Lessons > Salad Greens | Selecting & Preparing (Plant-Based)

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Lesson Overview

Fresh and crisp salad greens are a healthy and refreshing part of a balanced diet. These days, the markets are filled with an array of vibrant greens. One can literally make a unique salad every day of the week that will vary in color, composition and flavor. By using a variety of greens, salads …

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Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson you'll be able to:
  • understand the differences between mild, bold and bitter salad greens
  • choose fresh and healthy salad greens
  • understand the importance of drying salad greens
  • know how to properly prepare and store salad greens
  • properly toss a salad

Course Syllabus

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1. Salad Greens | Selecting & Preparing
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2. Complete Your Self Assessment
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3. Choosing & Cleaning Salad Greens
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4. Drying & Storing Salad Greens
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5. Tossing & Serving Salad Greens
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6. Combining Salad Greens
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7. Practice Activities & Recipes
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8. Lesson Quiz
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Practice Recipes

A few of the practice recipes you'll learn in this lesson.

Prerequisites & Related Lessons

Please consider these additional lessons to support your learning and discovery. Some of these lessons are prerequisites that may help contextualize what you are learning and form a baseline of knowledge and skill. Other lessons are related and may help you explore next steps or dive deeper on a learning topic.

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What People Are Saying

"We ate a lot of salads at my home. I now feel more confident in both the presentation and preparation of my salads. I am also happy that less of my greens will go to waste since I now know how to properly store them. This class was truly a blessing on many levels. Thanks!!" ★★★★★
"i really learned new things, and since my family love salads i always got same greens and never considered many different ones in a salad now i will, thank you very much" ★★★★★
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13 Videos | 8 Tasks
Task 1: Salad Greens | Selecting & Preparing
Task 2: Complete Your Self Assessment
Task 3: Choosing & Cleaning Salad Greens
Task 4: Drying & Storing Salad Greens
Task 5: Tossing & Serving Salad Greens
Task 6: Combining Salad Greens
Task 7: Practice Activities & Recipes
Task 8: Lesson Quiz

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