Article: Sensational, simple: ; Start your salad with lettuce and add whatever you like

Anyone can make a salad, you say. But can they make a great salad?

There can be so much more to a salad than opening a bag of gourmet greens and tossing them with a store-bought dressing.

The components for a successful salad are as varied as the cooks who prepare them. So here's the basics for building an awesome salad and making homemade dressing.

The best way to dress those delicate greens is with a vinaigrette. Making your own is more economical than buying bottled dressing. It costs less than $1 to make a pint of vinaigrette compared with $2 to $4 for a bottle at the supermarket.

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