I have long been a supporter of the fact that salads do not have to be boring! So why then do so many of us see a salad for lunch or dinner as some kind of bland diet food or as a punishment for eating that burger the previous night? Perhaps it is to do with the fact that a lot of salads are unsatisfying bowls of soggy lettuce with a bit of cucumber and tomato and topped with some kind of over vinegary sauce because people believe that this is the safe option in order to be healthy. …