Preparing Salads and Salad Dressings

Description

About the Book: This is the complete book of the craft of making fresh salads and healthful homemade dressings. It starts at the beginning?how to choose and prepare a wide repertoire of greens, vegetables, and fruits, then add these as the base for a salad. The recipes range from quick and easy to more comprehensive and advanced?they give you all the creativity and seasonal inspiration you need for your salad and bowl endeavors. It imbues the significance of playing textures and flavors off each other by utilizing both crunchy, soft, sweet, and savoury ingredients in dishes to make them more rounded. The second part of the book is all about creating a variety of scrummy salad dressings from scratch. It includes traditional dressings such as vinaigrettes, creamy ranch, Caesar, but also contemporary twists and unusual flavor pairings. Included are directions for crafting dressings from scratch, meaning freshness and freedom from chemicals. The book also provides guidance for adapting dressings to specific salads and individual palates, whether you?re partial to tangy, fatty, or lighter flavors. Complete with recommendations to up your salad game by way of a spectrum of ingredients, this book is perfect for anyone looking to redefine what a good salad and dressing can be. Contents:

1. Types and Components of Salads
2. Observing Kitchen Safety and Sanitation Measures
3. Preparing Salad Dressings
4. Preparing Salads
5. Plating and Storing Salads and Salad Dressings