Marye Dahnke’s Salad Book is a cookbook by Marye Dahnke that was published in March 1954. Originally published by Pocket Books, subsequent publishes were made through Thorpe and Porter. The cookbook shows readers that salads can be more than just vegetables. Some even use fruit and nuts to add a bit more flair. Dahnke, makes it a point that you can add almost anything to a salad, which provides the audience the inspiration to try different things. Dahnke states that the salad book is a good read for those who have an “ambition [to] be a master of the tossed salad,"which is one of the many varieties of salads that you will find in this cookbook.

This book serves the audience a way to save money, but still have the ability to make a hearty meal. Some salad recipes are meant to stimulate one’s appetite, and some offer the option to serve as a meal on its own. There are also recipes for those who want to reduce their diet and eat fewer calories. These reasons make the cookbook perfect for those who are on a tight budget, or someone who is looking to improve their health with the consumption of these salads. This book contains more than 500 recipes of different salads: tossed, fruit, vegetable, cheese, egg, molded, frozen, and party. For example, the tossed salad is one of the most popular and well-known forms of salad. The recipe (available under ‘Recipe Cards’) for the Fresh Vegetable Salad is one of the many examples.