From the category archives:

Salads

Harpooned

by Carolyn on July 25, 2010

When harpoon-caught swordfish appears at the market, Umami Girl gets back in the swordfish game after a seven-year abstinence, despite lingering concerns over glowing-green irises and metallic taste buds. After a meal of grilled swordfish, eggplant and potato salad, ohhhh yeah, she’s glad she did.

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City Limits: Summer Bailout—The Salad

by Lily on July 14, 2010

In the second chapter of Lily Acunzo’s new column City Limits, the mercury rises, a Food Coop board member goes AWOL, and the world is saved by an unlikely hero: the salad.

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Easy, flexible recipe (more like a formula, really) for a healthy, delicious grain salad that uses up all your leftover and misfit veggies.

Little-girl salad, all grown up.

by Carolyn on April 29, 2010

eggs basket

A re-introduction to sustainable food resources and a recipe for Niçoise salad.

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dandelion salad

Recipe for a beautiful springtime salad of dandelion greens, strawberries and balsamic-caramelized onions.

I probably shouldn’t tell you this.

by Carolyn on March 31, 2010

lentil salad

Easy, healthy recipe for lentil and brown rice salad.

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jar of caesar dressing

Recipe for homemade Caesar dressing you can shake up in a jar and store in the fridge for a week.

A Twist on Gourmet Magazine’s Salad Lyonnaise

by Carolyn on January 27, 2010

chicorysalad

Recipe for a variation on Salad Lyonnaise made with crispy prosciutto and shallot-butter vinaigrette. Adapted from Gourmet Magazine and submitted to Gourmet Unbound.

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wintergreenssalad

Recipe for a salad of winter greens (escarole, chicory and Belgian endive) with an olive vinaigrette and warm marinated goat cheese croutons.

Jícama, Black Bean and Corn Salad

Easy no-cook recipe for a Mexican-inspired salad of jicama, black beans, corn and avocado. A great buffet offering or healthy weeknight meal.

zuni cafe radicchio salad

The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats this week features a divine Radicchio Salad from the Zuni Cafe Cookbook.

kohlrabi remoulade

This week in The Crisper Whisperer, a riff on the classic French remoulade salad using kohlrabi. Like the vegetable itself, it’s just a touch assertive.

Raw Beet Salad

by Carolyn on August 26, 2009

raw beet salad with walnuts and goat cheese

A healthy and delicious raw beet salad with goat cheese and walnuts is a recipe for a more productive day and a longer life. For a Kennedy-quality legacy, you’re on your own.

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All about babies

by Carolyn on June 23, 2009

farro salad with baby beets, carrots and feta

Recipe for farro salad with baby beets, beet greens, caramelized onions and feta cheese.

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Fine Swine & Dandy

by Carolyn on May 12, 2009

dandelion greens with bacon and pan vinaigrette

Quick, easy recipe for a salad of dandelion greens with bacon and a pan vinaigrette.

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Easy recipe for panzanella (Italian bread salad) with chickpeas, with or without a bounty of vegetables.

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Sweetberry, tweetberry, pick me a wheatberry

by Carolyn on February 24, 2009

Recipe for an easy, healthy wheatberry salad studded with dried fruits.

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Raw foods enthusiasts

by Carolyn on August 9, 2008

heirlooms on counter

A pair of bean salad recipes: White Bean Salad with Green Olives adapted from Joy of Cooking and Jerry Traunfeld’s Indian-spiced Chickpea Salad with Yogurt and Herbs, adapted from The Herbfarm via Food & Wine Magazine.

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Light summer supper

by Carolyn on July 8, 2008

Recipe for a light summer supper of sautéed beet greens and fava beans with pan-fried Halloumi cheese.

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Recipes for Warm Cilantro Potato Salad and Cilantro Sauce, which makes an excellent condiment for a variety of foods.

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Melon Salad with Mint and Basil Vinaigrette

by Carolyn on June 12, 2008

Recipe for Melon Salad with Mint and Basil Vinaigrette by Giada deLaurentiis, via foodnetwork.com.

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