Can I eat this? - Warm Kale Salad Edition
May 4, 2018 6:51 PM Subscribe
I am flying BOS>LAX tomorrow evening, and I am planning to bring along a kale salad that I made this evening.
Yummy kale salad recipe here
It’s about 1 1/2 hours drive to the airport, and I would probably eat the salad within the first hour or so of the flight.
I thought this was a solid plan, but dorkyhusband think’s it’s a recipe for food poisoning. What do you think? There is no dairy or mayo in the salad at all. Just kale, fruit, onions (don’t like radishes), almonds and a vinegarette.
Best answer: I don't see how it could possibly go bad in a few hours. It's all produce... except for the vinaigrette. And vinegar is a preservative.
posted by Artifice_Eternity at 6:55 PM on May 4, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by Artifice_Eternity at 6:55 PM on May 4, 2018 [1 favorite]
Best answer: That sounds fine to me. As for the ingredients, onion and vinegar are pretty volatile; I think herbs and lemon juice might be less so?
posted by batter_my_heart at 7:06 PM on May 4, 2018
posted by batter_my_heart at 7:06 PM on May 4, 2018
Best answer: Seems fine. As you said, no dairy or Mayo. Also no meat. Not sure how that would give you food poisoning if consumed within a few hours of departure.
posted by ConradLandsman at 7:07 PM on May 4, 2018
posted by ConradLandsman at 7:07 PM on May 4, 2018
Response by poster: Thanks everyone! I promise there’s just a little bit of onion. :-D
posted by dorkydancer at 7:27 PM on May 4, 2018
posted by dorkydancer at 7:27 PM on May 4, 2018
You won’t get food poisoning.
But I’d also really ask you to consider the mechanics of the space. Airplanes are really hard places to be in. Salads are kind of weirdly messy for a plane. They also can sometimes be smelly, especially with raw onions and vinegar and especially when warm. I try to remember that there are few places where I really have to be in close proximity to others, for better or for worse, so I try to kind of prioritize the public good over my own desires and wants, to some extent, when I am on a plane or other public transit. When I travel I try to get the calories I need from things like dried fruit, granola bars, etc.
posted by sockermom at 7:39 PM on May 4, 2018 [5 favorites]
But I’d also really ask you to consider the mechanics of the space. Airplanes are really hard places to be in. Salads are kind of weirdly messy for a plane. They also can sometimes be smelly, especially with raw onions and vinegar and especially when warm. I try to remember that there are few places where I really have to be in close proximity to others, for better or for worse, so I try to kind of prioritize the public good over my own desires and wants, to some extent, when I am on a plane or other public transit. When I travel I try to get the calories I need from things like dried fruit, granola bars, etc.
posted by sockermom at 7:39 PM on May 4, 2018 [5 favorites]
Just kale, fruit, onions (don’t like radishes), almonds and a vinegarette.
Weren't all those ingredients sitting out un-refrigerated at the store when you bought them?
posted by bongo_x at 10:41 PM on May 4, 2018 [6 favorites]
Weren't all those ingredients sitting out un-refrigerated at the store when you bought them?
posted by bongo_x at 10:41 PM on May 4, 2018 [6 favorites]
Yes fine! Even if you did have cheese in that salad you'd be fine (assuming normal immune system etc).
The whole point of cheese was that it was supposed to preserve dairy.
I have left milk out by mistake for up to 2 days in a cool kitchen and it hasn't turned.
It's good to be cautious, but if food safety was as unforgiving as people seem to fear lately, everyone who didn't think that way would be in the hospital five times a year.
posted by flourpot at 11:58 PM on May 4, 2018 [2 favorites]
The whole point of cheese was that it was supposed to preserve dairy.
I have left milk out by mistake for up to 2 days in a cool kitchen and it hasn't turned.
It's good to be cautious, but if food safety was as unforgiving as people seem to fear lately, everyone who didn't think that way would be in the hospital five times a year.
posted by flourpot at 11:58 PM on May 4, 2018 [2 favorites]
Would eat this salad at a picnic after it had been in the sun for that long. It's fine.
posted by maryr at 5:33 AM on May 5, 2018
posted by maryr at 5:33 AM on May 5, 2018
Omg people bring freaking McDonalds on the plane and then recline into your lap with it. Eat what you want, which definitely will not food poison you.
posted by dame at 9:38 AM on May 5, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by dame at 9:38 AM on May 5, 2018 [1 favorite]
You're not going to get food poisoning but I do assume you've eaten raw kale before and you're ok with it? Let's just say that kale and my digestive tract violently disagree and I am very glad I did not learn that lesson on an airplane.
posted by emd3737 at 5:49 AM on May 6, 2018
posted by emd3737 at 5:49 AM on May 6, 2018
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