![]() Some of the things categorized as “salad” at that time actually weren’t dainty or healthy at all, like “egg yolks mashed with mayonnaise, formed into balls, and rolled in cottage cheese,” or Jell-O salads (which signified wealth because you needed a refrigerator to chill them). Because of their fussy, labor-intensive, and decorative nature, they were associated with refinement, wealth, and femininity. “Just” is a word of abstention, and salad the food of abstainers.Īnd because it’s healthy, dainty, diet-y, light, less-than, the salad has always been associated with women.Īccording to the book Perfection Salad by Laura Shapiro, salads took off during the early 20th century, the era of home economics and scientific cooking. Jerry could have had a meal, but instead he just ordered a salad. In an anti-salad essay in his book Food: A Love Story, the comedian Jim Gaffigan also deploys the “just”: “When someone orders a salad at lunch, it’s presented as the decision of a martyr giving up their happiness to the waiter: ‘I’ll just have the salad.’” It’s the “just” that defines the ethos of the salad, positions it as less than other things you might have eaten. The salad, it meant deprivation,” says Amy Bentley, a professor of food studies at New York University. “Dieting food was always that rabbit food. ![]() Sandwiches don’t seem like a chore to eat, soup doesn’t get dismissed as “rabbit food.” “Salad,” as a word, as an image, as a category of food, is a shorthand for “healthy eating,” but also a shorthand for “joyless healthy eating.” It evokes diets and weight-consciousness in a way that no other entire category of food does. When he realizes the social sacrifice he made with his healthy order, the words reverberate in his head, haunting him: “Just a salad.” Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and sign up for our email newsletters.There’s an episode of Seinfeld where Jerry goes on a date to a steakhouse and orders a salad-“ just a salad.” The waiter and his date are both appalled. RELATED: The Truth Behind These Viral TikTok Health Trends Want even more Big Salad Season inspo? We’ve got some suggestions! Round and Round She Goes (she/her) April 11, 2022 Warm: sautéed veg (mushroom, peas, garlic), roasted broccoli/cauli, a skillet crisped masala veggie burger (Trader Joe’s), steamed lentils, a grain sometimes, and an egg. Warm: arugula, bell peppers, vegan bacon bits, sunflower seeds, red onion Tiny bit of honey to balance tartness if you want. I call it my party salad /StAw55jHOqĬorn, black beans, purple cabbage, red pepper, carrots, cilantro, w/ lime juice and olive oil, cumin and chili pepper, salt & pepper. ![]() B60RCPIHsaīeets, Avocado, pistachios, shallot and peaches (and/or strawberry if not in season) over baby greens dressed with a homemade lemon, Dijon, champagne vinaigrette. This salad is sooo good easy to make and makes a pretty decent portion. She’s a salad, she’s a dip, she’s perfect: Spicy greens (arugula, mizuna, baby chard) and sprouts, blood oranges, nut cheese or tofu feta, more fruit, nuts n dried fruit, raw peppers n beets, avocado, beans or veg protein like tofurky or vegan bacon, homemade dressing with good olive oil or creamy dressing with vegan mayo Kaila Hunte is trying to keep it together April 11, 2022 This Spicy Kale and smooshed avocado banger from TikTok /djHYBSNmim Be sure to click through to the original thread for many, many more. We’ve collected a few of our favorite suggestions below. Thousands of people responded, showing the depth of excitement surrounding Big Salad Season and the creativity of the internet salad hive. Rachel Syme, an author and staff writer at The New Yorker, captured the mood in a tweet on Monday, declaring it Big Salad Season and calling for people to share their go-to salad combos. Instead, we’re looking for tossed-in-a-bowl pleasures – best eaten on a patio, if you ask me. The weather gets warm, the days get long, and ovens and stoves lose their appeal. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!
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