Salad Recipes

“Can you bring a side dish that actually tastes good?” My sister-in-law didn’t mean it as a challenge, but honestly, it felt like one. We … Read more

Third time in ten days I’d made this loaded chicken salad with grapes and pecans, and I was standing over the mixing bowl eating it … Read more

My neighbor, a grill master who takes his Weber more seriously than his day job, outright laughed when I told him I was making a … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked why I couldn’t just toss everything in one bowl while it was still warm. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was sweating through my shirt at the community garden harvest party last August when Mrs. Chen, who tends the plot next to mine, watched … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—you know the ones. Karen’s famous … Read more

Third tailgate of the season, and I finally stopped trying to make the salad look pretty. The first two times, I arranged everything in careful … Read more

I want a salad that actually feels like a meal right now—something that makes the kitchen smell like Sunday afternoon and doesn’t leave me hungry … Read more

“Are you seriously not gonna try the salad? It’s got that little crunch that makes it addictive.” — and that was it. That quirky comment … Read more

Three-time-in-a-week and somehow the peaches still tease me with that smoky, sweet aroma that clings to the grill grates. I swear, every Friday for the … Read more