How to build a SALAD

(Credit:Deb Finucan, WFR) Salads are easy, ever changing and you can build according to your own food preferences or as an enhancement for the style of food you are serving on the day Select your salad bowl size. For added flavor rub the inside of the bowl with the cut side of a garlic clove and then start to build! Start your bowl with some greens It’s best to just layer each vegetable on top and not mix the salad through (the heavier vegetables will sink to the bottom). As the guests take their portion it will mix itself 4 LEAF SALAD MIX Add a different texture: green capsicum, sprouts, shallots, celery, sliced mushrooms, beans Add some colour: tomatoes, red/yellow capsicum, shredded carrots Add some crunch: mung bean mix, nuts, dry fried noodles Add some fat: Avocado, Feta cheese Toppings: Red onion rings, alfalfa sprouts Dressings: drizzle the oil of the feta, olive oil, salt, dash of apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar BABY SPINACH Add a different texture: other green lettuce Add some color: roast pumpkin, cherry tomatoes Add some crunch: pine nuts, slithered almonds, olives Add some fat: feta/cheddar cheese, bacon pieces Toppings: red onion rings, alfalfa sprouts Dressings: sweeter dressing works best KALE Add a different texture: always ‘massage’ the kale with olive oil and salt before you add other veggies. Steamed asparagus, beans Add some color: kale doesn’t always need extra color. Could add red or green capsicum Add some crunch: pine nuts, slithered almonds Add some fat: olive oil, feta cheese Toppings: nuts, mung beans Dressings: splash of apple cider vinegar ENJOY