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Tag Archives: salad
September Salad: Tomato, Mozzarella, and Avocado
We often think of tomatoes as a summer pleasure, but the reality is that fresh tomatoes are a LATE-summer pleasure, meaning right up through the equinox in September or until the frost has come to blacken our little summer hearts. …
August Salad: BLT Salad!
I have a confession to make. This recipe is blatant thievery from a restaurant in Manhattan that you will probably never go to (although it is very good). Patroon is one of those swanky, masculine, “steakhouses” that were all the …
July Salad: Chopped Vegetable Salad
Fresh from the Garden
By July, it’s usually too hot for lettuce to be happy in the garden. Fortunately, while the tomatoes might still be struggling to ripen, all the other veggies are popping out all over. It’s also often too hot to cook …
June’s Salad: Peas and Mint
Nothing says spring more than the taste of fresh peas, whether they are still in the pod and you eat them whole or they’re shelled little green pearls of raw, sweet pleasure. If there is any one thing worth growing …
May’s Salad: Watercress and Walnuts with a Citrus Vinaigrette
When I was a kid, watercress was a garnish. It came on the side of plates of food at local restaurants, and sometimes I would eat it just to taste its tangy dark greenness. My mother was obsessed with garnishes. …
Autumn Salad with Blood Orange Vinaigrette
Last night Lucia and I were home alone for dinner. I asked her what she wanted to eat and she said “salad.” Ahhh, the happiness of a child after my own heart. If I had only one food to live …
Sweet-and-Sour Tomato-Pepper Salad Recipe
This clean, quick, and easy recipe tastes just like my childhood summers to me. My mother used to make it, and I always loved it—even after I learned how she made it, which seemed just plain weird. I think it’s …
