(CNN) Sen. Amy Klobuchar addressed the quirkiest story to emerge about her since she announced her presidential candidacy right out of the gate.

"How did everyone like the salad?" the Minnesota Democrat asked the audience, kicking off her remarks Saturday night at the historic annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, DC. "I thought it was OK, but it needed just a bit of scalp oil and a pinch of dandruff, would be a little better."

In a recent New York Times article, Klobuchar was described as once eating a salad with a comb after being stuck on a plane without a fork.

"I have an interesting base strategy," she said. "George Will wrote a nice column, and the Wall Street Journal, and Politico actually did a big story with Republicans saying nice things about me. (Sens.) Roy Blunt, Pat Roberts, and John Cornyn say I'm reasonable, likable, and nice. And then the New York Times gave the rebuttal."

She went after another elephant in the room by addressing media reports claiming she often berated her staff.

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