It’s a dish of many names — cold plate, cold salad plate, tri-salad plate, salad trio. You know them: chilled plates with ice cream scoops of protein-based, mayonnaise-bound salads ...

I like bean salad a lot, especially during the summer when I roll out my version of sugar-free, three-bean salad. Soon, very soon, tomatoes and corn on the cob will join with it for a classic ...