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Salad

Poached Tomato with Zucchini “Soba”

August 19, 2009
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Summer has officially hit New York like a raging inferno. With temperatures soaring into the 90’s and humidity to match, my appetite to cook has all but been snuffed out. This chilled poached tomato dish involves a day of waiting, but the prep time is minimal, and the cooking time is so short your apartment [...]

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Niçoise Salad

July 2, 2009
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Salade Niçoise, originated in the Côte d’Azur region of France along the Mediterranean; a land who’s good olives, plentiful seafood and sunny climate are well represented in this vibrant salad. Named after its city of origin, Nice (pronounced like niece), Salade Niçoise typically includes tuna, haricots vert, tomatoes, olives and eggs, but it’s another one [...]

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Frisée Salad with Feta and Mint Dressing

March 20, 2009
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After gorging myself for four days on a diet of fatty pork, deep fried shellfish, eggs and carbs, I felt like I needed to cleanse my insides in the same way a frat house needs to be cleaned after a raucous party. Still, the taste of New Orleans lingered in my mouth and I longed [...]

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Mizuna Sunchoke Salad with Shiitake Salmon

March 4, 2009
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Despite being Japanese, I used to hate eating cooked fish as a child. I think this may have had something to do with the fact that the only way my mother ever prepared it was overcooked, with a dash of Season All. It’s not that she was a bad cook, she did teach me to [...]

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Lomi Lomi Salmon

February 22, 2009
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If you’ve read my post on Tuna Poke, you know how I feel about Hawaiian food. Here’s another island classic that’s traditionally served at luaus as a side dish, alongside kalua pig. It goes great with roast meats, or even other seafood dishes packing a bunch of flavour with each refreshing bite.
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Warm Beef and Shaved Fennel Salad

February 15, 2009
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To save money this year, L and I decided to stay in on Valentines Day rather that brave the crowds and prices to have someone else cook for us. It felt a little weird not being on 2 phones at exactly 10am on December 14th, to get a table at the most coveted restaurants, but [...]

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Wheat berry and quinoa salad

June 1, 2008
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Here’s one of my favourite summer salads. I like making different variations of it using different grains and pastas such as Bulgar wheat, cous cous, orzo, brown rice, etc. For this incarnation I decided to go with a blend of wheat berries (for their high fiber content and pleasantly chewy texture) and quinoa (for its [...]

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Green peach salad with feta

May 24, 2008
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I’m sure we’ve all jumped the gun on peach season seeing those perfectly fuzzy fragrant bulbs sitting in our grocers produce section just screaming out to be bought. It’s still a bit early in the season for peaches, so if you gave into the calling, you more than likely to end up with crunchy fructose [...]

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