AMichigan salad is a type of green salad popular at restaurants in the Detroit area and other parts of Michigan. It is typically topped with dried cherries, blue cheese, and a vinaigrette dressing.[1] Some recipes use dried cranberries instead of cherries, add other kinds of fruit such as appleormandarin orange, omit or substitute the blue cheese, and/or add walnutsorpecans.
A Michigan salad with grilled shrimp
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| Type | Salad |
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| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Michigan |
| Created by | Scott Rossen |
| Main ingredients | Salad greens, dried cherriesorcranberries, blue cheese, vinaigrette; sometimes walnutsorpecans |
In Western Michigan, a Michigan salad might include grapes, sliced apples, and walnuts or pecans. It often will have a mayonnaise and mustard based dressing, rather than a vinaigrette.
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