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Man Makes His First From-Scratch Salad at 33
Why? I Ask Him.
As a salad addict (I get jittery if I go more than two days without one), I was shocked and awed to discover from a Facebook post made by Marko F., 33, that he had just made his first ever from-scratch salad.
“So I did something I’ve never done before. I went to the farmer’s market, got a bunch of veggies, and made a salad from scratch (made much easier with a food processor). Turned out surprisingly well though a couple lessons learned for next time: get three times more lettuce than I thought I’d need, cut the carrots smaller before slicing up, and let the veggies dry a bit after washing.”
Commented one person, “You’ve never made a salad before?”
Marko replied, “Nope, always just bought it pre-made.”
Okay, he’s had salads before, but he hasn’t made his own.
I still remember getting excited in my 20s about making my own salad after having watched Bridget Fonda make hers on Singles. It looked delicious (even though I noticed during a recent viewing that her lettuce is wilty, browning, and wholly unappetizing to my inner lettuce judge).
A fresh, from-scratch salad, as any salad lover knows, is far superior to a bagged salad, whose contents are often dry, or bland, or assembly-line meh. And…
