan vegetable dish with grated coconut.
Matbucha, a cooked vegetable salad from Morocco.
Mesclun, a mix of leafy greens from France.
Michigan salad with dried cherries and blue cheese.
Mimosa salad, a Russian salad with fish, egg, and cheese.
Mushroom salad from Finland.
Nam khao, a Laotian meat salad with crispy rice.
Niçoise salad, a vegetable salad from France.
Olivier salad, also known as Russian salad.
Panzanella, a bread salad from Italy.
Pao cai, a pickled cabbage salad from China.
Pasembur, a Malaysian fish salad with a nut sauce.
Pasta salad, a cold dish with pasta and dressing.
Pecel, an Indonesian vegetable salad with peanut sauce.
Perigourdine salad with lettuce, croutons, and duck gizzards.
Phla mu, a spicy Thai pork salad.
Pittsburgh salad, an American salad with French fries.
Piyaz, a bean salad from Turkey.
Potato salad, a common side dish.
Raheb, an eggplant and tomato salad from Lebanon.
Ramen salad from Japan.
Rojak, a fruit and vegetable salad from Southeast Asia.
Rosolli, a traditional Finnish Christmas salad.
Seven-layer salad, an American vegetable salad.
Salat kharif, an Israeli vegetable salad.
Serbian salad with diced tomatoes, cucumber, and onion.
Shepherd's salad from Bulgaria.
Shopska salad, a Bulgarian vegetable salad with white cheese.
Snow White Salad, a Bulgarian yogurt and cucumber salad.
Shirazi salad, a popular Iranian salad.
Singju, a vegetable, herbal, and fish salad from India.
Skagenröra, a shrimp salad from Sweden.
Snickers salad, a dessert salad from Iowa.
Szałot, a potato salad from Poland.
Tabbouleh, a popular Middle Eastern herb salad.
Taco salad, served in a fried tortilla shell.
Gỏi nhệch, a Vietnamese eel salad.
Tam mu yo, a spicy Thai pork sausage salad.
Tam phonlamai ruam, a Thai fruit salad.
Taramosalata, a Greek and Turkish fish roe dip.
Tuna salad, a blend of tuna, eggs, and mayonnaise.
Urap, an Indonesian vegetable salad with seasoned coconut.
Urnebes, a Serbian cheese salad.
Vinegret, a Russian vegetable salad.
Waldorf salad, created at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City.
Watergate salad, a dessert salad with pistachio pudding.
Wedge salad with blue cheese dressing and bacon.
Wurstsalat, a German sausage salad.
Yam khai dao, a spicy Thai fried egg salad.
Yam khamin khao kung, a spicy Thai spice salad.
Yam kun chiang, a Thai salad with Chinese pork sausage.
Yam naem, a Thai salad with fermented pork sausage.
Yam pla duk fu, crispy fried catfish with mango salad.
Yam thua phu, a Thai winged bean salad.
Yusheng, a Lunar New Year fish salad.
Frogeye salad.
Malfouf salad.

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