Today, we cover 6 mistakes most beginner home cooks make that can cause a homemade salad to flop and how to fix them.
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0:00 Salad Intro
0:31 1 – Limiting the salad to a single base
1:34 2 – Not making homemade dressings
3:48 3 – There’s too much water
4:52 4 – Constructing the salad without intention
6:37 5 – Not cutting the salad components small enough
7:15 6 – Underdressing your salad
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Ethan, your videos are really valuable. I really appreciate and want to say thank you very much!
Sounds maybe weird, but i really enjoy a daal, coleslaw & lettuce salad (1/1/4 ratio).
Cheers
Kenji is god, but Thai salads, for example, don't have any oil. So we're talking about western salads.
This guy deserves WAY more subs than he’s got right now, most underrated cooking channel on the tube
slicing your cherry tomatoes? i mean, that's fair, but consider that then you can't fish them out and pop them in your mouth while thinking, "ch-ch-ch-ch-CHERRY BOMB" and tbh that's where 99% of my salad-eating joy comes from
The way you pronounced "Worcestershire Sauce" almost made me spit my drink lmao
I have to stop typing a reaction before seeing the whole video. 😂🙈 (wanted to ask you about ranch dressing for Americans in Europe 😊). Btw, again a great video (hungry for a salad and no basics in the house 😭). ❤️
7:47 Ugandan Knuckles
The real gamechanger for salad is to grow your own. Lettuce and arugula are particularly easy and can be done in pots on a balcony or even window sill. I'm currently chomping down on a salad of chinese snake cucumber, yellow cocktail and red oxtail tomatoes that I all grew myself.
spot on
I really think Ethan need to be more widely known. Those videos are really good.
First Sin: Making a salad.
0:06 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
love seeing these healthy eating videos. it is really helping my diet.
are there any websites you like to use to help calculate the calories sugars ect?
2:29 Nothing like good mayo-based dreshings
Quick, someone make a gif of Ethan spinning that salad
this is so dumb
this feels like a throwback with double ethan
What's the salad at 2:00?? I need it😭
That Orzo salad recipe allowed me to single handedly change my family's mind on salads. So tasty, nutritious and packed-lunch friendly! Thank you Ethan 😁
Shhh… Momma is not watching now, people.
PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD!!
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i recommend pomegranate molasses as dressing we called 'nar ekşisi' in turkey. i used google translate for english name btw. It is sweet and sour. It is best dressing for me
Excellent video. Had my wife watch it with me.
Love the acting
You should write a cookbook called the Salad Bible haha
Salad mistakes: eating salad.
When he says "Let's break it down" you know shits about to get serious
Nothing like having guests over, and going full hands-on to toss the salad.
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When someone tell me they don't like salads, the only thing I could think is: "then you know how to do a salad". Since salads could be anything, there is always a salad for you if you search enough.
look at this Effort put into making this video. This guy even teaches us about all types and components for dressing 2:20 awesome
As a European living over here… The NUMBER 1 mistake is your DISGUSTING sugary dressings that make your salads taste like laundry water.
American salads are full blown AIDS….
Another great vlog in the books. Thanks, Ethan. Again.
Quick question?
Where did you get the rack/paper towel holder on the side of your fridge?
Have wondered about it many times, as I'm sure tens of thousands of people have, as well.
Thanks in advance.
Might want to mention it in one of your next few vids? It's ergo, maximizes vertical storage in the kitchen, de-clutters counter space, etc.
Every household in America needs one, right?
Take care, from a major fellow foodie and huge fan somewhere near Seattle.
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As someone who is on a diet right now, I'd appreciate more diet-friendly dressing options 😛 Since those mentioned in the video are basically doubling the caloric intake of the whole salad, even if used sparingly. I believe that most people eat salads to limit their calory intake and they don't take into account the dressings used, ultimately making them disappointed in salads as an option (not losing weight due to the high calorie intake from the dressing).
Love those black salad bowls, where are they from?
You to me, are the salad aficionado 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Ethan you helped me actually like salad, I hated them until I made one from your videos 😍 sooo delicious
And congratulations on 700k!! 🙌🏼❤️
I tried that shawarma salad and it must have been the first time I absolutely fell in love with a salad. it was amazing my kitchen smelled heavenly when I put the chicken on the grill. definitely on my lunch meal rotation!
I hated salads for the longest time because all the salad I ate at home used iceberg lettuce, which I disliked the texture of. As soon as I discovered spring mix and brussel sprout salads I fell in love.
That's what I'm talking about!
Solid tutorial
Ethan has one of the best channels on YouTube
Great video!