Makes 6 servings The combination of arugula and mushrooms creates truly earthy flavors in this salad, and the cheese adds sweet and salty components. If you can’t find fresh porcini, use chanterelle, oyster, cremini, white, or any mushrooms with soft flesh. Serve grilled bread with this simple salad to enjoy […]
Red Salad
Makes 8 portions Chef’s notes: The salad may be served on a bed of spinach or chiffonade Tuscan kale. For crunch, add a sprinkling of lightly toasted chopped pistachios, hazelnuts, or almonds. If you can’t find opal basil, you can substitute any type of sprout, such as pea shoots, broccoli […]
Roasted Beets with Feta and Tangerines
Makes 5 servings This beet dish can be served warm, room temperature, or even chilled as a make-ahead recipe. Use any sweet citrus you have on hand in place of the tangerines, including clementines, blood oranges, or Sumos.
Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette
Makes 1 cup
Roasted Pear and Arugula Salad with Caramelized Shallot Vinaigrette
Makes 6 Servings Salad Vinaigrette
Roasted Radishes
Makes 4 servings Roasting tempers the slightly bitter flavor of the radishes and brings out their natural sweetness. Give this technique a try in your kitchen to add to your repertoire of ways to serve radishes.
Salad of Bean Starch Sheets
Makes 8 servings Bean starch sheets, also known as Tianjin green bean sheets, are translucent sheets made from mung bean starch that visually resemble Vietnamese rice paper. The slippery texture of the bean starch sheets is comparable to cellophane noodles, another product made from mung bean starch.
Salade Niçoise
Makes 6 servings This is a hearty salad, perfect for a main course at any meal. You’ll want to look for high-quality tuna to feature in your salad, or make your own! If you can’t find small Niçoise olives, you can use Kalamata.
Shaved Fennel, Arugula, Avocado, and Orange Salad
Makes 12 servings This recipe makes a salad to serve a crowd, but you can half the recipe for a great lunch or dinner any day of the week. Take advantage of in-season winter citrus and try different varieties of oranges or tangerines. Note: This recipe was originally printed in […]
Solterito Nikkei (Peruvian Edamame Salad with Seaweed)
Makes 4 servings In Peru, choclo can be found as an accompaniment to nearly any dish, and in this chilled salad, it marries with soybeans and seaweed inspired by this Peruvian-Japanese fusion dish. Look for frozen choclo at specialty markets or online. Don’t mistake it for the crunchy, corn-nut-style commonly […]
Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad
Cut the cucumbers in half lengthwise, remove all the seeds, and cut into thin slices. In a mixing bowl, combine the sliced cucumbers with the lime juice, sugar, salt, chiles, and onions, and marinate for 15 minutes. Add the mint, cilantro, and peanuts, toss, and adjust seasoning as necessary. Serve […]
Tabbouleh
Makes 6 servings This Middle Eastern herb salad is fresh and bright, with a chewy bite from soaked bulgur wheat. Enjoy it over lettuce, stuffed into a pita, or served alongside hummus and warm flatbreads.
