I ran across this cookbook a few summers ago when I was working at Lemuria. I would now say it is one of the most used cookbooks I own. Simply Salads by Jennifer Chandler is just what you need to go along with any meal. It gives you a zillion different salad recipes and they are all so easy.

I must first tell you that these recipes include prepacked greens. Talk about easy. I am all about eating locally, after all I’ve grown up with it. My mother writes a local food blog, Ms. Cook’s Table. Check it out here. So you can use the greens suggested or you can always go to your local farmer’s market and get your own.

There is a section for every kind of salad imaginable. Poultry, meat, seafood, vegetables, fruit and slaws are just a few. There are such good dressings that include few ingredients so I feel certain you can make from what you have in your pantry.

I’ve made several salads from this cookbook. My favorite-and one that many people have asked the recipe for- is the hearts of palm salad. For this salad, you are to make a red onion vinaigrette. Prior to serving, the onion rings soak in the vinaigrette for at least 30 minutes. It is delicious.

Langdon Clay, a favorite of ours here at Lemuria, did the photography for this book. As if the recipes are not good on their own, his pictures help sell this book.

Here are a few other great recipes in this book:

Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese Stuffed Figs and Fig Vinaigrette

BBQ Chicken Salad with Black Bean and Corn Salsa

Grilled Pork Tenderloin Salad with Apricot Balsamic Vinagrette

Pink Lady Apple Slaw

Hungry yet?  -Quinn

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