Salad Recipes

This was supposed to be a warm roasted vegetable bowl. I had the butternut squash cubed, the sweet potatoes peeled, and the oven preheating to … Read more

My sister claimed she hated salad. For years. Every family dinner, every barbecue, every holiday—she’d push the greens around her plate like a kid avoiding … Read more

My neighbor Martha asked me last summer why I couldn’t just skip the salting step when making cucumber salad. She watched me sprinkle salt over … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with the most ridiculous craving for a loaded baked potato. You know that … Read more

There used to be this tiny, sun-bleached taqueria on a corner in Austin, Texas, that made the most incredible grilled corn salad. I’m talking about … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of a grocery store on December 30th, trying to decide between two bags of frozen peas, when … Read more

There used to be a tiny deli tucked between a dry cleaner and a shoe repair shop on the corner of Elm and 4th that … Read more

“Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor Jinwoo said, barely looking up from his chopping. I wasn’t even there for dinner—just dropping off a borrowed book—but … Read more

“Why don’t you just toss the corn right on the grill without husking it?” my friend asked during our late summer barbecue. I started to … Read more

Introduction “I don’t do fruit in salads,” my friend Carla declared every summer without fail. For years, she’d turn up her nose when I mentioned … Read more