Today, we cover 6 mistakes most beginner home cooks make that can cause a homemade salad to flop and how to fix them.

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0:00 Salad Intro
0:31 1 - Limiting the salad to a single base
1:34 2 - Not making homemade dressings
3:48 3 - There's too much water
4:52 4 - Constructing the salad without intention
6:37 5 - Not cutting the salad components small enough
7:15 6 - Underdressing your salad

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Filmed on: Sony a6600 & Sony A6400 w/ Sony 30mm f3.5 & 18-105mm F4
Voice recorded on Shure MV7
Edited in: Premiere Pro

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