Salad

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Although raw asparagus might seem unusual to those who have only eaten asparagus cooked, it is delicious. The slightly different flavor is highlighted in the following salad.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Here's a bright and refreshing salad. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

In the West Indies, salads are rarely leafy; rather they are often based on avocado and onion. We added hearts of palm for an additional tropical touch. Can be prepared in less that 45 minutes.

Offered at A Pacific Cafe, in Kapaa, on the Hawaiian Island of Kauai.

Inspired by custom-made Indian snacks sold all over Chowpatty Beach.

For the following salad, you may prepare the dressing and lettuce early in the day so they can be tossed together just before serving.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipes was created to accompany Roast Chicken with Mustard Vinaigrette and Potato Salad with Haricots Verts, Roquefort and Walnuts.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Corn tortillas and bottled salsa are great with the salad. For dessert, top purchased vanilla pudding with fresh blueberries and a touch of cinnamon.

Use this versatile sauce as a dip for crudités, a dressing for cold fish or chicken, and as a substitute for mayonnaise. Tofu makes it virtually fat-free.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. The secret to this take on salad lyonnaise is very fresh eggs. If the slab bacon you're using is particularly lean, add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil to the skillet when cooking.

(Salade Verte à la Vinaigrette) This is a basic recipe, one that should be part of every culinary repertoire. On the farm it is an everyday salad that changes according to the season, depending on what greens are fresh in the garden. In winter I am a slave to escarole, which I occasionally combine with Belgian endive. In spring and summer I mix greens, using green or red oak-leaf, mesclun (a fragrant mix of young greens), arugula, and fresh herbs.