Salad Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a sleepy Wednesday in early October, and a very specific, almost weird craving hit me. I wanted something creamy, but … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me staring at a pile of bolted lettuce and half-hearted tomato plants. I was … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just skip the lettuce entirely. We were standing in her kitchen, a bag of arugula on the counter … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. My phone buzzed with a text from Maria: “Reminder! Grill … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Leo who once told me he “didn’t do salad,” had his hand halfway into my mixing bowl before I could … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with a craving for something cold, crunchy, and briny. I didn’t have the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, waiting in his cramped office while he sorted through a pile of receipts, … Read more

I met Rosa at the community garden plot swap last October. She was sorting through a cardboard box overflowing with the most beautiful squash I … Read more

I used to think salads were a waste of a meal. Honestly, for years, I’d look at a bowl of leafy greens and feel a … Read more

My husband asked for this creamy dill cucumber and onion salad three days in a row without me even mentioning it, and honestly, that never … Read more