Classification of Salads

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This deck covers the classification of salads based on the ingredients used, including green salads, vegetable salads, bound salads, fruit salads, composed salads, and gelatin salads.

Green salads

It must be fresh, clean, crisp and cold and well drained. Moisture and air are necessary to keep greens crisp.

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Green salads

It must be fresh, clean, crisp and cold and well drained. Moisture and air are necessary to keep greens crisp.

Vegetable, Grain Legumes and Pasta Salads

These are salads whose main ingredients are vegetables other than lettuce or other leafy greens. Starchy items such as grains, pastas and dried leg...

Bound salads

These are mixture of foods that are held together or bound with a dressing usually a thick dressing like mayonnaise. The term bound is most often u...

Fruit Salad

It contain fruits as their main ingredients, like appetizer salads or dessert salads.

Composed Salads

These are made by arranging two or more elements attractively on a plate.They are called composed because the components are arranged on the plate ...

Gelatin Salads

These are made with sweetened prepared mixes with artificial color and flavor. But some professional cook used to prepare salads using unflavored g...

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TermDefinition

Green salads

It must be fresh, clean, crisp and cold and well drained. Moisture and air are necessary to keep greens crisp.

Vegetable, Grain Legumes and Pasta Salads

These are salads whose main ingredients are vegetables other than lettuce or other leafy greens. Starchy items such as grains, pastas and dried legumes can also form the body of a salad. Raw or cooked vegetables are usually added to the starch items to enhance the color, flavor and nutritional balance of the salad. Protein items such as poultry, meat, seafood and cheese maybe added to vegetables and starch salads.

Bound salads

These are mixture of foods that are held together or bound with a dressing usually a thick dressing like mayonnaise. The term bound is most often used for traditional mixtures of cooked protein, starch and vegetables items with mayonnaise like chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad and potato salad.

Fruit Salad

It contain fruits as their main ingredients, like appetizer salads or dessert salads.

Composed Salads

These are made by arranging two or more elements attractively on a plate.They are called composed because the components are arranged on the plate rather than being mixed together. They are elaborate and can be substantial in size, usually served as main courses or fruit courses rather than accompaniments or side dishes.

Gelatin Salads

These are made with sweetened prepared mixes with artificial color and flavor. But some professional cook used to prepare salads using unflavored gelatin relying on fruit juices and other ingredients for flavor.