Review: Informative, creative, and yummy-looking photos
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2012
25 of the author's favorite salad recipes from her two cookbooks, divided into Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter sections, and a preachy "Twelve Important Reasons to Choose Organic" in a "special e-book short." Also includes a pictorial guide to the various kinds of salad greens.I picked up this book free during an Amazon giveaway. I don't know that I agree with some of the "pleasantly bitter" comments on some types of greens, as I don't enjoy the bitter greens. I do like salads, but I'm not a big enough greens fan to want to try the Farm Stand Greek Salad, and I'm not a big fan of fruit and lettuce together, so wasn't interested in the fruit-intensive salads like Chopped Autumn Salad. Many of the recipes featured ingredients I don't care for (carrots, beets, radishes, goat cheese, dates) but the Strawberry-Tarragon Salad looked good. I can't wait to try the Caesar Vinaigrette and Spiced Candied Walnuts (not together). Goodman included an unusual potato salad recipe - neither mayo nor mustard based. There are a lot of tips/techniques boxes that are almost worth the price of the book by themselves. Spelling, grammar, and recipe organization were fine, and there are lovely color photos of the salads. The fully interactive Table of Contents was a joy to use (although a few of the links went to the wrong locations), as were the links in the recipes to referenced recipes and techniques. This would be a great gift for a salad fan or someone who has been griping they need to eat more greens.