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Default Favorite green type salads?


"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> Cheri > wrote:
> : "Nana.Wilson" > wrote in message
> : ...
> : > These days I like to drink me 'salad' cause I use me Vitamix soo
> much!!
> : > It sure is great!! Just throw in what ever veggies you like & round
> it
> : > off with fave fruits & you are good ta go!!
> : >
> : > Nana
>
> : Sounds like you're really getting a lot of use out of it. I'm not really
> big
> : on drinking stuff, I like the chew factor, but glad you're enjoying it.
>
> : Cheri
>
> Cheri, I would agree with you on eating salad and letting it fill you up.
> the only liquidy type I do is gazpacho, which I do in the food processor,
> not the blender so it has quite a good chew factor.
>
> I am not fussy or particular about green salads, generally buying whatever
> looks nice in the greens departmen . Recently I got a boston lettuce at a
> good price so that ws the base of my ssalads for almost a week.
>
> what I do find difficult is making salad for one and keeping the greens
> fresh for a few days as, if I want a variety of vegetables in the salad,
> lettuces, baby greens, tomatoes, radishes, etc, one serving uses so few of
> each that they tend to go rotten before I an finish them.


I tried Gazpacho once and hated it. I like all of the ingredients. Just
didn't like it once they were all together.

As for salads for one, that is something my Family Living teacher told us.
You can not make a good salad for one. For the reasons you cited.