Today I’m going to share with you a cool trick for how to dress a salad. I’ve used this countless times, and people always tell me how they can’t believe they hadn’t thought to do it this way!
Wait…what are doing?
Asked my husband as I was dressing a take out salad.
Um, dressing the salad?
Said me, looking at him, who was looking at me with amazement
That’s genius, why didn’t I ever think to do that?!
So of course I had to share: the perfect way to dress a salad is to put all the contents in a container, pour the dressing on the salad, close the lid….and SHAKE IT!
Just like the Taylor Swift song Shake it off , you’re going to shake the salad, just for a few seconds, you’re going to shake the container back and forth, and you’re going to be left with perfectly dressed salad!
Baby I’m just gonna shake, shake, shake
This method works perfectly on take out salads, you won’t have some parts of the salad doused in dressing while others remain dry. This method also works on salads you bring to work in Tupperware containers. Really, any salad you want dressed perfectly and evenly, just put salad and dressing in a container, and shake it back and forth, and voila!
Did you know of this trick?
jofrenchteacher says
I use the same method when i prepare cold salads without lettuce like chickpea or orzo salads. I then layer the ingredients in a Mason jar and shake. It’s great to bring as a lunch at work. No mess, no fuss.
Sweetphi says
Oh I love that suggestion of cold salads in mason jars for lunch…you’ve just given me a bunch of ideas 🙂
Jocelyn Delk Adams (@grandbabycake) says
OMG I do this all the time. It is seriously the BEST way to dress a salad.
Sweetphi says
Isn’t it the best way to dress a salad? I just had to share for those that don’t know about the trick lol. Thank you as always lovely lady for commenting, it makes my day to see your face 🙂
Jamie | Jamie's Recipes says
Heck yeah! This makes sense and one of those “why didn’t I think of it” moments!
Sweetphi says
Thank you so much Jamie, it’s one of those things that makes salad eating so much better – plus, I don’t care if people look at me like i’m crazy when I do it out in public, as soon as they register what i’m doing, I see a little light bulb go off 🙂
Jess @ whatjessicabakednext says
This is definitely the only way to dress a salad! 😀
Sweetphi says
Definitely the ONLY way 🙂
hroyal10 says
Wait… do people not do this? Ha. I feel like it’s the ONLY way to dress a salad! Every piece of lettuce should be coated in dressing…it’s only fair to the salad!
Sweetphi says
It totally is the only way people should dress their salads lol, but i’ve run into so many people (my hubby included) who had never seen something like this!
Ashley says
This is the only way I eat my salad. Its really the best way to dress it!!!!!!!!!
Sweetphi says
Isn’t it the best way? I’m so glad to hear that others know what i’m talking about lol!
andrea rentea says
Great idea, have never done it that way before.
Sweetphi says
It’s such a great way to make sure that the whole salad gets dressing on it, not just one part 🙂
Rachel @ Bakerita says
I do this all the time – makes it so easy!
Sweetphi says
It totally does make life easier 🙂
Sarah says
I do the same thing! I think I got the idea from those McDonald’s shaker salads back in the 90s.
Sweetphi says
Wait….McDonald’s had a salad shaker thing? I need to go do some googling lol