There are two salad mixes that I love. One is quite expensive to make in Russia, another is quite cheap and can be done often.

The Cheap One:

A very simple mix. It has sour taste, and it's quite nutritious if all you have to do is to survive on something.

You'll need around the same mass (I use 100g) of:

- korean-style carrot (basically, kimchi made of carrot as its main ingredient)

- cheese (don't have it too bright, or it will be the only thing you'll taste)

- meat (anything will do, although expensive meats would be a waste in such a dish)

- marinanted cucumbers

- mayonnaise or sour cream (enough to cover the whole mess)

- a deep, round bowl to mix in and serve/eat from

The recipe:

- cut them into long thin parts

- mix them together with mayonaisse or sour cream

Bon appetit!

The Expensive One:

The grapes give this mix an interesting sweet and sour hint, which contrasts curiously with the more serious, formal cheese and meat tones.

You'd need:

- chicken breasts

- cheese (of your preference)

- a full handful of big non-squishy grapes (the less they are, the more you'd need)

- walnuts (about as many as grapes)

- mayonnaise

- a big, round bowl to mix in and serve/eat from

The recipe:

- cook chicken breasts

- graze cheese

- crush the edible part of walnuts into small pieces

- cut each grape in half

- cut chicken breasts into small pieces; favor natural rupture of meat during cutting: it will both help with layers and ease eating

- put layer upon layer of either cheese or chicken meat (one after another), greasing each layer with mayonnaise and sprinkling them with walnut

- as you put the last layer, finish with a layer of grapes, skin up

It may be heavy on your stomach, so don't eat much in one sitting. Bon appetit!