Here’s a real twist for a potato salad, packed with flavor and zing. The traditional filling ingredients for an Indian samosa pastry are tossed in a creamy, curried dressing. Flavorful potatoes, crisp peas, and shaved carrot add texture and all these delicious spices really set this apart from traditional potato salad. It’s amazing with grilled meats or a nice roasted pork … [Read more...] about Samosa Potato Salad
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Barbecue Chicken Platter Salad
A platter salad meal is just the thing for these in between times. Not the full heat of summer, but not the cool kiss of fall either. The bulk of the summer fresh produce is fading but the winter squashes and apples aren’t quite here. Not quite time for soups and stews. And it tends to be the best time of year for eating outside, as the days get a little bit fresher. A big, … [Read more...] about Barbecue Chicken Platter Salad
Street Corn Salad with Fresh Corn Mayonnaise
I posted a street corn salad recipe in 2011, and frankly it was a pretty new idea at the time (though I am sure not in Mexico). Since then, the idea of street corn, or elotes – corn slathered in mayonnaise with lime juice, chili seasoning and rolled in crumbled cotija cheese – has really taken off. It’s everywhere. All over the internet, in dips you buy at the grocery store, a … [Read more...] about Street Corn Salad with Fresh Corn Mayonnaise
Sweet Corn Cheesecake with a Popcorn Crust
One of the great joys of summer is truly fresh corn, right from the field to the market. Those fresh kernels, so soon after being picked, are sweet and juicy and bursting. I gorge myself in July and August, from corn puddings to salads, but of course right of the cob smothered in butter and salt. But I think the sweet side is too often overlooked in favor of … [Read more...] about Sweet Corn Cheesecake with a Popcorn Crust
Brown Butter Asparagus with Hazelnuts
There is a possibility this could become a brown butter fan site. I just love it so much, the deep flavor and crisp nuttiness it adds to anything it touches. And with bright green vegetables it’s a real star. So this incredibly simple treatment for asparagus had a huge payoff – tender, braised spears bathed in tarragon scented brown butter with a sprinkling of extra herb and … [Read more...] about Brown Butter Asparagus with Hazelnuts
