salad is a mixture & fruit salad is a kind of salad ->  fruit salad is a kind of mixture  fruit is usually a solid & fruit salad often is made of fruit ->  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