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With a headline like that, the expectations are high, right? Well, here’s the deal: Chef Malachi Harland has put together a list of things that will affect the quality of the salads that you make. This is pretty basic stuff, but it’s worth circling back to the basics once in a while.

There is one thing that this list left out, though. It’s simple: Include lots of crunchy bits. I’m getting to be a stickler on this, but my theory is that the higher the quantity of crunchy bits, the better the salad. And by “crunchy bits”, I mean stuff like fresh corn, walnuts, pistachios, almonds, etc. Different salads call for different crunchy bits. Anyway, that would make my list any day of the week.