Desert salad is a consumable item in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics
Desert salad provides a very high amount of health over a short period of time, healing 105 Hit Points at the Survival skill necessary of 55 needed to craft it. It is also one of a minority of food items which provide significant restoration to both the player's Dehydration and Starvation levels while in Hardcore mode. Though it is not the most filling item in the game, its weight to health ratio make it one of the most efficient foods available. Accordingly, it is also one of the more difficult items to make, due to the rarity of pinyon nuts.
Survival Skill effect
| Skill | Effect | Hardcore effect |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | +8 Hit Point for 15s | -48 Dehydration , -96 Starvation |
| 20 | +9 Hit Point for 15s | -56 Dehydration , -112 Starvation |
| 30 | +11 Hit Point for 15s | -64 Dehydration , -128 Starvation |
| 40 | +12 Hit Point for 15s | -72 Dehydration , -144 Starvation |
| 50 | +14 Hit Point for 15s | -80 Dehydration , -160 Starvation |
| 60 | +15 Hit Point for 15s | -88 Dehydration , -176 Starvation |
| 70 | +16 Hit Point for 15s | -96 Dehydration , -192 Starvation |
| 80 | +18 Hit Point for 15s | -104 Dehydration , -208 Starvation |
| 90 | +19 Hit Point for 15s | -112 Dehydration , -224 Starvation |
| 100 | +21 Hit Point for 15s | -120 Dehydration , -240 Starvation |
- Note: Radiation is not affected by Survival skill level.
Crafting
This item must be crafted by the player. It is not sold by merchants or found elsewhere in the wasteland.
Creation requirements
| Name | Requirements | Components |
|---|---|---|
| Desert salad |
Notes
- Prior to 1.2.0.31x this item required two barrel cactus fruit and two pinyon nuts in order to be crafted.
- Based on the in-game item it seems desert salad also contains common salad greens and tomatoes.
Behind the scenes
Desert salad is a direct reference to the real-world recipe featured in the Fallout game manual, alongside the mushroom cloud recipe.