‘Do I dare expose this?’ Jennifer Aniston insists the ‘famous salad’ that went viral on TikTok is fake over claims she ate it every day at Friends – and warns the recipe is actually ‘bad for the digestive tract’ .
- The 53-year-old actress has denied ever eating the salad, which a Los Angeles food blogger shared
- The unique take on the traditional Cobb salad includes ingredients like red onion, bulgar, feta and pistachios
- In a 2010 interview, Aniston’s co-star Courteney Cox claimed the actress eats the food every day
- Aniston said in a new interview, “To be honest, I would never have that many chickpeas in a salad.”
- Friends premiered its very first episode in September 1994 and ran for ten seasons before ending in 2004
Jennifer Aniston has clarified the truth about a viral salad recipe she’s reportedly enjoying every day while filming Friends.
The 53-year-old actress denied ever posting the food from Lovely Delites food blogger Hannah, which went viral in May.
When asked about the popular recipe after it made waves on TikTok, Aniston told Elle magazine: “Well, this salad, dare I debunk that? This isn’t the salad I had at Friends every day.
Fake food: Jennifer Aniston has officially debunked claims that she enjoyed a viral TikTok salad on the set of Friends
Viral Content: Home cook Hannah shared a recipe on how to make the now famous salad
“I feel horrible because it’s literally stripped out like crazy and it looks like a delicious salad by the way, but that’s not the one I had on Friends.”
For the salad — which is a unique twist on a traditional Cobb — Hannah topped a bowl with red onions, cucumber, pistachios, fresh parsley, fresh mint, and a can of chickpeas.
As for the Marley & Me star being up for trying the viral salad, Aniston added, “To be honest I would never have that many chickpeas in a salad. Not good for the digestive tract.”
Chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a type of legume rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and protein. Eating legumes offers many health benefits, however, cooked chickpeas contain complex sugars and fermentable oligosaccharides that can be difficult to digest and are not fully absorbed from the gut.
Spotted: Courteney Cox (starring on the show with Aniston) claimed in 2010 that Aniston made the salad — a unique take on a traditional Cobb — for herself and her female castmates every day
Raw chickpeas, on the other hand, contain toxic substances that are not well digested.
The salad was first linked to Aniston in 2010 when Her Friends co-star Courteney Cox revealed details about it in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.
The Scream star, 57, explained at the time that Aniston would make it any day for her female castmates.
In the viral TikTok video, Los Angeles-based home cook Hannah claimed the salad is perfect for practicing slicing skills as the ingredients are finely diced for maximum flavor.
“It was a Cobb salad that Jennifer topped with turkey bacon and garbanzo beans and I don’t know what,” she shared. “She’s just really good with food, which really helps. Because if you eat the same salad every day for 10 years, it better be a good salad, right?’
How to make the “famous salad” Jennifer Aniston was rumored to eat every day on the set of Friends
Ingredients:
1 cup Bulgarian
1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup pistachios, chopped
1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 red onion, finely diced
1/3 cup fresh mint, chopped
1 cucumber, finely diced
feta
Method:
Food trend: Discussing the recipe, Aniston said, “To be honest, I would never have that many chickpeas in a salad.”
The revelation comes after Aniston announced that she has served as Vital Proteins’ chief creative officer for the past year.
The Morning Show star helped create a protein bar with the brand loved by Kourtney Kardashian.
“I made a bar with @vitalproteins! TODAY they are finally out. Hope you like them! ❤️’, the actress wrote in her Instagram caption in May.
In the accompanying video, she explained, “This is a Vital Proteins bar that I helped create. It’s very exciting. It’s made with all those delicious ingredients. Ohhh, it’s just so good, it’s so good.’
Jens Snack: Jennifer Aniston has been working with Vital Proteins for the past year. The Friends veteran revealed she helped create a protein bar with the brand