Food52 Mighty Salads: 60 New Ways to Turn Salad into Dinner [A Cookbook]

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Endless variations for turning the simplest of dishes into something meal-worthy and memorable. White beans with charred lemon and fennel three ways; slow-roasted duck with grilled apples and spicy greens; seared scallops on a bed of citrus-spiked sprouts and greens. Here, salad is so much more than dressing on lettuce- Its components can be roasted, toasted, frittered, fried, slivered, shaved, marinated, wilted, charred, crisped, and more. With loose formulas for riffing at home, and genius tips that'll improve any old salad, Mighty Salads will set readers up to create dinners (and make-ahead lunches) that are satisfying and smart.

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Remember when salad meant a sad iceberg wedge, Russian dressing, and a mealy tomato Goodbye, says Food52, and were better off for it. Whether youre looking for a one-plate mighty meal or a jumping-off point for some vegetable-centric culinary experimentation, youll find it here.

JESSICA KOSLOW, owner of Sqirl and author of Everything I Want to Eat

"Food52's newest venture finds the perfect solution to a common dilemma - turning something light and easy like salad, into a meal that can hold you over for more than an hour."

Domino.com

"With recipes like roasted duck over spicy greens and featherweight slaw with chicken, the wise chefs of Food52 have seriously upped our greenery game."

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The home and kitchen destination Food52.com was founded in 2009 by Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs, two authors, editors, and opinionated home cooks who formerly worked for the New York Times. Since then, Food52 has created a suite of cookbooks, a cooking and home shop, a podcast, and a cooking hotline-and has won many a James Beard and IACP award doing it.