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Category Archives: 3. Salads
Salade de haricots rouges aux noix
I first tasted this knock-your-socks-off red-bean-and-walnut salad in Moscow in 1984. Russia was still part of the Soviet Union, and young people from other parts of the empire still flocked to the capital to study or work. A friend introduced … Continue reading
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Tagged Georgian cuisine, recette, recipe, red beans, vegan, walnuts
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Salade d’été aux figues
There’s a wildness to the combined flavors of figs, garlic and mint that I find absolutely irresistible when fresh figs appear in farmers’ markets in midsummer. Add some tender leaves, olive oil and a spritz of balsamic vinegar, and you … Continue reading
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La Cobb
This classic American salad has taken Paris by storm in recent years, although the French have a way of doing things slightly differently. You will never see iceberg lettuce in a French Cobb, and instead of the traditional sweet dressing … Continue reading
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Salade pommes de terre anchois
The other day a friend brought me a humble present — a jar of anchovies. But not just any anchovies. They were from Collioure, a picturesque fishing port on the French Mediterranean coast, which by some accounts produces the best … Continue reading
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Tagged anchois, anchovies, Collioure, potato salad, recette, recipe
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Salade mâche-endives
This is a versatile salad featuring two types of greens that come into their own in late autumn and winter: mâche (aka lamb’s lettuce) and Belgian endive. Mustardy vinaigrette sauce and plenty of garlic turn the leaves into a zesty … Continue reading
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Tagged belgian endive, lamb's lettuce, mache, recette, recipe, salad, salade, vegan
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Poires au parmesan en salade
Fruit became a major issue this summer down in Burgundy, where a great year for fruit of all kinds — cherries, plums, apples and pears — turned my garden into a paradise for fruit-loving wildlife of the alarming variety (more … Continue reading
Assiette saumon macédoine
I’ve been serving a medley of seasonal vegetables this spring — asparagus, young carrots, peas and red spring onion — and wanted to try it out in a salad version. So here it is, bathed in lemony homemade mayonnaise and … Continue reading
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Tagged macedoine, mixed vegetables, recette, recipe, russian salad, salade russe, salmon
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Poissons fumés en salade
A salad of smoked fish makes a delightful lunch as the days grow cooler. In the salad pictured here, I used smoked mackerel, which is sold in France covered in crushed black pepper. Its tawny hues contrast nicely with the … Continue reading
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Tagged herring, mackerel, recette, recipe, salad, smoked salmon, smoked trout
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Salade de pommes de terre
You may say po-TAY-to, I may say po-TAH-to, but the French say “apples of the earth” (pommes de terre), perhaps an indication of their esteem for the humble spud. And French potato salad, simple and earthy, has a taste all … Continue reading
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Tagged French potato salad, parmentier, recette, recipe, salade de pommes de terre, vegan
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Burrata-mesclun-noisettes
A whole creamy burrata beside a nest of tender greens strewn with roasted hazelnuts and surrounded by a drizzle of raspberry sauce — I wish I had dreamt up this combination myself. But in fact I was served it at … Continue reading
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Tagged Asia de Cuba, burrata, compote de framboises, hazelnuts, Manhattan, mesclun, noisettes, raspberry sauce, recette, recipe
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