Even though salads have been enjoyed since ancient times, the variety can be both tempting and visually pleasing. As we become more and more health conscious, salads become more popular. Usually people think of vegetables when salads are mentioned.

However, there are numerous fruit salads at every family gathering and pot-luck in the country! Salads can contain anything from apples to zucchini and anything in between, just use your imagination.

Although lettuce has been the starting point for most salads, there are many other foods
favorites you can start with:

*Watercress, cabbage or spinach

*Oranges, apples or grapefruit

*Beans or frozen peas

*Broccoli

*Potatoes

*Meats and seafood

Just about any food you can think of can be turned into a salad with a modest amount of creativity! You can create many kinds of salads:

*Jell-o salads with fruit

*Fruit salads with yogurt

*Green salads with every kind of
vegetable imaginable

*Coleslaw

*Potato salad

*Tuna salad

*Chicken salad

Again, the varieties are endless, and the list can go on and on to eternity.  One of my favorites includes a green salad with sunflower seeds or cashews, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, onions, carrots and ranch dressing.

With the dressings you can get just as creative, ranch, French, blue cheese and Italian are your basic dressings. Now try some of these, mix a little concentrated orange or lemon juice to French dressing or mayonnaise for a delicious fruit salad dressing.

How about a dressing for grapefruit made with, sugar, pepper, paprika, dry mustard,
grapefruit juice and catsup?

Add a little chili powder to concentrated juice, horseradish, a cooked egg and mayonnaise for a spicy new taste.

Every nationality has their own favorite flavors in salads, get together with a few friends for a salad party; you would be amazed at the variety you will see.