By L. Moses

Salads are a beautiful thing. They’re colorful, gorgeous, tasty, and best of all they’re good for your health. Still, we don’t eat them as often as we should. One of the reasons for this is presentation. A handful of greens in your old plastic mixing bowl just doesn’t look as appetizing as it should. What’s the solution? Kick up the presentation!

One of the most appealing methods of presentation is to serve your salads in an elegant wooden salad bowl. There’s just something about this organic, simple, and yet elegant presentation that makes a salad look like a five star gourmet meal. Complete the presentation with wooden salad servers and separate serving bowls and your job is done. Even a handful of greens look spectacular when presented in a hardwood bowl.

Want to put more than a handful of greens in your wooden salad bowl? Try this recipe:

Shrimp Salad with Mango and Avocado

2 pounds large cooked shrimp chilled or at room temperature.
½ cup thinly sliced red onion
3 tbs chopped fresh cilantro
2 tsp grated lime rind
2 tbs lime juice
1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 ripe mangos peeled and cut into 6 wedges each
1 peeled avocado seeded and cut into 12 wedges

Combine onion and next seven ingredients through jalapeno, into your large wooden salad bowl. Add shrimp. Place ½ cup to ¾ cup shrimp mixture into your individual wooden salad bowls. Arrange 2 mango slices and 2 avocado slices in the center of the bowl and serve.

Wooden salad sets in mahogany and cherry hardwoods can be found at many kitchen stores. Each set usually comes with a large wooden bowl for presentation, a set of wooden salad serving utensils, and four individual serving bowls. These sets make wonderful gift ideas for any occasion.

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