Daily Food Tour: Get Healthy with These Classic Salads

As tempting as it always is to go for that burger or pizza, sometimes it’s definitely better to make the healthier choice and go for that salad. Often salads get a bit of a hard time when compared to other dishes, but actually a well done salad can hit all the right spots. So we’ve put together a list of some of the best classic salads out there and where to get them.

First off has to be the Caesar Salad. You’ll find this old classic in multiple eateries across Beijing but we’ve picked out The Local’s Caesar Salad (RMB 48) as our personal recommendation. The Local does a slight twist on the classic, removing the egg and adding bacon bits to the usual mix of romaine lettuce, anchovies, Parmesan cheese and croutons and then topping with two pieces of garlic bread to finish the whole thing off. If you’re vegetarian you can also ask for the salad without anchovies and bacon.

Another staple salad, the Greek Salad, can be found at a number of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern restaurants in Beijing but The Roots' Greek Salad (RMB 48) is pretty spot on. Here they keep things pretty close to the traditional salad with mixed leaves, cherry tomatoes, feta, cucumber and red onion but also adding mushroom just to make it that little bit different. 

Veering away from what the more classic salads is the Beef Thai Salad from Arrow Factory (RMB 80). Here thin slices of roast Australian beef are combined with shredded Chinese cabbage, celtuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, shallots, mint, coriander dressed with lemongrass, lime, peanuts and a fish sauce dressing. This salad truly comes packed with flavor and if anyone is a fan of Southeast Asian cuisine is a must try.