Prepare Salad and Dressing

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Prepare Salad and Dressing

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Ms. Susana Jane R. Palechon​

• Components of salad​

• Important considerations in salad preparation​

​- salad is any of a wide variety of dishes that fall into the following principal categories: green salads; vegetable salads; salads of pasta, legumes, or grains; mixed salads incorporating meat, poultry, or seafood; and fruit salad.​

​Salad

Components of salad

Prepare Salad and Dressing​

• ​Base

• Body

• Garnish

• Dressing​

​- consisting of greens​ such as leaf, romaine head or bib lettuce and in most cases these greens are left on the plate as bowl.

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​Components of Salad

BASE​

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- the main ingredient and most important part of salad. It may include vegetables, fruits, meats, beans, eggs, pasta, and cheeses. ​

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​Components of Salad

body

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- it adds color, improves the form and enhances the taste of the salad. it must be edible​, and may be as simple as a sprinkling of cheese crumbs, seeds, nuts or spice.

​Components of Salad

​Garnish

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- a liquid or semi-liquid used to flavor, moisten, or enrich the salad. It is usually ​served with all types of salad which adds flavor, provides food value, helps digestion, and improves palatability and appearance.

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​Components of Salad

DRESSING​

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important considerations in salad preparation

Prepare Salad and Dressing

1. Quality of Ingredients

2. Eye Appeal

3. Simplicity

4. Neatness

5. Contrast and Harmony of Colors​

6. Proper Food Combinations

7. Food should be recognizable​

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factors to consider in salad preparation

factors to consider in salad preparation

8. Keep food properly chilled but not ice- cold.

9. Serve hot foods while hot and cold foods cold.

10. Keep it clean and crispy

11. Flavorful

12. Drain all the ingredients well

13. Do not overcooked food

Poll

Have you ever experience preparing salad at home especially when there is occasion?

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Open Ended

What is the importance of those considerations in salad preparation and how would you apply them? Give an example.

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​Ms. Susana Jane R. Palechon