Growing up in the 80’s my absolute favourite restaurant had an all-you-can-eat salad bar. I loved to pick from all the options and toppings and then add on one of the many dressings (I always went for Thousand Island). Then, I would hit up the soft serve ice cream bar! Kids today still really enjoy the variety and choice that a salad bar style presentation offers, set one up at home to relive your childhood and introduce your kids to a super fun way to eat greens.
You Will Need:
Lettuce, any type(s).
Toppings (list of ideas below)
Dressing, either homemade (use our “Choose your Own Adventure recipe guide to easily create your own) or store-bought
Pencil and paper
Instructions:
Talk with kids about what a salad bar is.
Look at the list of salad ingredients below and pick a few that you would like to offer at your in-house salad bar (or brainstorm your own ingredients). You only need a few toppings and they don’t have to be fancy, so use what you have around the house (we made our croutons out of some stale bread).
Draw a diagram of how your salad bar will be set-up (generally starting with lettuce at one end and ending with dressing at the other end).
If you are feeling crafty, create a name and logo for your salad bar. We called ours Soopa Salad.
Get your ingredients, wash and prepare them and set-up your salad bar.
Enjoy experimenting with new toppings and flavour combinations.
The best part about a salad bar is that you can go back for a second helping!
Ideas for Components of Your Salad Bar:
