Wow. My days of salad are starting to blend together. My “100 Days” will be far more than 100 by the time I get to the number 100 in the blog entries. This is mostly a function of salad redundance. My goal is to inspire, not bore.
So for this salad, the two exciting elements were the [...]
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April 21, 2010
28. Salads with Quinoa and Preserved Lemon
By Anne in Grain, Lunch/Snack Salad, Uses Leftovers, Vegan, Vegetarian
April 3, 2010
26. Nori with Salads
By Anne in Asian-InspiredI am such a huge proponent of seaweed in theory–it’s so amazingly good for you, and it tastes good, too–but it’s about time I get going with having it around for real, not just on my plate when I order sushi. Nori, the seaweed used often in sushi rolls, tastes amazing on salads, and it’s fun [...]
March 31, 2010
25. Egg Salad
By Anne in Lunch/Snack Salad, VegetarianMaking a salad at your friend’s house is a great way out of a salad-making rut. My friend asked if I wanted to have an egg salad, because she had boiled eggs on hand. Oh, yeah! Egg salad! What a delicious reminder.
It was great fun having permission to go through her fridge and pick out what would [...]
March 30, 2010
24. Mizuna Salad Bowl
By Anne in Asian-Inspired, Main Course SaladThis is a salad I made to “treat” the head cold I had. Mizuna is a wonderful Japanese salad green that has a similar flavor to arugula–peppery, sharp, and sassy. I think it tends to be slightly more delicate in structure, though– maybe it’s because I’ve only eaten young mizuna. Anyway, it’s in the brassica family and is considered [...]
March 19, 2010
22. Emerald City Salad
By Anne in Grain, Lunch/Snack Salad, Main Course Salad, Vegan, VegetarianI usually think of chard and kale as veggies to eat cooked, but Emerald City Salad has a special something, and I think it’s the rugged texture that the uncooked veggies have. Seattle’s largest coop, Puget Consumer Coop, has an awesome deli, and Emerald City Salad is a standard you can usually find at one of [...]
March 17, 2010
21. Fried Rice Salad
By Anne in Asian-Inspired, Main Course Salad, Uses LeftoversFried rice is magnificent in salad! The fried egg, veggies, and rice add such a lovely savory depth and, you know, fried flavor. Give it a try sometime!
March 16, 2010
20. Chili Salad
By Anne in Main Course Salad, Mexican-Inspired, Uses LeftoversTonight’s salad is all about my TexMex childhood, when everything was better with chili. Speaking of which, have you ever had Frito Pie? This is created by covering a plate with a layer of Fritos, pouring chili over them, then heaping on grated cheese and onions. In other words, Frito Pie is a concentrated bomb of ridiculous TexMex SuperHeaven.
This [...]
March 15, 2010
19. Breakfast Salad
By Anne in Fruit, Raw, Vegan, VegetarianIf salad is one of my favorite foods, then fruit salad is a favorite of the favorites. Here’s my favorite way to make this favorite-favorite:
In the cookbook Vegetarian Nights: Fresh from Hawaii, Bonnie Mandoe recommends making your fruit salad with very small cubes of fruit, so that each spoonful contains several different pops of juicy, [...]
March 14, 2010
18. Cilantro-Lime Coleslaw
By Anne in Mexican-Inspired, Raw, Side Salad, Vegan, VegetarianI first made this slaw to go with fish tacos, but glory be, I generally cannot stop eating it, even without the tacos. It’s so refreshing, crunchy, and tart. It’s the perfect bright and juicy counterpoint to Tex-Mex dishes, such as the chicken enchiladas we had for dinner tonight. I’ve tried adding other ingredients and [...]
March 13, 2010
17. Post-Dance Salad
By Anne in Grain, VegetarianToday I judged at a swing dance competition, which took many (wonderful) hours. I was lucky enough to get a salad down the old gullet! Not much to say about this salad, although it was tasty. Greens, radishes, peppers, celery, avocado, and a bit of leftover Tabbouleh salad from Ballard Market.