Salad Days

A snorkel (mini deep dive) into the wonderful world of salads

Salad as a meal is a fraught concept, particularly for women. The sweetgreen location on my college campus was a veritable chorus of legging clad women (including myself) saying, “no bread” before checkout. On the same block was a Chipotle frequented by men and student athletes.

Now, I enjoy all kinds of salads, sometimes as a meal, and more often as a …