This document lists and describes the tools and equipment needed to prepare salads, including knives, cutting boards, peelers, citrus zesters, graters/shredders, grill pans, salad spinners, mixing bowls, and salad servers. Sharp knives, wooden or acrylic cutting boards, and peelers are recommended for preparing vegetables. Citrus zesters are used to remove zest and graters shred foods. Grill pans cook toppings and salad spinners dry leafy greens. Mixing bowls are used for dressings, marinating, and assembling salads. Salad servers assist with serving.

1. TOOLS, EQUIPMENT,
UTENSILS NEEDED IN
PREPARING SALADS

2. 1. Knives
Good quality knives with
sharp, sturdy stainless
steel blades and with
handles that securely
attached and that feel
perfectly comfortable in
your hand.

3. Cutting boards
Choices of cutting boards
are the wooden or blocks
and acrylic cutting boards.
Use one board exclusively
for the vegetable and the
other exclusively for the raw
meat to avoid cross-
contamination

4. Peeler
A kitchen tool consisting
of slotted metal blade
attached to a handle, that
is used to remove the
outer skin or peel of
certain vegetable,
frequently potatoes, and
carrots and fruits such as
apples and pears.

5. Citrus zester
Is approximately four
inches long, with a
handle and a curved
metal end, the top of
which is perforated with
a row of round holes with
sharp rims.

6. Grater/Shredder
A kitchen utensil used to
grate foods into pieces. It
was invented by Francois
Boullier in 1540s

7. Grill Pan
Used for salad toppings
to be boiled or grilled.

8. Salad Spinner
Used to hold just washed
salad leave in a slotted
basket that is made to
spin by hand and thus
fling all water off the
leaves into the outer
container.

9. Mixing bowls
Used to mix dressings,
marinate ingredients,
hold separate elements
of a salad before
assembling. Used to toss
and mix all ingredients
together.

10. Salad Servers
“Salad set” with big salad
bowls, serving bowls and
servers.