Side Salad

The McDonald’s Side Salad is a basic mixed leaf salad offered as a lighter option alongside the main menu. It typically consists of a blend of lettuce varieties, cherry tomatoes, and sometimes shredded carrot or cucumber, served with a choice of dressing on the side.

As fast food side dishes go, it is one of the simpler offerings — a handful of salad greens in a small container, intended to accompany a burger or wrap rather than serve as a meal on its own.

Menu items and their composition vary between regions and over time, so the exact ingredients may differ from what is described here. Check the McDonald’s Australia website or in-store menu for current offerings.

Produced
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How it's made

The salad components are sourced from commercial produce suppliers, washed, cut, and portioned in a food processing facility, then delivered chilled to individual McDonald’s restaurants. Staff assemble the salad by combining the pre-prepared ingredients into a serving container at the time of order.

Nutrition (per 100g)

Energy 20kcal
Protein 1g
Carbs 2.7g
Fat 0.2g
Fibre 1.6g Sugar 2.2g
Mass Distribution

1 item 3.1 oz is about 87 g — roughly 20 kcal of this.

What it costs the planet (per kilo)

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Where it comes from

In the kitchen

Used as

fast food side salad

Goes well with
dressing crouton tomato cucumber
Classic dishes
  • Garden salad
  • Side salad

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Where this data comes from

Nutrition data from

USDA

How it was calculated

SR Legacy

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