Category: Salad
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Chickpea and Cucumber Salad with a Creamy Lemon, Parsley, and Avocado Dressing
This is a bright and immensely flavourful variation on a chickpea salad, ideal for eating with a loaf of buttered sourdough toast from Batard Bakery in Vancouver (kindly gifted by one of our guests over the weekend at the cocktail party Ian and I hosted). I went for a long walk on an empty stomach along…
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Big Green Salad for a Crowd
American Thanksgiving! Or, Thanksgiving, as my friends and family in Washington state call it. I’ve been in Seattle for the past five days eating numerous reincarnations of turkey and all of the accompaniments: two dinners on Thursday, leftovers on Friday, and slightly hungover turkey hash brunch on Saturday. This has been a delicious journey, especially since…
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On Kitchen Sink Salads and the Vanishing Light
It was only 4:00 when this photo was taken, the light almost completely blinked out on an already dark and rainy day. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s very difficult to peel yourself off of the couch to go outside, especially when a fireplace, an afghan, and pot of tea are involved. I decided…
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Acorn Squash Salad with Brown Rice, Roasted Leeks, and Hemp Hearts
This vegan beauty of a salad came into my head the other day when I went for walk with my mom down to the beach. The rain is really getting into full swing here in Vancouver and the kaleidoscope explosion of leaves are all over the sidewalk, I felt totally inspired by the colours that…
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Warm Radish Salad with Bacon and Toasted Almonds
This radish salad is an ode to the Cobb salad, a chic but simple reimagining of one of my all-time favourites. While it shares the same presentation and some important ingredients (iceberg lettuce, creamy dressing, and crumbled bacon) this salad is composed of fresh components that are lighter than traditionally called for. If you’ve never had sautéed…