It’s hot almost everywhere in the U.S., so today let’s look at some cool, summery salads that mostly don’t require cooking.
What’s your favorite summery salad?
Greek Lentil Salad
As humble and inexpensive as they are, lentils are true super foods. They’re loaded with protein, fiber, iron, and more goodness. Their flavor is super earthy, so they go well with other strong, zippy flavors….
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Recipe. [4:41]
Turkish Tomato Salad (Gavurdağı)
Gavurdağ (dağ/ pron: dah) is actually the name of a mountain in the Taurus range down in the south of Turkey and this salad originally hails from Gaziantep, one of the major cities in that region, as so many delicious Turkish dishes do.
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Recipe is in the YouTube description. [5:23]
Summer Meat Slaw
This summer meat slaw is the most exciting thing to happen to coleslaw in centuries. You can use leftover pulled pork—I used kalua pork—or any cooked meat, and it is unlike any slaw you've ever had. Your summer cookouts will never be the same.
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Recipe. [8:11]
Mexican Macaroni Salad (Ensalada de Coditos)
[E]nsalada de coditos fria is THE Mexican pasta recipe of summer. It’s light, bright, cool, and creamy, plus it’s perfect for pairing with all your favorite cookout [dishes].
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Recipe is in the YouTube description. [3:10]
Green Papaya Salad (Som Tum)
While papaya salad is a signature dish in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, it’s the Thai version that is the most famous. However, food historians believe that this dish originated in Laos.
This is because papaya salad is especially popular in Thailand’s northeastern region of Isaan, which shares a border with Laos. What’s more, papaya and chili have been key ingredients in Laotian cuisine since the 1800s.
thaiginger.com/...
If you’ve never had Green Papaya Salad — it is delicious. Recipe. [10:54]
Bread & Tomato Salad (Panzanella)
The origins of the panzanella are very ancient. In fact, the great poet Boccaccio probably mentions it by calling it “pan mollo” (pan lavato)…. According to some, the birth of this dish derives from the need to wet old bread and season it with vegetables from the garden. For others, however, it was born on fishing boats, where sailors prepared a quick meal by wetting hard bread with sea water.
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Ingredients are in the YouTube description. [7:58]
Marinated Zucchini Salad
If you like your zucchinis with a bit of crunch, you will love this summery marinated zucchini salad with lemon and coriander.
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Recipe. [12:00]
And for Dessert
Strawberry Pretzel Jell-O Salad
Strawberry pretzel salad is a nostalgic, retro dessert that dates back to the 1960s when Jell-O was all the rage. It’s thought that the recipe first came from a cookbook called, "The Joys of Jell-O," in 1963, and although not really a salad, it was influenced by the era's Jell-O salad trend. It was (and still is) a common dessert to bring to gatherings, especially during the summer months in the South and Midwest.
food52.com/...
This actually sounds like a delicious version of the much-maligned (especially by me) Jell-O Salad. Recipe. [14:45]
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