What is a 'breakfast salad'?

I started hearing about ‘breakfast salads’ in the middle of winter. I follow lots of American wellness types on social media and there was a spate of them all talking about their breakfast salads: how front-loading your day with nutrients, and focusing on protein rather than carbs, helps you feel more focused and energised.

‘Ooh, that’s a good idea,’ I thought, as I watched a sunny Californian tucking into a plate of crunchy green leaves. ‘Maybe I’ll do a newsletter on that in the spring, when it’s less cold and dark and people might actually be up for a breakfast salad.’

But now that we’re in spring, do I feel like a breakfast salad? No. No, I do not.

It seems the thing that appealed to me about their posts was not actually the salad, it was the lifestyle. And the weather. The idea of a salad on a rainy Walthamstow morning is less appealing.

However, these sun-drenched LA influencers are on to something. The c…