Pear, Arugula and Pancetta Salad
Salad. One word can mean so many things. Even “green salad” doesn’t really narrow it down. At restaurants, a green salad can often mean iceberg, a slice each of tomato, cucumber and carrot, and a...
View ArticleMixed Green Salad with Parmigiano Crisps
I’ve said it before, but it can be said again: “salad” can mean so many things. Bad salads are bland, boring and can put you off salads forever. But a good one can be amazing – and it doesn’t take a...
View ArticleButter lettuce, peach and goat cheese salad with vanilla vinaigrette
One time at a restaurant – I think it was Palazzo Giuseppe’s in downtown San Luis Obispo – I had a really good salad. I vaguely remember butter leaf lettuce, peaches and vanilla vinaigrette. Over the...
View ArticleBroccoli salad
Ah, broccoli salad. The mainstay of potlucks. That I avoid like the plague. Now I don’t mind raw broccoli. If it’s on a platter and there’s some ranch dressing nearby. But raw broccoli in a salad?...
View ArticleShaved asparagus, pea and prosciutto salad
Did you know you can shave asparagus? Well, I suppose that when you think about it, there’s no reason you couldn’t shave it. But have you ever thought to do it before? I hadn’t, until I found this...
View ArticleMango salad
So, remember how I said I had some mangoes a while back? That fruit salsa wasn’t the only thing I made. I also made this lovely mango salad. It’s colorful and summery and fresh. I didn’t like it very...
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