Some of the combination salads that are served are
wonderful mixtures, containing as many as seven or eight vegetables and
a complex dressing.
Raw onions are too irritating to use in large quantities, and the same
is true of garlic. The best salads contain but two or three ingredients.
Take any two of the vegetables mentioned, such as lettuce and tomatoes;
lettuce and cucumbers; cabbage and celery; celery and tomatoes, or eat
simply one of these green vegetables raw. It is a good thing to eat some
of those salad vegetables daily. If your digestion is excellent, you
may occasionally take raw carrots or turnips, and a few raw spinach
leaves are tasty for a change. Never mind if people tease you about
eating grass, for it helps you to keep well.
Dress the raw vegetables as your taste allows. Most people want some
salt, or salt and lemon juice, or a little sugar, or cream, or salt and
olive oil, or salt, olive oil and lemon juice, or mayonnaise on their
salad vegetables. Some eat them without any dressing and the flavor is
excellent. Tasty salad can be made of fruit and vegetables, using no
dressing, but strewing some nuts over the dish.
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