50 Salad Puns That Will Leaf You In Stitches

Danielle Outen
Dec 12, 2023 By Danielle Outen
Originally Published on Sep 28, 2020
Edited by Monisha Kochhar
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If you're digging into some leafy greens why not crack some salad jokes to get your kids laughing?

Telling some salad jokes, especially salad puns, to kids whilst eating veggies can really get them excited about healthy eating.  A pun is a play on words that is witty and guaranteed to get some giggles, as well as getting those greens on their forks!

In this article, we have listed the 50 best funny salad puns that will have you and your kids howling with laughter.

Salad Puns

Here is a list of salad jokes that the whole family will love. These jokes include the word "salad" and some jokes are also related to salad dressing.

1.I don't know how to make a Caesar salad but I'm willing to take a stab at it.

2.I had a salad joke but I tossed it.

3.Leaf me alone!

4.I told the cowboy to eat salad with his fingers. He said he needed a ranch hand.

5.I had this awful dream last night I was making a salad. I was tossing all night.

6.This joke is like that time I slipped into a salad. Corny on the cobb.

7.When he saw the salad dressing, it made the tomato blush.

8.What do you call a chicken looking at a salad? A chicken caesar salad.

9.I made a salad today. It wasn't very good so I tossed it.

10.I had to decide between making salad with my mom or playing outside with my dad. It was a toss-up.

11.I would make you a salad but I don't have thyme.

12.I can't stand Greek salad. I'd like un-feta'd access to my greens.

13.Excuse me waiter, I have a question about the house salad. Does it come with window dressing?

14.I made a chicken salad this morning. This stupid thing is he won't eat it.

15.I always knock on the fridge door before opening in case there is a salad dressing.

Lettuce Puns

Check out these puns you can tell whilst crunching on this light, crisp and delicious part of salad.

16.One of the issues with salad is bland lettuce. It is one of the issues that needs a-dressing.

17.A man goes to the doctor with lettuce in his hear. The doctor said "it is just the tip of the iceberg".

18.I used to think Elton John's favorite lettuce was iceberg. Now I think he is more of a rocket man.

19.Wanted to buy salad but the store wouldn't lettuce.

20.If you know any good jokes about salad, lettuce know will you!

21.The priest stood in front of the salad bar and shouted "lettuce pray!"

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Other Leafy Puns

This list of salad jokes is of puns related to some of the leafy greens we find in our salad bowls.

22.The salad won an award for going beyond the kale of duty.

23.A dancer's favorite green is spin-ach.

24.Above and beyond the kale of duty.

25.Let's kale it quits.

26.That was a close kale.

27.I'm carrying a lot of emotional cabbage.

28.I just leaf you so much!

29.You're unbe-leaf-able.

30.The most uncomfortable kind of vegetable is a spin-ouch.

31.When the teacher lectured about leafy greens, it was a chard lesson.

32.I went to my fridge to get some lettuce for my salad. There was none romaine-ing.

33.Scientists are saying salads will be a thing of the past. Lettuce romaine calm.

34.I hate it when salad bars are a mess. The produce should romaine in their containers.

35.I had some leftover salad so I gave my friend the romaine-der.

Vegetable Puns

Why not serve your salad at the time as one of these vegetable jokes?

36.I rubbed some tomato on my eyes. In Heinz sight, it wasn't a good idea.

37.Corn on the cobb's favourite song is a-maize-ing graze.

38.I didn't take the job at the salad bar because the celery was too low.

39.My DJ friend took my advice and changed his salad recipe. He dropped the beet.

40.The artichoke said to the man eating a salad: "have a heart".

41.I'd tell you a joke about a potato but I don't know where to starch.

42.Be careful with that shopping bag. There's a leek in it.

43.Between you and me, this salad is delicious.  

44.I hit a tomato and ran. It ran after me but couldn't ketchup.

45.Some of my salad garnish was singing jailhouse rock yesterday. Think it was Elvis Parsley.

46.The lettuce shouted to the celery "quit stalking me!"

47.This salad cost me an arm and a leek!

48.Let's not beet around the bush here.

49. The veggies protested because their secrets were leeked.

50. We've all bean there...

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Written by Danielle Outen

Bachelor's degree specializing in Economics, Master's degree specializing in Development Management

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Danielle OutenBachelor's degree specializing in Economics, Master's degree specializing in Development Management

Growing up in London, Danielle has a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Southampton and a Master's degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She has always been surrounded by a big family and loves outdoor activities and adventurous experiences. She has traveled the world in search of new waves to surf. Danielle enjoys discovering new and fun activities to share with her relatives.

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