Mixed Salads

Unlike so-called simple salads, which showcase a single ingredient, mixed salads contain two or more ingredients. The key to creating them is to use common sense, avoiding peculiar combinations. For example, tomatoes and beets don’t marry well, but tomatoes do partner well with other root vegetables and green vegetables and can be dressed with a variety of different cold sauces. The addition of pieces of meat or seafood provides a central element and can make the salad substantial enough to serve as a main course.