Salads

Raising the Salad Bar
Catherine Walther
Local and season are the keys to recreating Catherine Walthier’s vision of salad. With beans, whole grains, chicken and pasta et al these are salads which can be a gorgeous appetizer or main course: golden fried tomato with lobster salad and avocado puree; lemony asparagus and artichoke pasta salad; lentil salad with maple-balsamic vinaigrette. Each section includes a good dollop of how-to tips. The crowning glory is a collection of over 70 dressings. Colour photos. Softcover, 272 pp. $24.95.

Food Made Fast Salad
Williams-Sonoma
As in the other books in this Williams-Sonoma series, the ingredients for these recipes are readily available. These are the sort of hearty salads which constitute the main course of a summer dinnerno need to turn on the stove on a steamy evening. Flank steak, arugula & potato, crab cake & butter lettuce, and grilled summer vegetables are some of the enticing combos. Colour photos. Hardcover, 111 pp, $23.95.

Cooking Light Salad
Cooking Light magazine
Leave it to Cooking Light magazine to take already good-for-you salads and make them even better. With recipes for classics like cobb salad with green goddess dressing and inventive new combos like jicama-avocado salad with pomegranate-lime dressing these are salads for anytime of year and any part of the meal, made lighter. Other titles in this new series include Soup and Grilling. Colour photos. Hardcover, 144 pp. $21.95.

River Cafe Pocket Books: Fish & Shellfish
Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers
Italians and the sea, as seen through the esteemed eyes of Rogers & Gray, in a compact and simple guide, one in a new River Cafe pocket series. Full of fresh and utterly Italian recipes for a variety of fish and shellfish even the most devout carnivore will find something to rave about. We can't wait to taste Red Mullet Baked in a Bag with Trevise and Roasted Squid Stuffed with Chilli & Parsley. Other series titles include Salads & Vegetables, Pasta & Ravioli, and Puddings, Cakes, & Ice Creams. Colour photos. Softcover, 130 pp. $21.95.

Simply Salads
Editor Sophie Brissaud
Another of the small but beautifully produced books from Hachette. The recipes are grouped into summer and winter sections with hints for making the most of seasonal ingredients. More unusual recipes: black salad featuring black (purple to some of us) potatoes, tapenade and black sesame seeds, and a Middle Eastern-inspired salad of dates and onions. Colour photos. Paper, 96 pp, $19.95.

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