How to Make A Beautiful Salad

When I created the salad for this poster, it took 3 days of hard work to get a picture of a salad just right. I wanted bright colors, a variety of ingredients and an airy layered look; I wanted it to dance on the plate. Each picture would look okay but not perfect.Finally, on the third day I achieved the look I wanted. Fortunately I had also decided to take a "how-to" set of photos too and I thought it would be fun to share them here.Build a base of radicchio and belgium endive. These greens add color and a rich and almost bitter flavor to the salad. By putting them in the base you help build the salad and add height and a layered look.Add a variety of mixed greens in the center.Add arugula to the center of mixed greens.Chop a variety of fresh veggies as thin as you can.Place the veggies in the greens.Grate parsnips and carrots over the salad; they add more color, a sweet flavor and the look of grated cheese; plus they add more veggies to the salad.And here we go - the pefect salad. Topped with balsamic vinegar and a little ground pepper, this salad is full of delicious veggies and free of salt and fat from commercial salad dressings.I used natural sunlight for this one. It is on a white plate with white background to help put more light behind it.Enjoy!(All images in this blog are the copyright of Food and Health Communications. Click here to ask permission to use them.)