I like a hot salad
like a nicoise or something

a hot poached egg goes nicely with a salad with chorizo in and stuff too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:03, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

That's not really a salad, is it?
It's more like eggs with chorizo, with some vegetables under it.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:05, Reply)

how do you define a salad?
it's made with salad leaves and raw vegetables, that makes it a salad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:07, Reply)

Salad
it's difficult to describe; mainly for me it needs lettuce, tomatoe and cucumber. On top of that, it needs to leave me feeling full, but not heavy. Any excess fat will spoil it and then it'll just be whatever with raw vegetables. A bit of chorizo is ok, but some "salads" I've ordered, where you get a full chicken breast, dripping in cheese and a bit of cooked lettuce under the cheese, well, that's not a salad.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:12, Reply)

What about potato salad then?

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:21, Reply)

I was quite happy with the one I did.
New potatoes, cut in half, bit of butter whilst they were in the pan, give them a shake to coat. Little bit of mayo, plenty of chives, done.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:22, Reply)

Sounds good to me
They are nice with pesto on too
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:25, Reply)

and very finely chopped raw onion
just a bit
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:31, Reply)

red onion or spring onion for preference

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:32, Reply)

interesting
i have never tried this with spring onion. it will be done.

i was once making potato salad and pasta salad and rice salad (3 separate dishes!) as my starchy contribution to a bbq. my flat is on the second floor and i nearly dropped dead of shock when a voice said at the window:

"mmmmm. tatty salad."

fucking window-cleaners!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:39, Reply)

haha
could've been worse.

could've been titty salad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:40, Reply)

i knew i was getting old
because he was indeed perving over my salad, not my tits.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:41, Reply)

haha

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:41, Reply)

that's the american version of salad
i.e. take [ingredient] liberally smother with mayo = [ingredient] salad
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:26, Reply)

true

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:26, Reply)

Exactly
I wouldn't call it salad. It's more like a potatoeslaw.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:32, Reply)

I agree

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:33, Reply)

technically "salad" means something along the lines of "a varied mixture" i would say
but then it has connotations of being healthy
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:30, Reply)

something to do with raw veg

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:32, Reply)

what about fruit salad?

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:33, Reply)

you make a good point
raw fruit/veg
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:34, Reply)

well you could use the word not in a food context
same with "cocktail" - you could describe a mixed gathering, for example. there's a famous quote about the declaration of independence being a veritable salad of illusion and mistake, or something like that.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:33, Reply)

I can see that with cocktail
but using salad for that would be weird IMO.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:34, Reply)

it would sound weird
and would be v crap writing, but it would not be technically incorrect.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:37, Reply)

apparently the word comes from old french for "season with salt"

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:39, Reply)

fucking hell
that could be just about anything!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:40, Reply)

I'm not sure about what exactly constitutes a salad

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 25 Jul 2011, 13:07, Reply)