Salad days

January 11, 2010

After the excesses of the holidays, I’ve been craving clean, crisp salads. So when I had plans for a girlfriend to come over for dinner this past weekend, I grabbed Fast & Fit by Ellen Haas (Hatherleigh Press) off my bookshelf.

This book will appeal to foodies (the cookbook includes recipes from top chefs including Alice Waters, Charlie Trotter and Eric Ripert) and time-pressed, novice chefs alike (most of the recipes call for fewer than five ingredients, and all of the meals take less than 30 minutes to make).

I ended up making the Salmon Teriyaki with Orange Salad and it was exactly what I’d been craving — something good for me, with loads of flavour (the orange slices made the dish super refreshing) and it was plenty filling all on its own. I forgot to take a photo, but the pink salmon, orange slices, green arugula leaves and red onion slivers made it a feast for the eyes, too.

Filed under: Diet,Healthy Swellness

Tags: book, Cooking, food, recipe