The basic salad is made with fresh vegetables, sliced and tossed together in a salad bowl, with dressing added for taste. The different colored vegetables contain a variety of essential nutrients, and when tossed together in a salad, the colors trigger those parts of the brain which are linked to the taste buds, whetting our appetite to eat that salad. Vegetables are also high in fiber and low in calories, which makes salads so filling that you won't feel hungry for hours after eating a small bowlful. Salad dressing should be some olive oil, lemon juice, garlic paste or vinegar, sprinkled with pepper or some other spices. Avoid a saturated-fat heavy dressing like mayonnaise and don't sprinkle salt on salads, because vegetables already contain nutrients like sodium, magnesium, chloride, and potassium.
To have a chewy texture in salads, people add small pieces of bacon, chicken, turkey, or fish. For vegetarians, things like mushrooms, tofu, cheese, or cooked beans and corn give that same chewy texture, while keeping the salad healthy and nutritious!
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