Publisher's Synopsis
With considerable enthusiasm for his subject, the author of this book developes a range of innovative recipes, uncovering the huge potential of the salad using interesting combinations of ingredients and dressings. The book starts with simple green and vegetable salads - from hearts of romaine with creamy Iowa Maytag blue cheese dressing, to mixed composed salads like chicken with snow peas, yellow finn potato salad with marinated salmon and dill, and sardine salad with capers. There are also chapters on fish and shellfish, pasta and rice, poultry, meat, fruit as well as vinaigrettes, sauces and condiments.