Simple Seaweed Salad MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes The easiest way to produce this salad is to buy a small package of mixed seaweeds (your local natural foods store may sell this, and your local Japanese store certainly does) and proceed from there. But once you...
Shaved Artichoke Salad MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Ultra-thin slicing is handy for making salads from intensely flavored vegetables because the pieces are tender yet crisp and easier to eat. Cooked or marinated artichoke hearts are a great prepared addition to...
Seaweed Romaine Salad MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes We tend to think of seaweed only as an Asian food, but the people of the United Kingdom (and Canada’s Maritimes) are also longtime seaweed eaters. And why not? It grows all over the world. This...
Mushroom Salad, Italian-American Style MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 1 hour A vinegary, almost pickled mushroom dish that can be used as a garnish or condiment as well as a salad. It’s also good tossed with chopped Belgian endive (use 2 heads for this amount of...
Lettuce and Chive Salad, Korean Style MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 15 minutes In Korea, the chives would be served alone, as a side dish. And you can certainly do that. But I love tossing them and their distinctive dressing on top of a mound of greens. It’s a great salad...
Heirloom Tomato Salad with Hard-Cooked Eggs MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 20 minutes This straightforward chopped salad with tomato wedges is wonderfully complex, especially if you use a mixture of heirloom tomatoes at the peak of summer. Hard-cooked eggs add a nice chew...
Grilled Shiitake or Portobello Salad with Soy Vinaigrette MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 40 minutes, including heating the grill This salad is as simple as can be. You might double the number of mushrooms (a mix is nice) and serve it as a main course. 8 large or 16 small...
Curried Coconut Soup with Lemongrass MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 40 minutes A Thai-style soup that becomes quite substantial when you add fried tofu (or try Crunchy Crumbled Tempeh). This soup is also wonderful with a couple of spoonfuls of Steamed Sticky Rice or a cup or...
Eggplant Salad with Miso MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 30 minutes The typical way to prepare this traditional Japanese salad is to boil the eggplant, and I give directions for doing it that way. But if you have the time and energy, sautГ© the cubes in a little peanut...
Cucumber Salad with Soy and Ginger MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes, largely unattended This is likely different from most cucumber salads you’ve ever tasted, but nondairy, easy, and delicious. 1 to 11/2 pounds (about 3 medium) cucumbers Salt and freshly ground...
