Review: Salad for breakfast is a novel and rather untraditional first meal of the day
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
3.5 starsThere are some new ideas; although, I question how many people want to start their day off with garlic and onion on their breath.  Sure, brushing your teeth does wonders, but if working people are networking closely that could be problematic!  Ummm.  The title,“For the Time Conscious” indicates to me that the recipes are quick and easy.Okay!  Try the Japanese Potato Salad.  The potatoes must be washed, peeled and diced (all 4 cups), the carrot washed, peeled and diced.  Same with the cucumber.  The eggs must be cooked (boiled), peeled and chopped.  Potatoes have to be cooked.  Same with carrots.  Cooked potatoes must be drained and then mashed.  No preparation time frame is given.  Then the whole bunch of cooked, chopped veggies need to be cooled to room temperature.  Then...... put in the fridge and chilled for one hour before serving. Now, that does not sound quick and easy to me.The recipes in this book are definitely good.  I have tried several as new ideas.  However, many are almost identical to salads that I have previously put together without a recipe.  Salad for breakfast is a novel and rather untraditional idea.  I have also enjoyed ice cream for breakfast, but that does not mean that would please everyone's taste buds so early in the day.The book has some nice photos to enhance the 20 recipes, and appears to be well edited without glaring “oops left out an ingredient in list”.  While I have tried/will try other recipes in this book, I doubt that I will prepare them for my first meal of the day.