On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:03:57 -0500, Gary > wrote:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> Gary wrote:
>>> I like the occasional big salad (with the works) for dinner sometimes.
>>> Never added meat to one though.
>>
>> If meat isn't "the works", I don't know what is.
>>
>> So, what's "the works"?
>
>Think vegetarian deluxe salad. More than usual vegetables plus cheese,
>hard boiled egg and even croutons. The cheese is always torn small
>pieces of mild cheddar but some feta on top is also a bonus.
>
>A "salad bar" gives you many more options than you might have at home
>(as an example)
>
>I've never added meat before (not saying it's a bad thing).
>But then...I realized that many years ago I would sometimes add crumbled
>bacon. I liked that meat in a salad.
>Even kept a jar of Bac-Os around if I didn't have any real bacon to cook.
>
>Anyway, imo all salads are good. I'm not about to argue about any
>variations.

A garden salad that contains meat is typically called a Chef's
Salad.... could be a tossed salad or an arranged salad...but contains
sliced/julienned meat(s), could be cooked meat or cold cuts. Sliced
roast turkey breast is commonly used at chain restaurants, ie. HoJos,
Bob's Big Boy, etc. I always thought that Bob's Big Boy was the name
of an X rated eatery, but no, it's an ordinary Dive in LA... lousy
food. Years ago one of the best chain eaterys in CA was Roy Rogers
but soon went down hill. Burger King was exceptionally good for a
chain burger joint when it first opened... originally "Have It Your
Way" meant because of their very good help yourself salad bar... at
that time (mid 60s) produce was dirt cheap in CA, they could afford to
give it away.