Learn the basic method for a great first-course salad, bursting with diverse flavors and textures, and you have hundreds recipes at your fingertips. Our interactive recipe builder makes it easy: You choose your lettuce and greens, then fruits and vegetables, then zesty accents like croutons, nuts, cheeses, and herbs. Pick an ingredeint for each of these steps or just a few, it's all up to you. Once you've built your recipe, you can print it, save it to your My Favorites folder, or share it with a friend.

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