Salads
Let's grill all of them – Grilled fennel salad with red onions, baby roma tomatoes – mustard capers dressing
2814 years ago
On va tous les griller – Salade de fenouils grillés, oignons rouges, tomates romaines naines – vinaigrette de moutarde et câpres
I am just wondering when allergy season will end, I think this year it’s been a bad year and I have to chose between allergy pills that will stop the itchy eyes, sneezes [...]
Let's get back in shape – Grilled sweet potato and spinach salad with blood orange and candied ginger vinaigrette
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On se refait une petite santé? – Salade de patates douces grillées et pousses d’épinards – vinaigrette d’orange sanguine et gingembre confit
I am not sure where I had this for the first time…maybe in Boston (since I lived there at some point in my life before moving to San Francisco) at a [...]
The salad of all seasons – Warm spinach salad with shrimps, langoustines and edamame with a ginger lime vinaigrette
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La salade de toutes saisons – Salade tiède d’épinards, crevettes, langoustines et edamame, vinaigrette au gingembre et citron vert
Yes spring is on its way, well some days it feels like summer, then the following day the rain keeps pouring but I just want to believe spring is coming (never under [...]
A Crunchy bite – Spring salad with fresh chick peas, baby carrots, avocado and ricotta salata
914 years ago
Méli-mélo croquant – Salade de printemps aux pois chiches frais, carottes naines et ricotta salée
After the seafood month, I thought it was about time to celebrate springs, at least in California. The beauty about California is that they grow a lot of fruits and vegetables and you get quite a lot [...]
For the Sunday lunch – Arugula, Shrimp, fennel and chick pea salad
1014 years ago
Per il pranzo della domenica – Insalata di gamberi, rucola, finocchio e ceci
Happy Valentine’s day to everyone! Joyeuse St. Valentin!
Valentine’s day is not only the celebration of love but also of friendship, so I think everyone is concerned. It seems like the celebration goes back to antiquity [...]
Tel Aviv lentil salad – Lentil and beet salad with arugula, feta and mint
1314 years ago
La bonne salade aux lentilles de Tel Aviv – Salade de lentilles, roquette, betteraves à la feta et menthe
On my stay in Tel Aviv, I walked almost all over the city for five days…the weather was beautiful, it felt so much like summer to me so while France was snowed in, I enjoyed my five days as if [...]
The cheese from the pretty Island – Mâche salad with grilled pears and haloumi – thyme and lemon vinaigrette
1914 years ago
Le fromage de la belle île – Salade de mâche aux poires grillées et haloumi – vinaigrette au thym et citron
I met haloumi cheese in the US, I never saw it in France nor Italy. Maybe because France has about 400 kinds of cheeses, so they don’t have any lacking in that category, you can eat one [...]
Like Pisa tower – Tower salad of crab, grapefruit, pomegranate, avocado and watercress
1814 years ago
Come la torre di Pisa – Torre con granchio, pompelmo, avocado, melagrana e crescione
I have wanted one of those rings where you make salad towers for so long and could not find any…after digging Sur La Table, I finally found one completely random since it was hiding in the spatula and spoon [...]
For a Sunday brunch…or not – Mouillettes with heirloom tomato salad, rucola and pancetta wrapped yellow carrots
414 years ago
Pour le brunch du dimanche…ou pas – mouillettes avec salade de tomates, roquette, et carottes jaunes roulées à la pancetta
In France we don’t have something called brunch, we either have breakfast or lunch. Brunch is an Anglo-saxon concept, and I like it.
There is a restaurant in Sausalito (San [...]
Summer is just starting in San Francisco – Mâche salad with fennel, oranges and olives with citrus vinaigrette
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L’été vient de commencer à San Francisco - Salade de mâche, fenouil et oranges à la vinaigrette d’agrumes
I was wondering why americans are not too fond of fennel and anis, liquorice, etc…Maybe it’s a flavor they were not used to growing up. I don’t know. The first time I tasted a mango, a [...]