Yes, ate! I love salad. I make my own with lemon or calamansi coz it's cheaper than lemon, sprinkle with salt, and pepper. Wow, that's great, you eat salad before the main dish. Same here if I'm not going to be lazy. My pleasure, Ate!
Salad should be eaten before the main course. Have you tried salads with edible flowers? Like the "katuray?" It is so delicious. I have tried it when my Dad (he's an Ilocano that's why we do not run out of vegetables. We have vegetable garden in our backyard. And oh, he's an Agriculturist. That's one of the reasons that we always cook veggies)was still alive and the enchilada with half-cooked string beans.
I tried it once, but it was blue ternate. Wow, you’re fortunate to have a dad who’s an agriculturist. As for us, we can’t go without a vegetable dish because Dad doesn’t allow meals without vegetables and broth, even for breakfast.