We had a salad bar with our meals for four to eleven people. It is a nice switch from "a salad" and lets everyone pick, choose, and pile on as much or as little as they want.
Have a large bowl of mixed lettuce. Place the "choices" in smaller bowls. What is left over, makes an easy salad the next day. Add some different vegetables, beans, and cheeses, example: Jerusalem artichokes, endives, edamame beans, goat cheese. Provide several types of salad dressing.
Example of Items
A. vegetables- cut into bite size pieces
- carrots
- broccoli
- shallots
- cauliflower
- artichoke hearts
- beasts
- Jerusalem artichoke
- radishes red (used the leaves in the salad mixture)
- red onions
- garlic (chopped)
- tomatoes
- cucumbers
- avocado
- green beans
- snow peas
- small green peas
- asparagus tips
- celery
- corn
- endives
- bell peppers
- daikon
- leeks...
B. organic beans- drained
Use can beans, easier than cooked beans. Have an assortment:
- red
- black
- chickpeas or garbanzo
- pinto...
C. cheeses- graded, sliced, or crumbled
- blue cheese
- feta
- goat cheese
- a hard cheese
- mozzarella...
D. seeds
- pumpkin
- flax
- sunflower...
E. organic nuts- chopped
- walnuts
- almonds
- raisins
- dried cranberries...
F. garnishes- slightly chopped leaves of
- mint
- parsley
- cilantro
- basil...
