Am I allergic to something? Why does my tongue hurt so often?

Often times when I eat my tongue gets sore. I haven’t noticed a common ingredient in the things that make my tongue sore, but it has to be something because it’s always right after the meal. Sometimes it’s more sore than others and in different places. Right now the right side of my tongue is so sore and it’s in my gums too and it feels like I just had a tooth pulled for god’s sake!

This is the most painful it’s ever been. (Don’t get me wrong, it’s still not BAD)....So I think I’ll make a doctors appointment tomorrow. But for the time being, do any of you have experience with this? It’s bizarre to me. It’s been happening for probably 5 years. Maybe longer and I just never noticed.

IF it helps, what I ate this time before it happened: salad with romaine lettuce, mixed greens, and spinach. croutons, red cabbage, green peppers, egg, apple, grapes, edamame, and a jalapeno lime vinagrette dressing.