Tag Archives: salad

Turks & Caicos Ceviche! (using fresh conch, scallops or shrimp)

Posted on Mar 2, 2015 by Peggy

A sea-to-table recipe for fresh conch salad from Turks and Caicos. Full recipe post »

Roasted Beets and Baby Green Salad

Posted on Jun 18, 2013 by Peggy

Pity my mother, her ilk, and their culinary epiphany in the fifties. Enthralled with the freedom the new convenience foods allowed, when shopping for groceries they’d scoff at the produce section – former prison guards – sitting quietly in the bins, as they merrily stacked canned vegetables, tasting of tin, and sugary fruit cocktail into … Full recipe post »

Jerusalem Pita and Vegetable Salad

Posted on Sep 16, 2012 by Peggy

Bread salads are born of frugality. Slightly stale bread loafs and flat breads need never go to waste; they are the ideal sop when resurrected in vinaigrettes and dressings, ensuring not a crumb goes to waste. Much-loved Tuscan panzanellas come to mind, which traditionally include chunks of stale bread, tomatoes, cucumbers and onions tossed in a … Full recipe post »

Picnic Super-Green Salad

Posted on Jul 19, 2012 by Peggy

Summer evenings and weekends — for many — are most enjoyed spent outdoors, and picnics are popping up across the landscape. We stuff baskets and coolers with “tote cuisine” and set camp beside lakes, wildflower-strewn meadows, and shady spots beneath trees. Simplicity is the hallmark of this al fresco dining, and an impulsive repast may be purchased … Full recipe post »