University College at TTU    Lesson Six

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Chapter 24: Salads and Salad Dressings

Chapter 24 objectives

After studying this chapter, you will be able to:

  • identify a variety of salad greens
  • prepare a variety of salad dressings
  • prepare a variety of salads
  • present salads attractively.

Chapter 24 topics

  • Salad greens
    • identifying salad greens
      • lettuce
      • chicory
      • other salad greens and ingredients
    • nutrition
    • purchasing and storing salad greens
    • preparing salad greens
      • cutting romaine lettuce
      • coring iceberg lettuce
      • removing the midrib from spinach
      • washing salad greens
      • drying greens
  • Salad dressings
    • vinaigrette dressings
    • mayonnaise
    • mayonnaise-based dressings
    • emulsified vinaigrette dressings
  • Preparation methods
    • green salads
      • tossed
      • composed
    • bound salads
    • vegetable salads
    • fruit salads

Key terms from Chapter 24

aioli           dressing           mesclun
bound salad emulsion tossed salad
caesar mayonnaise vinaigrette
composed salad    

Related websites for Chapter 24

http://www.dole5aday.com/
http://www.wish-bone.com/
http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/SaladHistory.htm

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