Massaged kale salad with parmesan actually improves sitting in the dressing a few hours. I think it could be pretty much whatever dressing you want, but I make one with olive oil, lemon juice, soy sauce, and garlic. Cut out the stalks (or buy pre-cut from Whole Foods in the bag and pick them out) and massage in the dressing. Add the grated parmesan and mix.

I like what budget bytes calls "fridge salads" (although, I think a salad made in the morning that you don't dress until lunch is probably fine).

Here is a list, I made the honey mustard broccoli one today:
https://www.budgetbytes.com/refrigerator-salads-for-eating-healthy/

This is great
https://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-pasta-lite-salad-84429

Anonymous wrote:So tacky to ask people to bring food to a baby shower!

SO TACKY to make a comment like this when you have no reading comprehension skills!

What about a snap pea salad — if you’re looking for something sturdier than lettuce? Or a kale salad?

Anonymous wrote:So tacky to ask people to bring food to a baby shower!

It’s a work shower. Who do you think should be responsible for doing the cooking or paying for the catering?

Anonymous wrote:So tacky to ask people to bring food to a baby shower!

For a work shower? Potluck is pretty standard.

So tacky to ask people to bring food to a baby shower!

I pack salads for lunch all the time and they are fine. If you want to add something that is crunchy, just have that packed in a separate container and add to the salad when you add the dressing.

You can do something like this:

https://www.recipetineats.com/spring-salad/

You can blanch the vegetables the night before. Add the lettuce, goat cheese and dressing when you are ready to serve.

I’m looking for a spring salad I can fix for a work potluck baby shower. I need to fix it at 6:45 AM, but we won’t eat it until 1 PM. I plan to add the dressing just beforehand, but also considering a green bean salad or something else like that.

Thanks for any recommendations!