When Your Garden Gives You Zucchini, Make Zucchini Slaw!

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Yes, it’s that time of year, when we start wondering what we’re going to do with all this zucchini (and why did we plant so much in the first place). Here’s a fresh idea I got from Sara Foster’s Fresh Every Day cookbook: zucchini slaw. The main component is zucchini, of course, but [...]

Just in Time for the Farmers Market: Mixed Summer Salad

This bistro-inspired salad is designed to take advantage of all the lovely greens and herbs that are in season right now, at your local farmers market or possibly even in your garden, if the deer haven’t gotten to it first. I used a mixture of greens I bought and herbs and arugula from the garden. [...]

Emergency Dinner Guests? Pesto Vinaigrette!

Not too long ago, I blogged about the five things I always have in my fridge, freezer and pantry to ensure that I can put together a delicious meal anytime. I didn’t put pesto on that list, but I probably should have. I made a big batch of pesto last summer and froze it in [...]

Tabbouleh, a Required Recipe

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Everybody needs a recipe for tabbouleh, the Middle Eastern bulgur and parsley salad that is part of any good mezze. (Bulgur: tiny, parboiled wheat that usually only needs to be soaked in hot water for a few minutes to prepare. Mezze: a spread of small dishes or appetizers that is a lot of [...]

Salad Anytime

Since I am working at home now, I have been making my own lunches a lot more. I have to say, making your own lunch saves both money and calories. Between not going out for lunch as often and avoiding all the goodies that show up in the office break room, I have had a [...]

How to Make Slaw

Ah, slaw. That staple of picnics and barbecues everywhere. Slaw is a versatile recipe that can go in many different directions depending on what you’re having it with. It can be creamy or tangy. It can be dressed up with other vegetables and herbs. And many avowed salad haters (and cabbage haters) will gladly eat [...]

The Incredible Breakfast Salad

When my husband and I go out to eat at Vin Rouge, our favorite local French bistro, he always gets what he has dubbed “the breakfast salad.” Of course, anyone who is familiar with French cooking would recognize it as the classic Salade Lyonnaise, but with fried potatoes, chewy-crisp lardons and a poached egg on [...]

A Pretty Good Tortellini Salad with Pesto

Tortellini Salad with Pesto, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington.
A couple of years ago (I think), Cook’s Illustrated published a recipe for a “better pasta salad with pesto.” I clipped the recipe, so I must have made it at one time. I pulled it out recently to see if it was worth making again, perhaps with a [...]

Would You Do This? Cherry Tomato Salad

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The cherry tomatoes have been going gangbusters this year. We’ve gotten so many that I hardly know what to do with them all. I have been eating them every day and giving them away, and still there are more to use up.
Yesterday I wanted to make a quick and easy [...]

Caprese Salad

Melon Caprese Salad, originally uploaded by shannon_turlington.
A classic insalata caprese hardly needs a recipe. Just layer tomato slices, fresh mozzarella slices and basil leaves, and drizzle with olive oil and vinegar. For me, this simple Italian salad is one of the best ways to enjoy the goodness of summer.
But what about when the tomatoes aren’t [...]