Tag Archives: salad

Kale Caesar Salad

Posted on September 21, 2012 by scarpettakate

Now, I realize that a raw kale salad might not sound very promising. Too many vitamins and minerals, too much health, too much green to still be edible, let alone enjoyable. But kale in a Caesar-style salad with a lemony … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged caesar, easy, healthy, homemade croutons, kale, salad, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Corn & Tomato Salad

Posted on August 3, 2012 by scarpettakate

Pizzeria Delfina is one of my favorite lunch spots in the city (my go-to order is their broccoli rabe pizza, a poem to Neapolitan pies everywhere) and a new-favorite starter is their special insalata granturco (“corncob salad”), an easy arrangement … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged arugula, corn, easy, healthy, insalata grandturco, quick, salad, side dish, simple, summer, tomato, vegetarian, weeknight | 2 Comments

Fried Green Tomatoes

Posted on July 6, 2012 by scarpettakate

Several years ago I took a rambling tour of the Low Country, promenading through Savannah’s gracious moss-draped oaks and Charleston’s honeysuckle-scented gardens. I remember two things best about that trip: that my boyfriend asked me to marry him by the … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, classic, first course, fried, lunch, salad, Southern, summer, tomato, vegetarian | 5 Comments

Grilled Summer Vegetable Salad

Posted on June 29, 2012 by scarpettakate

There’s a bumper crop of zucchini in my backyard, blossoms by the bouquet and armfuls of lean, green courgettes. My neighbors upstairs, who tend the garden and summoned this army of vegetables from seed, found themselves slightly outpaced by their … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged arugula, BBQ, entree, goat cheese, grill, grilled, grilling, heirloom, main dish, red bell pepper, salad, summer, tomato, vegetarian, zucchini | 13 Comments

Butter Lettuce & Lobster Salad

Posted on May 25, 2012 by scarpettakate

There’s something awfully festive about serving lobster for lunch, a little fancy even, and this warm-weather salad is a lovely way to do it. Toss sweet hunks of shellfish with ruffles of crisp-tender butter lettuce, little garden peas and creamy … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged avocado, crab, dinner, easy, entree, first course, lunch, pescetarian, salad, seafood, simple, spring, summer, tarragon | 6 Comments

Warm Kabocha Squash Salad

Posted on January 27, 2012 by scarpettakate

Kabochas are a Japanese variety of winter squash (most of the crop here in California gets exported to Japan, though they’ve enjoyed an uptick in popularity), squat green pumpkins that average between 2-3 pounds. They’re wonderfully sweet and yielding when … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged entertaining, first course, salad, squash, warm, winter | 1 Comment

Tomato-Cucumber Salad

Posted on September 2, 2011 by scarpettakate

There’s something I’ve been meaning to talk to you about. Don’t worry, you don’t need to sit down or anything, it’s just that, well, I’ve been thinking of scaling back my posts here to once a week. There, I said … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged cucumber, easy, feta, no-cook, salad, side dish, simple, summer, tomatoes, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Buttermilk Dressing

Posted on July 30, 2011 by scarpettakate

I had planned to make a Spanish side dish for today, a punchy little Catalan number of roasted vegetables inspired by my recent trip to Barcelona. I did make it, actually. Barely serviceable, and certainly not the fireworks-level excitement I … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged buttermilk, dressing, easy, homemade, ranch, salad, yogurt | 5 Comments

Green Bean & Snap Pea Salad

Posted on June 4, 2011 by scarpettakate

I don’t have any statistics to back this up, but I think it’s a pretty safe bet that most Americans’ encounters with green beans come in the form of Thanksgiving casseroles, the one with tinned beans, cream of mushroom soup … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged fresh, green bean, hazelnut, mangetout, orange, salad, side dish, snap peas, snow peas, spring, summer, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian | 8 Comments

Artichoke & Prosciutto Antipasto

Posted on March 23, 2011 by scarpettakate

Growing up in Virginia, spring’s arrival was heralded by blooming dogwood trees, several appearances of my mother’s asparagus with hard-cooked egg and my favorite steamed artichokes, their leaves dipped in dishes of warm melted butter and scraped against bottom teeth. … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged artichoke, baby artichokes, braised, classic, first course, italian, main dish, olive oil, prosciutto, salad, side dish, simple, spring, vegetable, vinaigrette | 11 Comments