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How many ingredients does it take to call it a salad? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[–] TvanBuuren@feddit.nl 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Merriam Webster says :

*any of various usually cold dishes: such as

a: raw greens (such as lettuce) often combined with other vegetables and toppings and served especially with dressing

b: small pieces of food (such as pasta, meat, fruit, or vegetables) usually mixed with a dressing (such as mayonnaise) or set in gelatin*

As such, even just cucumber would suffice.

Edit: in dutch, a "salade" has to accompanied by a dressing or vinaigrette, thus very much limiting what a salad is.

[–] ElmarsonTheThird@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just cucumber with yoghurt, some chopped dill, salt pepper and olive oil is a great salad. Add lots of garlic and it's a simple ~~Zaziki~~ ~~Tsaziki~~ ~~Zatziki~~ greek garlic dip.

[–] Pea666@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that’s six ingredients! And you have to chop the cucumber as well. Ain’t nobody got time for that!

[–] ElmarsonTheThird@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You could also use pre-mixed yoghurt dressing but I like to be fancy sometimes.