Salad is such a broad, general term. If you tell me you eat a "salad" for lunch, it can mean SO many different things.
Salad is generally a nutritionally void thing - except around here. Most women trying to "lose weight" eat lettuce with some fat free dressing - and call that a salad. STUPIDITY - that is why it should be called.
Most lettuce is nutritionally empty. Few vitamins, minerals and fiber. Aim for romaine or spinach.