Scrumptious Salads
Shepherd’s Salad
This chopped salad is fabulous even without the pita chips, which push it into sublime territory. Delicious and healthy, Turkish cuisine is perfect everyday family food. Plus, you can put out a dish of olives, which this entire generation of kids seems to adore. (Did we? I can’t imagine.) As a final selling point, the [...]
Citrus Salad
This colorful “salad” is perfect on weekend mornings. The fresh, bright flavors of the oranges and grapefruit awaken the senses and put everyone in a festive mood. Perhaps the best part about this dish, is that all it requires of me in the morning, is taking it out of the fridge. Prep Time: 20 minutes [...]
Carrot Salad
This nearly-instant recipe for Carrot Salad is infinitely adaptable: you can substitute lemon juice or vinegar for the lime juice, sugar for the honey, and tamari for the fish sauce, you can omit the peanuts, you can use your favorite green herb (honestly, in the winter I often use celery leaves from the inside of [...]
Loaded Steak Salad
This main course salad makes the most of seasonal summer vegetables and greens — those bags of gorgeous little leaves, beans, and potatoes you might spot at the farmer’s market — and of a little bit of good steak, which readily stretches here to feed four. You could swap in grilled chicken or salmon instead, [...]
Asian-Style Chicken Salad
Don’t feel hemmed in by the ingredients list here: If you’d prefer to cut up a rotisserie chicken or a package of 5-spice tofu instead of marinating and grilling the chicken breasts, please do. Likewise, use whatever greens you like (lettuce, say, or spinach) and any other veggies that appeal to you (I would have [...]
Strawberry, Melon & Avocado Salad
Nutty and slightly sweet sherry vinegar is a natural partner for strawberries. This composed salad makes a cool kickoff for dinner or a nutrition-packed lunch on its own. Prep Time: 20 minutes Ready in: 20 minutes Yield: 4 servings Ease of Prep: Easy Recipe Ingredients 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar or red-wine vinegar [...]
Roasted Cauliflower Salad
Roasting brings out the incredible sweetness of the vegetables in this dish. Feel free to swap in some broccoli, as I did here, though if you use all broccoli, you’ll miss the velvety, luxurious tenderness of the cauliflower. Something crunchy is a nice addition: butter-fried bread crumbs or toasted pine nuts. But it’s also lovely [...]
Crunchy Pear & Celery Salad
Bartlett or Anjou pears are used in this salad for their crisp texture. The nut and cheese combination sets the tone of the dish—white Cheddar and pecans is decidedly American. For an Italian twist, try a good Parmesan with some toasted walnuts. Prep Time: 25 minutes Ready in: 25 minutes Yield: 6 servings, 1 cup [...]