Salad Recipes

Introduction The other day, I was waiting for my car to get serviced when the quietest person in the waiting room—a soft-spoken taxi driver named … Read more

Introduction My cousin had insisted for years that she hated cucumber salads. Seriously, she’d scoff and push the bowl away at every family picnic or … Read more

Introduction It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and I was wide awake, craving something light but exciting. The kitchen was dim, save for … Read more

Last Saturday afternoon, my neighbor watched me wrestle with a giant, oddly shaped watermelon on her porch and didn’t say anything at first. Then she … Read more

It was exactly 11:37 PM on a random Wednesday, and the craving for something bright and tangy hit me like a lightning bolt. I didn’t … Read more

Introduction “You’re not really making potato salad, are you?” my co-worker Jenna asked one Friday afternoon as I wrestled with a lumpy, underwhelming batch for … Read more

Introduction Last Fourth of July, I found myself standing in the middle of a bustling neighborhood block party, holding a bowl of what quickly became … Read more

Introduction Last summer, I found myself scrambling to bring something to a last-minute neighborhood potluck. Honestly, I was halfway through a messy kitchen experiment when … Read more

Introduction Last summer, I found myself in a bit of a kitchen scramble. It was a scorching Thursday afternoon, and my friends were coming over … Read more

Introduction Last summer, on one of those unbearably hot July afternoons, I found myself wandering through a small farmers’ market tucked away behind a local … Read more