[Poll] SALAD (and Fandom)!

[thefourthvine]

There has been some salad-related discussion in our household of late. (Actually, this discussion has been going on for at least ten years. Salad is an important topic in our family.) I cannot tell you what, exactly, we've been saying, or at least I can't without biasing the poll (and god knows I would never want to bias the ironclad validity and reliability of an internet poll!), but your thoughts are VERY IMPORTANT.

Also, because this is still a fannish journal, and also because I did not want to do two polls, I'm asking about the fandom that is most exciting for you right now. So even if you have no thoughts on salad - although I'm really not sure that is even POSSIBLE - please scroll down for the last question.

In this poll, for the record, I am talking about a green salad. Potato salad and fruit salad and caprese salad and - pasta-y things, whatever, those are fine, but not what we're discussing here. Those are SALADS FOR A LATER POLL. (And there will probably be one. The salad debate is reaching critical mass around here.)

Poll #10114 Salad and Fandoms

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 666

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What is the best part of a green salad? (Assume all items are high quality.)

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Lettuce!
126 (19.2%)

Tomatoes!
136 (20.8%)

Other assorted vegetables!
131 (20.0%)

Meat!
21 (3.2%)

Fruit!
43 (6.6%)

Other, um, salad components!
25 (3.8%)

Croutons!
51 (7.8%)

Other toppings, like nuts or weird crunchy things!
63 (9.6%)

Dressing!
59 (9.0%)

What parts of a salad do you like and look forward to? (As opposed to tolerating or exiling them.)

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Lettuce!
388 (58.7%)

Tomatoes!
382 (57.8%)

Other assorted vegetables!
478 (72.3%)

Meat!
218 (33.0%)

Fruit!
273 (41.3%)

Other, um, salad components!
278 (42.1%)

Croutons!
298 (45.1%)

Other toppings, like nuts or weird crunchy things!
401 (60.7%)

Dressing!
406 (61.4%)

In your ideal green-type salad, what is the dressing level like?

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No dressing.
60 (9.1%)

A tiny hint of dressing.
159 (24.2%)

Visible dressing.
353 (53.6%)

Every piece of the salad is coated in dressing.
80 (12.2%)

The salad is basically afloat in a sea of dressing.
4 (0.6%)

Actually, I just drink the dressing straight and leave the salad.
2 (0.3%)

Someone tells you, "Tonight, we are having SALAD!" Your reaction?

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YAY!
288 (43.8%)

Um, good, because - vegetables. Are good. And stuff.
196 (29.8%)

...And?
148 (22.5%)

So I will be making myself something else.
20 (3.0%)

Smile, nod, and then, as soon as possible, flee, never looking back.
6 (0.9%)

In addition to your thoughts on salad, I would like to hear your thoughts on fandom! What fandom are you really super-excited about right now? TELL TELL, please!

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Comments

[gool_duck]

Salad without lettuce is entirely possible and delicious *and* does not involve washing lettuce. I don't like washing lettuce.

Salad has cucumbers and tomatoes and onion in it.

Also possible are rocket/arugula, spinach, sweet peppers, avocado, mushrooms, grated carrot (only if dressed immediately, otherwise it goes bitter by oxygenating). And other vegetables. Radishes are nice. Olives. etc.

Parsely and dill. Fresh and chopped.

Also possible are
Nuts. some fruit. cheese. cooked meat. croutons.

Dressing depends on the salad. The basic salad wants a little bit of olive (or other) oil, and a little squeeze of lemon juice, and salt and pepper.

Waldorf salad wants mayonnaise. Coleslaw wants mayonnaise, but not as much has there usually is in shop ones.

My mother's lettuce salad wants cos lettuce, and a dressing which is creamy and has loads of garlic in.

And now completely unsurprisingly I want salad.