Salad Recipes

Introduction “The summer I turned thirty, I wasn’t planning on staying long at Jenna’s place. I’d just popped in to borrow a book, but before … Read more

Introduction There used to be this little beachside café tucked away on the edge of Santa Cruz pier that served the most unforgettable fresh watermelon … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple classic potato salad — you know, the kind with just mayo and a bit of mustard, nothing fancy. … Read more

“The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours, and I’d totally blanked on bringing something to share. Everyone else was showing up with … Read more

“The company picnic was in less than two hours and I’d completely blanked on what to bring. Everyone else was busy crafting these elaborate layered … Read more

My friend Lara had claimed for years that she was a salad skeptic. Not just any salad — she insisted that all fruit salads were … Read more

Introduction There used to be this little lakeside café in upstate New York that made a potato salad so good, honestly, it felt like a … Read more

Introduction The other day, I was waiting for my car to get an oil change, flipping through a worn-out gardening magazine in the tiny, overly … Read more

Last Saturday afternoon, my neighbor watched me wrestle with a basket of peaches, trying to decide which ones were ripe enough for a salad. She … Read more

“You know, I wasn’t expecting much when I grabbed a couple of cucumbers and ripe avocados from the farmer’s market last Saturday,” I confessed to … Read more