Wow. It seems salad is a fave around here. So I'm also gonna post my unhealthy version of something that should have been healthy.
Basically, a vegetable salad has three components:
LeavesLettuce is, oftentimes, a mainstay, though I have watched a few shows on TV where they use other leafy greens. Cabbages are a good substitute. At least once, I have heard of some people who use, uh, weeds. For your safety, though, use lettuce until you consult an herbologist regarding other edible leaves, Professor Sprout, maybe
DressingThis is, methinks, optional. Sometimes, you'd just wanna taste the crisp and cool lettuce and veggies without any interfering flavors. Most of the time, however, a salad dressing serves to bring together, or harmonize, the taste of all the other ingredients.
Thousand-Island dressing seems to be a popular choice. Those on a tight budget over here usually make do with mayonnaise.
You can also try these two:
Orange juice, cinnamon powder, vinegar (just a small amount) and oil (sesame or olive is good)
Pesto and mayonnaise (mix well)
Hoisin sauce and mayonnaise (don't mix. You may omit the mayo, if you so desire)
Toppings, for lack of a better nameThese go above and in between the leaves. Mostly, it can be whatever you want, limited only by your sense of taste

An ideal salad for me would have the following:
Fish flakes (Tuna,
tilapia, blue marlin or catfish will do fine)
Crab meat and/or fat
Chicken tempura strips, chopped, if necessary (breaded chicken will also do)
Chicken skin, fried or roasted
Shrimp or prawns, cooked and shelled
Squid rings, breaded and fried
Mussels, blanched and shelled
Bacon and/or ham bits
Pork rind cracklings (yes, the un-healthiest food available to us here)
Lechon (roasted pork) meat and/or rind, chopped
Century eggs, Hard-boiled quail eggs or chicken eggs, sliced for century and chicken eggs
Tomato, sliced
Carrot, sliced, diced or sticks
Cucumber, sliced
White onions, sliced (raw red onions irritate my palates) or ringed, breaded and fried
Pineapple chunks
Corn kernels
Raisins
Green Peas
Sweet bell Pepper, strips
Black olives, sliced
Cheese, diced or grated
Unflavored jelly, cubes (I don't like this but I think Wendy's salad bar offers these)
Croutons
InstructionsIs this really necessary?

1. Basically, you tear the leaves into bite-sized pieces. Cover the bottom of the plate with them.
2. Heap in the toppings
3. Pour the dressing
4. Mix, if you want, but I recommend serving it as it is.
As you can probably see, the easiest meals tasty enough for me are, usually, a hodge-podge of leftovers

Oh, seriously, could you really comfortably eat a salad with all that? Well, I think I could, only, I have never tried it. It'd be a heaven-sent miracle if I find all of those stuff in our fridge
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