fruit salad is a kind of salad & salad is a mixture ->  fruit salad is a kind of mixture  fruit salad often is made of fruit & fruit is usually a solid ->  fruit salad is made of solids  fruit salad is a kind of mixture & fruit salad is made of solids ->  fruit salad is a mixture of solids  fruit salad is a mixture of solids & a mixture of solids can be separated easily -> fruit salad can be easily separated