::"My salad days, When I was green in judgement..."- —Cleopatra, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, 1606
A salad is a food item generally served either prior to or after the main dish as a separate course, as a main course in itself, or as a side dish accompanying the main dish. The word "salad" comes from the French salade of the same meaning, from the Latin salata, "salty", from sal, "salt". (See also sauce, salsa.)
It is most often composed of a mixture of uncooked vegetables, built up on a base of green leafy vegetables such as one or more lettuce varieties, dandelion, spinach, or rocket. This is often referred to as a "green salad".
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1 Types of green salad
2 Salad dressings
A green salad is often served with a dressing. Some examples include:
