Couscous salad with apples and feta.
I made up this recipe after we had a similar salad at a delightful little bar/cafe in Lucca, Tuscany. Couscous is the ideal base for any kind of salad—and this one has a lovely range of flavors and...
View ArticleSummer melon and golden tomato salad with honey-lime vinaigrette.
Working on the theory that food that grows together tastes good together — and on a corollary theory that Feta cheese makes pretty much any summer salad that much better — I hacked together this recipe...
View ArticleGarlicky bean and tomato salad.
This is the perfect thing for lunch (and it would make a great side dish for grilled chicken or steak): beans, cherry tomatoes, herbs, smoked cheese and a couldn't-be-easier garlicky lemon olive oil...
View ArticleRoast chicken and seasonal vegetable salad.
This super easy main-dish salad is going to be in our weekly dinner rotation pretty much all summer long. This is kind of a no-recipe recipe: steam a bunch of seasonal veg, toss with a stupid-simple...
View ArticleBest non-lettuce salad recipes.
If you've been out to dinner recently and scanned the 'salad' portion of the menu, you've probably seen this trend: the non-lettuce salad. Chefs are getting away from the steakhouse wedge and basic...
View ArticleSavory granola topping.
If you've bought into the whole Non-Lettuce Salad trend, which you totally should, then you'll want some fun toppings to finish off your plate of lightly dressed seasonal vegetables. Here's a fun...
View ArticleQuick, summery tabbouleh salad.
Traveling in Italy recently, we saw a whole range of prepared salads on antipasta bars and at little food shops. Salads made with couscous and roasted vegetables, or white rice and chopped veggies, or...
View ArticleSummery herbed orzo salad.
You've had what I call "sad pasta salad" — that takeout deli stuff with corkscrew pasta and way too much bottled Italian dressing. This pasta salad is NOT sad pasta salad! It's the only pasta salad...
View ArticleBeautiful chicken, carrot and fennel salad.
Here's my idea of the perfect lunch: bright, clean, fresh tasting, with equal parts protein and vegetables. It's one of my go-to salad-in-a-jar lunch recipes. Use leftover grilled or roasted chicken in...
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