1180 Garde Manger Chapter 3 Flashcards
Chapter 3 Pages 57-76
Complex salad
Salad with multiple vegetables, garnishes, and/or more complex sauces
Micro greens
Stems and first leaves of sprouts
Mesclun
Arguably most common proprietary green mix, baby lettuces, young arugula, Immature red chicory. Originated in Province, France
Hydroponics
Practice of growing plants in water-based nutrient solutions
Bolted
Overly mature greens. Generally develop a bitter flavor with thicker stalks
Simple salad
Typically only greens and vinaigrette
Baby greens
Immature greens
Spring mix
Proprietary green mix, primarily spinach
“Living” greens
Greens are sold intact with roots, sometimes packaged with water or soil for increased freshness
Gueridon
Service cart, typically used for tableside salad preparation
Tossed salad
More complex simple salad, usually with a few garnishes, dairy sauces can be used
Proprietary green mix
Brand name mixtures of salad greens, each producer has their own blend. Typically sold pre washed and ready for service
Pluche
Tiny herb leaves
Turgid
When leafy greens are full of water, rigid tecture and vibrant in color
Sprouts
First shoots of plant seeds, no leaves