How to serve salad at shower?

ToesnthesandBride07

My shower is this weekend and my MIL is making a Cuban dish and wants to do a salad. However, in her mind a salad is lettuce, tomato, and cucumber. I have a few friends that are vegetarians. I want to make sure they can enjoy the food too. I am going to offer to make the salad for this reason. 

My question is, how do you think the best way is to "create" the salad? I am aiming for a nice chef salad. Should I do the basics and then have the extra toppings on the side for people to add what they like?  

TIA 

dbos99

Well, you know that a chef salad isn't vegetarian right?  So, definitely don't put the meat right on it. Maybe doing what you said and having the lettuce, etc. in the bowl and other toppings on the side.  This seems like a lot of work though for you to do.  I don't think your MIL's salad sounds too bad.  Is their meat in the cuban dish?  

rohansmom

do a salad bar.It will make everybody happy

ToesnthesandBride07

Yes, I know there is meat in the chef salad. I was not planning on doing that part. I am not sure what the dish is called that my MIL plans to make. It is fantastic though. It has fried rice, with ham, chicken, and shrimp in it.  

e-bridetobe

I agree w/ previous poster.....salad bar is great idea. If you want it to be substancial enough for a veggie option, just make sure to include a protien or 2 like hard boiled egg, shredded cheese, nuts and/or beans of some kind (chick peas, blk beans, white beans) but I would limit the # of add ons to no more than 4-5 options, otherwise, it gets unweildly.

ella.mabel

As a vegetarian, i would LOVE a salad bar.  Sometimes when i go to showers, they serve those tiny little salads with nothing but iceberg and 2 little cherry tomatos.  If you were to have cheese, croutons, broccoli, chick peas, tomatos, green peppers, onions.... YUM!  Maybe also have some rolls on the side or something. That's all i'd need to be a happy camper..........