California Roll Cobb Salad with Sesame Dressing

California Roll Cobb Salad with Creamy Sesame Dressing
Jump to Recipe

Okay, here’s a mash-up no one asked for. California roll meets cobb salad. I will admit, the two classics don’t exactly spring to mind simultaneously. It takes a truly disorganized food-obsessed brain to arrange this meeting. But I must say, I was pretty pleased with this bit of fusion when all was said and done. The two fed into each other surprisingly well. I hate when fusion feels forced, so I’m happy to report this California Roll Cobb Salad came together without a fight. Frankly, the two seem designed for each other. So let’s set about mashing them together, shall we?

Continue Reading

Kale Caesar Flatbreads with White Anchovies

Kale Caesar Flatbreads with White Anchovies
Jump to Recipe

If there’s one thing you can learn from today’s Kale Caesar Flatbreads it’s this: Salad is better when served on bread. I know, it’s not really a shocking discovery. Bread has a tendency to make everything better. But this recipe is not all about the bread, although it is spectacular. What you are looking at here is a fluffy flatbread topped with baby kale coated in a whipped feta caesar dressing topped with blood orange, thin slices of red onion, and marinated white anchovies. This is the stuff of dreams…well, my dreams at least. So let’s get into it.

Continue Reading

Coconut Poached Chicken Salad with Wild Rice & Bok Choy

Coconut Poached Chicken Salad with Wild Rice and Bok Choy
Jump to Recipe

January is all about resolutions and, unfortunately, many of them surround food. Now, there’s nothing wrong with wanting to up your intake of vitamins or cut down on your meat consumption. But a lot of January pacts seem to sound a lot like restricting. The way I look at it is food is sort of a consolation prize for all the other crap this world throws at us. Does this mean we’re always entitled to that bag of Ruffles? No. Balance is important in all things. But the absence of joy is a problem. That’s why today’s Coconut Poached Chicken Salad is a solid mixture of good for you and good for the soul. 

Continue Reading

Shaved Fennel Salad with Maple Smoked Salmon

Shaved Fennel Salad with Maple Smoked Salmon
Jump to Recipe

Welcome to the salad course of my 2021 Holiday Menu. Admittedly not my favorite course but a necessary course. As I’ve mentioned before, I am no great fan of salads. I do enjoy veggies but I find a bowlful of greens to be a daunting prospect. So generally, I like to distract myself with cheese, nuts, and hunks of bread. This approach works exceptionally well when you’re making a meal out of your salad. It’s not as successful when you’re putting together a salad for a multi-course experience. Consequently, today’s Shaved Fennel Salad is a little overwhelming. It could easily be a meal on its own. But hey, it’s Christmas, so going all out is kind of the name of the game even when it comes to salad.

Continue Reading