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Understanding Salads: Types and Benefits

The document discusses different types of salads including appetizer salads, side salads, main course salads, and dessert salads. It explains that salads are mixtures of various ingredients accompanied by a sauce or dressing and can contain vegetables, grains, pasta, fruits, or proteins. The document also notes the importance of salads for health as they contain nutrients that benefit the body.

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Understanding Salads: Types and Benefits

The document discusses different types of salads including appetizer salads, side salads, main course salads, and dessert salads. It explains that salads are mixtures of various ingredients accompanied by a sauce or dressing and can contain vegetables, grains, pasta, fruits, or proteins. The document also notes the importance of salads for health as they contain nutrients that benefit the body.

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CEDRIC CUMLAT MEMORIAL INSTITUTE INCORPORATED

Technology and Livelihood Education

Submitted by: Mharry Xymhone Camero


Submitted to: Nicka Mae Agpalza Zuniga
1. WHAT IS SALAD?
A usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered
with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
Salads are mixtures of various ingredients accompanied by a sauce or dressing. They are a
diverse category of prepared foods served as appetizers, side accompaniments, entrees,
sandwich fillings, or even desserts. Salads can be prepared with lettuce, assorted vegetables,
grains, pasta, fruits, or proteins. They can be simple preparations of fresh lettuces tossed with
light vinaigrette or minced or diced meats bound with a mayonnaise-based sauce. Most salads
are served cold, but variations include a spinach salad with a warm bacon vinaigrette or a hot
slaw salad.

2. .IMPORTANCE OF SALAD:
Salads made with a variety of fruits and vegetables make the perfect healthy lunch or dinner.
That’s because they’re filled with tons of nutrients that benefit your body, like fiber, vitamin
E, and vitamin C. These nutrients can work to lower your blood sugar, regulate cholesterol
levels, and help you lose weight.

3. TYPES OF SALAD
According to use:
[Link] salads – An appetizer salad is a light
and smaller type of salad that is served in small
portions. It has the primary purpose of stimulating
appetite that is why it is commonly served first prior
the main dish or first course of a meal. This salad
can be cooked or a no-cook variant.

[Link] salad – Side dish salad is a combination


of different vegetables. Comes off at least one
raw ingredient. It is also accompanied by the
main meals.
[Link] course salads – A main course salad should be large
enough to
serve as a whole meal. It should contain protein ingredients,
such as
meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, legumes, or cheese. It should also
contain
a variety of vegetables, greens, and/or fruits.

[Link] salads – Dessert salads are usually sweet, often


containing
fruits, sweetened gelatin, nuts, cream, and/or whipped cream.
The
BASE or UNDERLINER of the salad is usually a layer of greens.
The BODY of the salad is the main ingredient. It may include
vegetables, fruits, meats, or cheeses.

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