Summer is bulgur salad season for me. Although the most popular bulgur salad is probably tabouli — a salad made with something like two parts of parsley per part of wheat in classic versions — but since I’m not much of a parsley fan, I look for other ways of using the grain. One of […]
Salad of Wakame, Cucumber and Radish Sprouts with Smoky Vinaigrette
When it comes to salads, I’m much more interested those made with vegetables, fruit, nuts and other ingredients than anything with lettuce or other leafy greens – creations like the Tosa sea salad in Washoku, Elizabeth Andoh’s splendid book about Japanese home cooking. It has three main ingredients – cucumber, wakame and radish sprouts – […]
Recipe: Southern Indian Carrot Salad
I bought a bunch of fresh curry leaves the other day and only used about one-tenth of the package to make a South Indian meal. Since then, I’ve been trying to use them up before they dry out too much or rot — fresh curry leaves are far superior to dried leaves (I’m not sure […]
Salad of Roasted Cauliflower
Inspired by A Few Reservations‘ description of a spicy cauliflower dish that was part of a dinner at Delfina Pizzeria, I have been experimenting with roasted cauliflower salads over the last few weeks. I forgot to take pictures, but managed to remember how I made the best of the experiments. The cauliflower becomes sweeter and […]