It was basically...

Celery, cucumber, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, a red pepper, walnuts, a Granny Smith apple, coleslaw, potato salad, mature cheddar, french dressing.

I mixed it all together in a big bowl and it just didn't taste right.

I think the problem was mixing sloppy things with rigid things. The walnuts tasted okay on their own with a bit of cheese, but with a mouthful potato salad, it was just odd.

Justin1972UK said:

Sorry to hear that it didn't taste good. The ingredients sounded yummy though.

I sometimes make myself a Fruited Nutty Spinach Salad. It has spinach (of course ), watermelon, muskmelon, mandarin orange slices, honeydew melon, walnuts, grapes, carrots and red cabbage. Top it off with a real good raspberry viniagrette dressing, and you've got yourself a great meal! The hardest part is finding a good dressing though, most of the ones I've tried have been icky tasting. A bad dressing will ruin a salad quicker than anything, I have found.
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justin thats too much stuff it was probably the coleslaw and the potato salad that did it

Yeah, I think you killed it with the potato salad. You added a complete salad with it's own seasonings and flavors to another salad...bad combo.

Try it without the potato salad and with roamine lettuce or a spring mix of lettuces (baby spinach, romaine, endive, arugula, etc...) and go light on the dressing.

brownsugar said:

Ewwwww...I didn't even see the coleslaw! Yeah that was just way too much stuff...too many non-compatible flavors!

Terilicious said:

I romaine lettuce, it's my favorite.

Terilicious said:

I thought that because it looked good, it would taste good. I guess that less would have been more. It's currently residing in the fridge, covered in cling-film. I hate wasting food but I think it's beyond repair.

Celery, cucumber, spring onions, cherry tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, a red pepper, walnuts, a Granny Smith apple, mature cheddar, french dressing.


This would have been perfect. Why did you add the other stuff?

i once made this wonderful salad..that had..


lettuce,brocoli,sliced cherries,pataschio nuts,red and yellow bell peppers,sprouts,sliced apples,carrots,mung bean sprouts,cherry tomatoes..it was heavenly..

weepingwall said:

oh that sounds good.

brownsugar said:

yeah i was expermenting..with taste. my sister usually dosen't like to eat vegetables(what 10 year old does)..so rather than not making it for everyone..i decided to add something sweet to the mix..to be honest i didnt even try it out until dinner was ready..it would been funny if it didnt taste good.

weepingwall said:

did your sister like it?

brownsugar said:

yes..to this day..she wants me to make it for her everytime she comes from school..she onced called from school for me to make some so i can bring her something for lunch..

Som Tam (spicy papaya salad)



green papaya, carrot, shredded cabbage, garlic, chilies, peanuts, cherry tomatoes, lime juice, sugar, fish sauce.



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ur problem




coleslaw....
potato salad....
french dressing....
cheddar....

Justin1972UK said:

I think I'm going to toss my salad.

TMPletz said:

Ya know when you say I am gonna "toss my salad" that can be taken in a totally different context...just thought I would let you know... J/K...

notoriousj said:

Maybe that's cookies instead of salad.

TMPletz said:

Yes you should of used cookies instead of salad...

notoriousj said:

Salad, cookies,... it's all food, right?

TMPletz said:

and other things to some others...

Fauxie said:

I had this in Bangkok ! Very, very hot and spicy.... I loved it. Even the locals next to our table were having difficulties eating it, it was that spicy and hot. Thai food is excellent.

My effort is now in the bin. It had congealed overnight and resembled that shit-monster in the Dogma movie.

jeez. is it time to clean out the fridge?

Justin1972UK said:

you should have taken a picture of your gastric monstrosity.

Don't give up...you can build a better salad.

KoolEaze said:

Sounds like something particular to that restaurant. I can't eat Thai food that's very spicy, which is why I do like Som Tam, since it's typically not overly spicy.