Salads

Summer Wedge

A brighter, fresher wedge in the summer? Heaven on earth. Use the small, ripe tomatoes and serve alongside all your summer meals.

Fennel Salad with Lemon and Anchovy

A salad that is definitely slaw in spirit, this can be further salad-ified by adding in some arugula or serving the whole thing over a bed of torn romaine, iceberg, or escarole.

Boiled Potatoes with Peas and Lemon

YIELD — 2–4 servings Ingredients * 1 pound small potatoes, purple or otherwise * Kosher salt * White distilled vinegar, optional * ¼–½ pound snap or snow peas, halved lengthwise or thinly sliced * 1 large spring onion (or 2 scallions), thinly sliced * 1–2 lemons for zesting and juicing * Freshly ground black pepper Preparation 1.

Tomato Salad with Anchovies and Onion

When the tomatoes are as good as they are right now, simple is the only way, and this way’s a great one. I’d eat them on the side of quite literally anything.

Brown Butter Potato Salad

If you came for a potato salad made with mayonnaise, you’re reading the wrong blog. This is a riff on my stepmom’s moms German potato salad, which was my first introduction to potato salad and sort of set, for me, the gold standard for potato salad.

Pasta Salad with Peas and Parmesan

This pasta salad is destined for summer potluck stardom. It gets better as it sits, and is beloved by all.

Farro with Toasted Fennel, Lemon, and Basil

This accidentally vegan springy farro gets better as it sits, making it an ideal candidate to have on hand for lunch for the week.

Peas with Anchovy, Lemon, and All the Radishes

This is a great recipe for switching up your salad routine. It’s filled with peppery radishes, green garlic, sweet, crunchy peas, and a dressing so good you’ll want to keep a jar in your fridge.

Tuna Salad Salad

In the same way I do not want to explore the pizza with the “creative toppings,” (give me A Margarita), I am not interested in a “twist” on a tuna salad, as it falls under a style of food I like to ask to “Please Just Play The Hits,”