The document discusses different types of salads. It categorizes salads according to their ingredients, such as garden salads containing greens, vegetable salads containing items like carrots and cucumbers, bound salads with thick dressings, fruit salads using fruits instead of vegetables, and chicken, egg, potato, and tuna salads containing those proteins. Salads are also categorized by their place in a meal, with some serving as appetizers, others as main courses, and dessert salads ending the meal.