I must admit my appreciation for arugula quadrupled once I heard that the Brits call it rocket. Who doesn’t want to eat a rocket salad? Okay, silliness aside, we have a newfound affection for the great sum of the parts making up this salad. Roasting beets brings out their natural sweetness and it is my… Continue reading Roasted Beet & Fennel Rocket Salad with Pomegranate Arils
Recipe Category: salad recipes
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Cranberry Dressing
This salad combines the best seasonal flavors of Brussels sprouts, delicata squash and cranberries to infuse texture and color into the winter doldrums. After a false start when I was a child, I developed a surly attitude toward Brussels sprouts. A few years ago, under the tutelage of Stacey and Lisa, I tried them again,… Continue reading Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Warm Cranberry Dressing
Massaged Kale Feta Salad with Pickled Cherries and Walnuts
[print_this] Massaged Kale Feta Salad with Pickled Cherries and Walnuts SERVES: 6 side portions TIME: 3 days for pickling; 10 minutes for salad prep PICKLED CHERRIES Adapted from the Pickled Grape recipe by Karen Solomon in “Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It” As someone who had never pickled anything before, I sought out an… Continue reading Massaged Kale Feta Salad with Pickled Cherries and Walnuts
Lentil Sunchoke Salad
This salad came together quickly after a trip to the Farmer’s Market and a desire to make something that evoked the earth. The flavors are deep and get better with time from the complexity of the Padrons to the meatiness of the lentils or the nuanced flavors of the sunchokes and woody herbs with toasted… Continue reading Lentil Sunchoke Salad
Lentil Croquettes & Spinach Salad with Dill Mustard Sauce
I don’t know about you, but in our household we sure love a quick and easy, tasty and healthy dinner for Monday nights. Did that descriptor leave you a bit winded too? Well, that’s about how it feels to race home after racing all day at work catching up on weekend communications. Monday is the… Continue reading Lentil Croquettes & Spinach Salad with Dill Mustard Sauce
Kale Caesar Salad
Watching the TV show Modern Family this week, I chuckled as one of the characters told his husband, “You’ll never guess what the new Spinach is.” To this, the husband chirped “Radicchio” and was trounced with the response, “No, kale!” They proceeded later in the episode of introducing this leafy green vegetable with the initial… Continue reading Kale Caesar Salad
Lagarta Lodge Ensalada de Palmito
A former roommate of mine, Lisa, first introduced me to hearts of palm years ago. Picking my way through eating all during childhood, I missed a lot. When I first caught sight of the heart of palm in one of her salads (Lisa has the gift of salad-making), I was skeptical. Perhaps downright dubious. I… Continue reading Lagarta Lodge Ensalada de Palmito