Originally Posted by
SunkissedMommy
I commented that I had this salad in PE on a recent international flight. It was tasteless and bland.
I also don't happen to like radishes in my salad. The salad dressing they served me didn't help to spice it up either. I like grapes, just not in my salad. So I ate those separate. So lettuce, radishes, and a seedy mustardy dressing just didn't pan out very well. My husband isn't a picky guy, he'll pretty much eat anything and he didn't like it either.
Thanks for the thoughtful response, and bland I can definitely see... But I would think it would be less bland, personally, than if it had tomato and cucumber, which is what's sometimes implied a salad should have around here since that's "more traditional." Both grapes and radishes (and jicama which I often see AA's caterers use) are flavors that I like, and have a more interesting flavor and texture to me than cucumbers and tomatoes -- especially in combination with bibb lettuce.
Each of us is entitled to our preferences so I'm not trying to say my opinion is of any special value, but I think grapes add a nice brightness and sweetness that counter a radish's bitterness and crunch. More than anything though, I appreciate the diverse toppings among the different side salads. I'd much rather get a salad or two in the rotation that I don't like as much as others than get a cucumber and tomato-on-romaine on every single flight. Just my $.02.