Oh, dear - I would not be happy with salads that aren't chilled - unless the temperature didn't make a difference. I like salads that are a combination of crispy chilled lettuce/spinach/leafiness with straight-from-the-pan peppers, mushrooms, asparagus (or whatever) with sweet chili sauce, or butter, garlic, lemon and oregano.

A warm fruit salad? Ew.

But like you, I do love salads! Thanks for an interesting read!