Salads
Hearts of Palm Salad
Here’s a simple marinated hearts of palm salad to satisfy all of your tangy salad desires. Hearts of palm are sold in cans, jars, and even these bag things at Trader Joe’s. They are literally the boiled insides of a type of palm tree and they taste a little like bamboo shoots. So if you…
Read MoreSesame Cole Slaw
I would love to call this Salt Lick coleslaw, since it is quite similar and Salt Lick coleslaw is one of my favorites (it’s actually so good, it’s worth the 45 minute drive from Austin any ol’ day) but the original Salt Lick coleslaw recipe is already online and I could never get it to…
Read MoreBean and Quinoa Salad
‘Round here, this is called bean-oa salad, but you can call it bean and quinoa salad if you’re not a major dork like me. My friend Fifi came over for lunch this week and I hadn’t seen her in a while so I wanted to make something special and pretty. She’s vegetarian (check out her…
Read MoreCaponata Salad
Caponata is a Sicilian eggplant recipe, served warm, with a sweet and sour thing going on between some balsamic vinegar and raisins. This caponata salad got its name because when I was mixing it up, it smelled just like the singular time I made caponata (the Joy of Cooking recipe I think) for a party…
Read MoreCurried Chicken Salad
Chicken salad, like egg salad and tuna salad, gets a bad rap (is it rap? Or rep, like “reputation”? Rep makes more sense but it sounds like everyone is saying rap. Is it like “rap sheet”? And where does that come from? Aaaaaanyways . . .) Chicken salad is a thing that everyone’s grandma made…
Read MorePeach and Tomato Salad
I admit, peaches and tomatoes together sounded . . . well, it did not sound good the first time I heard of it. Evidently, though, peach and tomato salad is a classic summer combination in Old Dixie, at least according to Southern Living magazine. And I had some perfect summer peaches and tomatoes so I…
Read MoreLentil Salad with Fresh Herbs
I call this “lentil tabouli” in my mind, but I know some purists out there would suck my eyeballs out for saying that out loud. Which is why I’m calling it lentil salad here . . . but secretly to myself I’m singing “lentil tabouli, lentil tabouuuuuliiiiiii” all day long. It’s cause of all the herbs, y’all!…
Read MoreSpicy Broccoli Salad
Our friend Satomi is a little famous around the Austin potluck scene for her broccoli salad which includes bacon, raisins and mayonnaise. Sounds weird as hell but it’s really tasty. I wanted to come up with a slightly spicy, slightly less sweet version of hers that would work well as a side dish for tacos or enchiladas.…
Read MoreSpicy Pickled Beets
Inspired by this description of a Mexican pickled beet botana from the Yúcatan, these pickled beets are a little spicy, sour and sweet. They’re a delicious addition to your stocked refrigerator — eat them on their own; make a salad, adding arugula and crumbled goat cheese; or put some on your cocktail-hour snack plate. The habanero adds…
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