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Here’s How to Make the Best Salad Bar
And 80 Ingredient Suggestions
Lettuce Entertain You
French cuisine is known for fine wines, perfect pastries, and the culinary genius of Auguste Escoffier. Italian foods are distinctly regionalized with the highest-quality locally sourced ingredients.
And then, there’s American gastronomy — a true melting pot, a blending of cultures and contributions from around the world. American cuisine can be bland or spicy, casual or formal, simplicity or fusion. But often, it is excessive and the quintessential example of that excess is the restaurant salad bar.
Of course, events of the past few years have all but completely eliminated this American tradition of gluttony from our landscape. But, that doesn’t mean that you can’t create a salad bar in your own home.
Why Should I Build a Salad Bar?
There are so many benefits of making a salad bar meal, such as:
- All of the components can be prepared ahead of time.
- It’s a great way to entertain a large gathering.
- With an emphasis on fresh produce, it can be an inexpensive meal.
- There is something for every dietary need and preference — vegan, vegetarian…
