And one of those menu items is … drumroll, yo … asalad.

One reason restaurant salads always seem to taste so good?

AsThe Kitchnpoints out, a lot of things are happening in restaurant salads.

Spinach salad

And perhaps the biggest restaurant salad trick of all?

Sprinkling salt over your salad improves the taste of both the greens and the veggies.

Consider: The word “salad” actually comes from the Latin word for salt (who knew?

Salt shaker

There is just one caveat: Don’t salt lettuce leaves too soon.

“Avoid salting or dressing these in advance, or you’ll end up with a watery mess.