III. Salads

It seems that every culinary culture has its own favored combination of vegetables, or ways of presenting a tossed salad. The typical Iraqi salad is composed of a variety of vegetables finely chopped or shredded. Big chunks of vegetables in a salad are a sign of sloppy workmanship. Having a bowl of various finely chopped vegetables, though, makes it easier to meet the ‘five-a-day’ requirement, and it makes the task of munching and crunching on the vegetables less tedious and a much more enjoyable one.