Salads make a quick and healthful dinner or workday lunch, and can be customized to your chosen flavors. They usually start with kale, butter lettuce, or slept-on oakleaf lettuce.
Adding your favorite salad toppings is the best. Instead of cutting those veggies into crispy chunks, shave them for a more balanced forkful.
Very thin leafy greens. Chopped vegetables disrupt the flavor balance. You can't fit as many chopped veggies on your fork, so each bite tastes different.
If you can't shave a vegetable, slice it to match the texture. Juicy tomatoes work great this way. Choose vegetables that go well together, and you'll be amazed at how much you like shaved salad's texture.
How to shave veggies for your salad Remember that different vegetables have varied textures when choosing them for your shaved salad. Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, and celery work nicely. You can even include easily shaved fruits like apples, but peel them first to avoid skin bits in your salad.
You can use a mandoline to shave the ingredients easily, but you don't need to buy one. Vegetable peelers work well for many vegetables, while cheese graters can be used to shave vegetables.
You can pick how to shave vegetables with most large cheese graters' serrated settings. Some have a planer, a sharp vegetable peeler-like edge.
A knife can be used if you're careful, but only a really sharp one for an even, effortless slice. Dress and toss your salad (use your hands instead of tongs) and you're done!