Table of Contents Title Page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction: Have a Salad... CHAPTER 1: CALL IT VINAIGRETTE White Wine Vinaigrette Ruby Vinaigrette Velvet Vinaigrette Balsamic Vinaigrette Not Yo' Mama's Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette Creamy Lemon Citronette Lime-Cayenne Citronette Caraway Vinaigrette Walnut Vinaigrette Hazelnut Vinaigrette Zinfandel Vinaigrette Sunday Morning Miracle: Bloody Mary Vinaigrette Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette Grapefruit Vinaigrette Blood Orange Vinaigrette Apple Cider Vinaigrette Watermelon Vinaigrette Persephone’s Pleasure: Pomegranate Vinaigrette Creamy Green Peppercorn-Mustard Vinaigrette Ginger-Mustard Vinaigrette Honey Vinaigrette Honey-Pepper Vinaigrette Molasses and Honey Vinaigrette White Miso Vinaigrette Warm Shallot Vinaigrette Warm Tomato Vinaigrette Warm Fava Vinaigrette Warm Bacon-Maple Vinaigrette CHAPTER 2: AROUND THE WORLD Zing! Soy-Lime Dressing Thai Lime Dressing Mina’s Tears: Absinthe, Honeydew, and Cucumber Dressing Argentine Elixir: Chimichurri Italian - Style Salsa Verde Harissa Sauce Cool as a Cucumber Moroccan Melody: Chermoula Yogurt-Tahini Dressing Raita With Many Variations Spicy Mexican Crema Avocado And Green Peppercorn Cream CHAPTER 3: CLASSICALLY CREAMY Caesar Salad-Style Anchovy Dressing Mayonnaise With Simple Variations True Aioli Creamy Sesame-Ginger Dressing Blue Cheese Dressing Curry Mayonnaise Creamy Feta and Green Peppercorn Dressing Big Ranch Dressing Little Ranch Dressing Best Louis Dressing in the World Green Goddess Dressing CHAPTER 4: SASSY AND SPIRITED SALADS TO ENJOY ALL YEAR The Simplest Green Salad, With Many Variations Classic And Contemporary Insalatas Caprese The Best Fruit Salad Ever Almost Classic Coleslaw, with Seasonal Variations Basic Warm Potato Salad, with Variations Shellfish Pasta Salad Salade Bijou: Rice Salad For All Seasons Classic Panzanella, with Variations Warm Harvest Bread Salad Hot Weather Tabbouleh with Tomatoes and Mint Cool Weather Tabbouleh with Sorrel, Avocado, and Lime Plain and Simple Farro Salad Thai-Inspired Lamb Salad With Spaghetti Squash Resources Measurement Equivalents Index The Harvard Common Press www.harvardcommonpress.com Copyright © 2013 by Michele Anna Jordan Photographs © 2013 by Kimberley Hasselbrink All rights reserved. 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Front cover photography by Joyce Oudkerk Pool p>Text and back cover/spine photography by Kimberley Hasselbrink p>Food styling by Michele Anna Jordan For Patrick Bouquet, you’re the closest I’ve ever come to having a brother, in good times and bad, yours and mine. And no one shouts “Fire! ” as effectively as you, Pati’o, even when it’s just a muskrat under the slicer. And for my sweet grandson, Lucas, whose eager and adventurous palate has been an inspiration since his first baby-bird-like bite of solid food—K & L Bistro’s cauliflower soup with black olive tapenade—at just six months of age. All the recipes with anchovies, feta, and blue cheese are for you, Lucas. Acknowledgments It has been a joy working with The Harvard Common Press. Dan Rosenberg, Valerie Cimino, Virginia Downes, Pat Jalbert-Levine, Jane Dornbusch, and Annabelle Blake: Y’all rock! And Bruce Shaw, thanks for this opportunity and for being so awesomely savvy about publishing in the age of iPads, Kindles, and social media. And to my uber-brilliant agent, Andy Ross, thanks for smoothing the way on contractual stuff and for making me laugh. A lot. As always, I am grateful to the farmers and ranchers of Sonoma County, who make my life so easy. Whether it’s a head of butter lettuce, a succulent peach, a voluptuous egg, a juicy rack of lamb, or delicious olive oil, the foods of this special place are among the finest anywhere. I am also deeply indebted to the hardworking managers of our farmers’ markets, who constantly endeavor to keep the best of our region’s harvest available to the community. And I raise a glass of something bright and sparkling to our grape growers and winemakers, who help make the end of every day a celebration. Many thanks to Kimberley Hasselbrink, who did a great job with photography. And special thanks to Gayle Sullivan of Dry Creek Peach and Produce for help during the photo shoot and, always, for the Arctic Gem white peaches. Thanks, as well, to Dominique Cortara of Dominique’s Sweets for the surprise visit and yummy things to eat and drink that sustained us during shooting and clean up. I send a big mahalo nui loa to my teacher Kumu Hula Shawna Alapa’i, my hula sisters, and singer Faith Ako for keeping my spirit well fed. A special thank you goes to Rosemary McCune, hula sister, friend, confidante, coconspirator, doggy sitter, and all-around cool chica. Rosemary was a great help with last-minute shopping (“Oops, the fennel died”) and prep during the book’s photo shoot. To my beloved friend and landlady, Mary Duryee, and Joanne