Ingredients: 3 tablespoons whole almonds, skin on 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds 1½ teaspoons sesame seeds pinch dried red pepper flakes 3 tablespoons olive oil 1½ tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar sea salt freshly ground black pepper 3½ cups lettuce, bite-size pieces 1½ cups radicchio, bite-size pieces ¾ cup coarsely chopped fresh basil ½ [...]
Ingredients: Dressing: 1 large carrot, sliced 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1½ tablespoons rice vinegar Salad: 4 cups bite-size pieces of any kind of lettuce ½ medium red onion, cut into thin slivers ¼ cup dried cherries Directions: To make the dressing: Put the carrot and ginger in a food processor. [...]
Ingredients: ½ pound radicchio, torn into bite-size pieces handful of mizuna 6 leaves lettuce, torn into bite-sized pieces Yogurty Orange Vinaigrette (click for recipe) 2 oranges, sectioned, sections removed from membranes ½ cup lightly toasted pistachios Directions: Wash the radicchio, mizuna, and lettuce, then spin dry and transfer to a large bowl. Add about 6 [...]
Ingredients: 6 medium beets 2 tablespoons olive oil ½ teaspoon sea salt plus more to finish at least 15 lettuce leaves, bottoms trimmed and cut into large bite-size pieces 3-4 ounces soft goat cheese ¼ cup shelled pistachios, toasted and coarsely chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scrub the beets [...]
Ingredients: Dressing: 3 tablespoons white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon each: fresh chopped mint and snipped chives or substitute the green part of scallions 2 teaspoons sweetener ½ teaspoon sea salt 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ cup olive oil Salad: 1 cup very thinly sliced radishes 1 cup very thinly sliced red onion, quartered freshly ground [...]
Ingredients: The Salad: ½ cup skinned raw peanuts 1 teaspoon peanut oil 1 large carrot 4 cups thinly sliced Napa cabbage 2 cups slivered lettuce leaves 3 scallions, including greens, finely sliced diagonally ¼ cup chopped cilantro 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves 2 tablespoons torn basil leaves The Dressing: ½ jalapeno chili, finely diced (remove [...]
Ingredients: 1/3 cup pine nuts sea salt 1 head frisee 1 head escarole, leaves removed and torn into bite-sized pieces ½ bunch lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 cup sliced strawberries 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves torn into pieces 3 scallions, thinly sliced 5 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or lemon juice, [...]
Ingredients: 6 ounces dried rice sticks, buckwheat soba noodles, or other Asian noodles 1-2 kohlrabi, grated 1-2 carrots, grated 5 radishes, sliced into rounds, then sliced to matchsticks 1/3 cup cilantro leaves 1 small head lettuce or a mix of escarole, frisee and lettuce 3 tablespoons roasted unsalted peanuts or nuts of choice, coarsely chopped [...]
Frisee refers to a variety of endive with curly, pale green or yellowish leaves. Sometimes it is called curly endive or chicory. Frisee does not have the cylindrical shaped leaves, but is rather shaggy. Frisee is similar to, but has smaller leaves than, escarole. Like escarole it is frequently used in salads. It can have [...]
Ingredients: 1 head of butter lettuce 2-3 cups of mizuna or tatsoi 1 carrot, cut into fine matchsticks (cut the carrot on the diagonal in thin cuts then cut into strips) 1 beet, peeled and grated 6-8 radishes, cut into rounds then strips Herb Dressing (recipe follows) freshly ground black pepper Directions: Separate the leaves [...]