The Book of Salads

Rating:
Summary: Great introduction.
Review: In its roughly 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes.

This installment, the Book of Salads, starts with a brief section on basic dressings, and then presents recipe suggestions for all major types of salads, from appetizers to fruit salads and side dishes. Special chapters are dedicated to warm salads, main courses, pasta, grain and legume salads. Classics such as Caesar and chef's salad, coleslaw, salade nicoise, Greek, Waldorf and Oriental chicken salad, tossed greens and winter salad appear next to unique dishes such as lake trout salad, Moroccan sugared lettuce, Persian carrot salad and marinated beef salad.

From apple and celery root to zucchini salad, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the endless possibilities of tossing food items together in a bowl with sauce or a dressing - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series' installment on dressings and marinades.

Rating:
Summary: Great introduction.
Review: In its roughly 50 parts, all written by experienced cooks and cook book writers, HP Books' "The Book of ... Cooking" series takes you to the cuisines of various regions of the U.S. and around the world; all in easy to follow, well-explained recipes.

This installment, the Book of Salads, starts with a brief section on basic dressings, and then presents recipe suggestions for all major types of salads, from appetizers to fruit salads and side dishes. Special chapters are dedicated to warm salads, main courses, pasta, grain and legume salads. Classics such as Caesar and chef's salad, coleslaw, salade nicoise, Greek, Waldorf and Oriental chicken salad, tossed greens and winter salad appear next to unique dishes such as lake trout salad, Moroccan sugared lettuce, Persian carrot salad and marinated beef salad.

From apple and celery root to zucchini salad, this collection of recipes, while not all-encompassing, is a great introduction to the endless possibilities of tossing food items together in a bowl with sauce or a dressing - and at a relative bargain price, to boot. Also recommended: This series' installment on dressings and marinades.