My significant other ate cucumbers and onion with some ranch. I called it a cucumber onion salad. She says there aren’t enough ingredients to call it a salad, because “it takes multiple ingredients”. I pointed out she had three and asked what the minimum is. She refuses to answer so I ask Lemmy.

  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠@midwest.social
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    10 months ago

    Heterogenous chunks served around or below room temperature are a salad. To be heterogenous, there must be at least two different things, so… two is the minimum, dressing doesn’t count towards the total.

    Cucumber slices with tajín? Not a salad.

    Cucumber, tomato, and red onion dressed with tahini? Jerusalem salad.

    Tuna mixed with mayonnaise? Not tuna salad.

    Tuna mixed with celery and mayonnaise? Tuna salad (barely).

    Lime jello? Not a salad.

    Lime jello cut into cubes mixed with orange jello cut into cubes? Jello salad.

    Cranberries stewed with spices and sugar? Not a salad, cranberry sauce.

    Cranberry sauce mixed with mandarin oranges, cut pineapple, and walnuts, set into a bundt-shaped jello mold? Cranberry salad.