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The Formula
The Salad Ratio Formula
One set of proportions for greens, crunch, something hearty and dressing — build any bowl from it.
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Featured Read
The Salad Ratio That Turns a Side Into Dinner
Most salads leave you hungry an hour later because the proportions are off — too many leaves, not enough of everything else. Learn one simple ratio and you can open any fridge and build a bowl that actually holds you until the next meal.
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About the blog
A salad should eat like a meal, not a garnish
Simple Salads is a plain-spoken guide to bowls that fill you up — the ratios, the dressings, and the combinations that survive a night in the fridge.
We are tired of the sad desk salad: a heap of undressed leaves with a sad tomato on top. So we write about the parts nobody explains — how much of each thing to add, which dressings hold their edge for a week, and why some salads collapse into soup overnight while others get better. No fad diets, no miracle claims. Just the small habits that make a salad the thing you look forward to instead of the thing you settle for.
The house ratio, roughly 5 : 2 : 2 : 1 — leaves for volume, crunch for interest, something hearty to fill you, dressing to tie it together.
The Library
Six ways to build a better bowl
From the base ratio to the last crunchy handful — everything worth knowing to make salads a real, repeatable dinner.
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Dressings
Three Dressings to Memorize
A sharp vinaigrette, a creamy base and a bright citrus one — the three you never need a recipe for again.
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Make Ahead
Salads That Keep Overnight
Layer it right and a salad is better the next day, not a puddle. The order that keeps leaves crisp.
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Warm Bowls
Warm Salad Ideas
When cold leaves won't cut it, wilt them just enough and add something roasted and warm on top.
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Protein
Adding Protein to Greens
Beans, eggs, chicken, tofu — how to add substance without turning a fresh bowl heavy and dull.
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Texture
Crunch and Texture Tricks
The reason a salad gets boring halfway through is texture. Here's how to keep every bite lively.
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Three habits
The moves behind every good bowl
Salt the leaves first
A pinch of salt tossed with the greens before anything else wakes the whole bowl up. Taste a leaf, then dress.
Dress light, dress late
A salad should glisten, not pool. Toss delicate leaves at the last second so they stay crisp instead of wilting.
Build in contrast
Soft against crisp, cool against rich, sweet against sharp. Contrast is what keeps a fork moving to the last bite.
"A salad is only sad until someone shows you the ratio."The Simple Salads kitchen