Does fruit belong in a salad?

[Judex Meus]

This debate popped up between family members so I'm consulting the Source of All Truth™ to settle it.

Does fruit belong in a salad? "Fruit salad" notwithstanding. I'm also not including tomatoes because that's too obvious.

 

[MachoMan]

No. Fruit fags gtfo.

 

[Tequila Jong]

Mangoes go great in a salad, especially if you add mint. I've had salad with diced orange in it too, it works.

 

[CognitiveDeficiency]

Waldorf salad is great.

 

[Ultrapenguin]

For sure, most salad dressings have a whole bunch of sugar in them anyways so it's not like people don't already add a bunch of sweetness to their salads.

May as well add fruit and seasonings instead of drenching the whole thing in a pre-packaged sugar-seasoning mixture.

 

[keytar]

Depends on the salad but generally citrus in a salad is goood

 

[Digital Snow]

Only tomatoes are okay, everything else is disgusting.

 

[Tablet County]

Yes. With ranch dressing.

 

[Freshly Baked Socks]

Depends on the salad.

I make a very nice salad that is basically sliced red onions, and sliced strawberries over baby spinach.

I highly recommend it with a raspberry poppyseed dressing.

 

[Punished Mirabeau B Lamar]

Anything can be in a salad if you're brave enough.

 

[Dysnomia]

I like that broccoli salad with the raisins in it.

 

[Judex Meus]

Depends on the salad.

I make a very nice salad that is basically sliced red onions, and sliced strawberries over baby spinach.

I highly recommend it with a raspberry poppyseed dressing.

My wife makes something very similar to that. Admittedly, despite making the thread, I already have a bit of a bias and think that - again - it's dependent on what kind of salad it is. I used to be staunchly in the "no fruit allowed" camp because all the salads I had that contained fruit were garbage, but if you can find a good salad with fruit, it's really good. It just depends.

edit: spelling

 

[Iron Jaguar]

Yes.

 

[Nick Obre]

Some fruit does.

I don't know about regional preferences but in my area almost any salad has at least a little bit of lemon juice.

Apple, particularly green apple, goes well in some salads. And so on.

And that's not even going into the technicalities of tomato and avocado, among others, being fruits.

 

[KateHikes14]

Yes absolutely. Celery and carrots do not. That said chopping my salads made them 1000% better. I feel retarded for never thinking to do it.

 

[Ughubughughughughughghlug]

Yes, spinach, strawberry, walnuts, a light sauce (don't remember what kind), and crumbled cheese (feta?).

 

[Manul Otocolobus]

Yes, depending on the salad

 

[Sparkling Yuzu]

No, salads should be savory.

 

[Mesh Gear Fox]

I've never had a salad that had fruit in it that I enjoyed. I just don't like the sweetness from it.

 

[Blobby's Murder Knife]

Cranberries and apples maybe.