August 26th, 2010 
TheSaltyChef First let me explain how this came to be. About 11 years ago when I met my husband we really had no money, but we liked to eat and liked to eat healthy. We would go to the store or farmers market or local farms and buy veggies of all types and make what we call “Junk Salad”.
There is no recipe for this. It is made by using what you have on hand. Sometimes we used lettuce and sometimes we did not have any. We would chop celery, onion, broccoli, peas, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes, deli meats, cheese, nuts, crackers, day old bread etc. We would chop and then toss all the ingredients together and we used whatever dressing we had.
I know this does not sound gourmet or fancy but we had this often and still do! The idea comes from using what you have on hand to create no waste!
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My favorite kind of Salad is none other Potato Salad. it really taste yummy.:”`
my girlfriend has a grape fruit plantation in their backyard and we always taste some of the harvest.*.~
we always use grapefruit on our dessert and this is a fruit that is full of antioxidants too.-:~
I love this idea. It seems like a few days before I need to go to the grocery our house has nothing copmlete in it for a meal so this will be perfect so nothing goes to waste.
Wow I love your wordpress theme. It looks really nice. It’s really well organized. some cooking blogs or blogs in general have way too much scattered info. Thanks for sharing.
My favorite salad as Luca is Potato Salad, I love that with a plate of rice and roast chicken..the best
i like to make some Grapefruit tea at home, it taste really great”~
Just mixing whatever you’ve got often makes the best salad – my experience, anyway.
Delicious kind of salads. Thanks for sharing
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With the bread in it, I guess you could say it is a Panzanella. I think people get too caught up in what it “gourmet”. If it has good ingredients and tastes good… it is good. Period.
A good fruit salad makes a summers day alot better.
i like potato salad and also mixed fruit salads. they are tasty and so yummy.”:
I like your “no waste” mentality, this is a great idea. I do something similar. A couple times a month I will take whatever is nearing its end. Then use it as a personal chef’s challenge to create something gourmet out of what is left.
Thanks for the post!
-J
Nice posts. I’m a vegetarian and I love cooking as well. I would really love to try this recipe soon. It looks very delicious and healthy. Thank you very much for the informative post.
we have a grapefruit plant on our home backyard and the fresh fruits taste so much better;’.
Sounds like a recipe that is all about cleaning out the odds and ends in the fridge before they go bad. Makes sense to me.
@WDP3W
“Sounds like a recipe that is all about cleaning out the odds and ends in the fridge before they go bad. Makes sense to me.”
your right, its really about cleaning the fridge before it goes bad. its really bad to waste food right?
Oh wow. I love this idea. I hate wasting food. So I will make it into a junk salad!
Actually, if you look at it, this is a brilliant idea. This is proof that you dont have to have lots of money to maintain a healthy diet. i also do this at home, i just dont call it junk salad. i call it “salad” lol. Anyway, the point is be resourceful.
Thanks for sharing this and inspiring people to stay healthy!
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I totally agree that fresh fruits taste so much better.
Marc Strub
It’s good that junk salad is not junk food.
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I am enjoying your blogs especially the one where you discussed how to make pesto.
This salad is interesting and is something I’ll surely make for my dieting dad.
Mouth-watering and healthy recipe. I think I’ll have to try your junk salad TheSaltyChef. Good think you’ve come up with that idea. I like to have lots of lettuce. Delicious!
Yes we used to eat this all the time when we had very little. You can use anything you have on hand! Thanks for reading!
Although junk salad but could be useful. I am very appreciated of your dish. Thank’s