A salad s a dish consisting of a mixture of small pieces of food, usually vegetables or fruit. Salads are typically served at room temperature or chilled, with notable exceptions such as south German potato salad which can be served warm. Salads may be served at any point during a meal. A green salad is most often composed of leafy vegetables such as lettuce varieties, spinach, arugula. Main course salads also known as "dinner salads" in the United States may contain small pieces of poultry, sea