I think pouring the dip over would make it a salad.
I don’t know about cheese fries being a salad. I think a salad needs at least 2 ingredients not including dressing/garnish. So you’d need to do cheese fries with like fried peppers too make it a warm potato salad.
The adjustable base is a game changer! Helps with my heart burn and my husband’s snoring. Also, I’m sick rn, so have been watching a lot of tv in bed. Being able to adjust to more of a sitting position is awesome.