This Is How Much Dressing You Need Per Salad Serving

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This Is How Much Dressing You Need Per Salad Serving By Haley McNamara Nov. 8, 2025 5:20 pm EST

To figure out how much dressing you need per salad serving, you first have to know how much salad to serve. Americans eat a lot more salad than you'd think , which makes getting either number right a little tricky. Flip over almost any bag of salad mix and you'll see it: one serving equals 2 cups (85 grams). (Other salad greens products might suggest upwards of 3 cups per serving.) Turn over a bottle of dressing and you'll find a similar guideline — 2 tablespoons (30 grams) per serving.

Those serving sizes aren't based on any official dietary guideline. They actually come from data collected through the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES),