Salad for your family dinner – easy. Salad for 50, not so much! This should help. Remember, this is not an exact science experiment – Sally will not eat anything green and Joe is on a salad only diet, and you know who will pick out all the tomatoes..
For the salad greens, you can figure that each person will eat about 2.5 ounces (1 cup).
4 people – 10 ounces (4 cups)
6 people – 15 ounces (6 cups)
12 people – 30 ounces (12 cups)
20 people – 50 ounces (20 cups)
| Ingredient | Approximate Equivalent Measurements | |
|---|---|---|
| Lettuce (Iceberg) | 4 cups, shredded | 1 medium head |
| Lettuce (Iceberg) | 6 to 8 cups, torn | 1 medium head |
| Lettuce (Leaf) | 4 to 6 cups, torn | 25 to 30 leaves |
| Lettuce (Romaine) | 6 cups, torn | 1 head |
For the chopped vegetables, figure each person will eat 4 ounces (1/2 cup).
4 people – 16 ounces (2 cups)
6 people – 24 ounces (3 cups)
12 people – 48 ounces (6 cups)
20 people – 80 ounces (10 cups)
For the salad dressing, each person will eat about 2 tablespoons.
4 people – 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup)
6 people – 12 Tbsp (3/4 cup)
12 people – 24 Tbsp (1 1/2 cup)
20 people – 40 Tbsp (2 1/2 cups)
