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Perhaps youre partial to adding a scoop of heart-healthy hummus or creamy avocado in addition to DIY dressing.

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Kaumudi Marathe is a senior editor on the Americas Test Kitchen book team.

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Kaumudi Marathe is a senior editor on the America’s Test Kitchen book team.

Keep reading and get ready to give you salad game a major upgrade.

3 salad-making tips that will upgrade your favorite healthy meal:

1.

Once you start spicing up your greens, youll never look back.

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To really enhance the flavor, try toasting or blooming them.

To toast spices, transfer two tablespoons (or less) of the whole spice into a dry skillet.

Warm them for one to three minutes, until theyre warm and fragrant.

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To bloom spices, heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.

Then, carefully add in the whole spices and reduce the heat to low.

The seeds should start popping right away.

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Kaumudi Marathe is a senior editor on the America’s Test Kitchen book team.

Cook for about five minutes.

However, there are some powders thatarebloomed in hot oil while making a seasoning.

These are asafetida, turmeric, and red chili.

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Marathe says its key to add them after the whole spices have popped and the heat is reduced.

Watch the video below to see how to make an anti-inflammatory salad:

2.

Overcook your pasta when making pasta salad

Mind, blown.

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Theyre prone to getting pretty clumpy.

This handy trick will help you serve perfectly tender, clump-free grain bowls for all of eternity.

Playing around with spices, pasta, and grains are just three ways to elevate the salad experience.

True fans know theres a never-ending list of delicious ways to experiment.

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