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Vegetables that have an edible root as an extension of the vegetable which grows underground. Highly nutritious, low in calories and containing little or no fat, many Root Vegetables are commonly eaten raw or prepared by cooking.

A salad green that has small dark green, velvety leaves with a rich, sweet flavor, similar to hazelnut.

A dish that consists of a variety of ingredients which generally have some type of dressing mixed with the greens.

A type of sauce that may use mayonnaise or a vinaigrette combined with other ingredients to create a topping or flavoring that can be mixed into salad greens or salad items being prepared.

Made from a hard nylon plastic, this type of utensil is designed to be used for cutting fresh vegetables such as salad greens.

Commonly made as a large round and somewhat shallow sided bowl, this piece of kitchenware is designed to hold a sizable volume of salad greens.

A generic name given to a variety of different types of leafy vegetables that are most often used in salads or sandwiches.

Similar in appearance to mayonnaise, this food is a dressing that is common in Europe, particularly regions around Ireland and the United Kingdom.

A liquid cooking oil that is extracted from the fruit, seeds, or nuts of a vegetable plant, such as corn, soybeans, peanuts, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds, and rapeseeds (used for canola oil).

A very young and small acorn shaped, summer squash that develops a smooth outer skin accented with a scalloped edging around the middle outside of the squash as it matures.

A thin whispy salad green, related to Chinese cabbage, with a mild mustard flavor. Native to Japan, this vegetable averages 14" to 16" in height with leaves that are green and yellow, smooth in texture and somewhat feathery in shape.

A small green vegetable pods, elongated in shape, that contains numerous seeds, which release a sticky substance when cooked.

A pear-shaped, summer squash, which is grown in warmer and more tropical climates such as the Caribbean or Mexico.

Varieties of small round legumes that are typically classified as fresh, field or pod peas. The fresh pea is a small, round green vegetable, which is grown in a pod and is generally harvested in the early summer.

A group of flowering plants that are most often used to garnish or enhance the appearance and flavor of various foods.