the invention comprises a salad sandwich and method of making the same where the salad sandwich is made of a baked edible shell that is open at one end and contains a tear - away bag which is filled with an appropriate sandwich fill . the tear - away bag keeps the sandwich fill fresh and prevents the sandwich fill from transferring moisture to the shell . the tear - away bag has a tear - away mechanism which , just before the salad sandwich is eaten , allows the bag to be removed in one step without removing the sandwich fill from the confines of the shell .