salad recipes
Turn salads into a feast with these vibrant and flavor-packed salad recipes.
Summer Farro Salad
food52.com
I love farro for its nutty texture, and it has the same nutritional benefits as brown rice but cooks in half the time.
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Lentil and Chickpea Salad with Feta and Tahini
smittenkitchen.com
Tweaked, just a bit, from April Bloomfield’s A Girl and Her Pig.
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Roasted Beet and Citrus Salad with Ricotta and Pistachio Vinaigrette
seriouseats.com
The classic combination of citrus and roasted beets gets upgraded with ricotta and pistachios.
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Warm Kale and Caramelized Mushroom Salad
seriouseats.com
Mushrooms are incredibly versatile. Here, we sauté them until deeply golden brown, then pair their savory flavor with hearty kale leaves and a nutty sherry vinegar dressing.
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Mexican Street Corn Salad (esquites)
seriouseats.com
All the delights of Mexican street corn (elotes) in salad form, and you don't even have to fire up the grill to make it.
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Under My Panzanella, Ella, Ella, Ella…
foodwishes.blogspot.com
The key is frying the bread cubes in loads of olive oil, in a skillet, which obviously makes them crispy, but the healthful fat also soaks in and renders them semi-waterproof, or should I say dressing-proof.
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Steak Carpaccio Salad
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By treating steak carpaccio more like an actual salad, instead of arranging each component separately on the plate, you'll ensure that everything is dressed and seasoned properly before it even gets to the table.
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Cannellini Bean Salad with Shaved Spring Vegetables
cooking.nytimes.com
Like pasta, cannellini beans are a good staple to have on hand in a city kitchen pantry, and an hour of gentle simmering is usually all it takes.
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Hummus Heaped with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
smittenkitchen.com
Like clockwork every summer, I decide that the only thing I want to eat are variations on tomato-cucumber salad.
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Quinoa Salad with Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese
cooking.nytimes.com
This versatile salad, or pilaf, may be construed as a home cook’s answer to a fast-casual lunch bowl.
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Date, Feta and Red Cabbage Salad
smittenkitchen.com
A really gorgeous November salad that I’m angling to put on the Thanksgiving table this year.
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A Spicy, Cheesy, and Herby Sriracha-lime Corn Salad
food52.com
Save money on floss by enjoying your corn off the cob.
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Classic Cobb Salad
smittenkitchen.com
So let’s talk about Cobb salad, the original, old-school way, the way I really wished it would have been — with bacon.
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Via Carota’s Insalata Verde
cooking.nytimes.com
Leaves of endive, butter lettuce, frisée and watercress all piled as high as gravity will allow, topped by a drizzle of dressing studded generously with shallots and mustard seeds.
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Cold Steak Salad with Cucumber and Ponzu-mustard Vinaigrette
seriouseats.com
Reheating a leftover steak will almost inevitably lead to dry, disappointing results. Cold steak, on the other hand, when treated right, can be absolutely delicious.
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Watermelon, Feta, and Mint Salad
seriouseats.com
Since the first time I was introduced to it, in 2005, watermelon and feta salad with mint has become a staple summertime dish at my place.
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Panzanella with Mozzarella and Herbs
cooking.nytimes.com
At the height of tomato season, for every perfectly ripe, taut and juicy specimen, there’s an overripe, oozing counterpart not far away.
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