Principles

Bound salads are mixtures of foods held together, or bound, with a dressing, usually a thick dressing such as mayonnaise. The term bound is used most often for traditional mixtures of cooked protein, starch, and vegetable items with mayonnaise, such as chicken salad, tuna salad, egg salad, and potato salad.

As noted in the discussion of vegetable and starch salads, there is no exact dividing line between that category and bound salads, so you should keep in mind the guidelines for preparing both kinds of salads when preparing bound salads.