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.

  • °˖✧ ipha ✧˖°
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    941 year ago

    Lettuce alone is sufficient, but not necessary. As soon as you omit lettuce it takes multiple ingredients.

      • TurtlePower
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        371 year ago

        Ha! You beat me to it. My dad loved that joke.

        “Do you have honeymoon salad?”

        “What’s honeymoon salad?”

        “Lettuce alone, without dressing.”

          • @tsonfeir@lemm.ee
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            11 year ago

            I mean, the lettuce might be wilted but as long as you wash it I guess it’s fine. Not like they’ve been feasting, so they’re probably famished.

    • @Whisper06@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 year ago

      Also the conditions for a salad grow stronger. If there’s lettuce there’s no worry about adding hot ingredients but if it’s a potato salad you’re only making fancy mashed potatoes if it’s hot.