Crisp and snappy textures are essential for a top salad, enhanced by the addition of cooked ingredients like charred Brussels sprouts or grilled chicken. Balancing the lighter raw elements with the deeper flavors of cooked items creates a satisfying combination. To prevent sogginess, it is important to allow warm ingredients to cool before mixing them into fresh greens, adding them right before serving. Chef Megan McCarthy emphasizes layering warm items on top and minimizing contact time with cold ingredients for optimal texture without wilting.
"Let warm ingredients (like roasted vegetables or grilled proteins) cool slightly to avoid wilting greens and add them right before serving," says Chef Megan McCarthy.
"Layer warm items on top and to maintain the freshness of greens. I like to make roasted veggie bowls with some fresh greens as well, so they sit nicely next to each other."
"If you let your items cool a bit and also don't let them hang out too long with cold ingredients, you can fully combine when eating for all of the textures, none of the wilting."
Once you know how to incorporate warm ingredients without your greens wilting and your raw veggies getting slimy... the possibilities are limitless.
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