Food52 Mighty Salads: 60 New Ways to Turn Salad into Dinner [A Cookbook] (Food52 Works) Hardcover – April 11, 2017

I love this cookbook. There are so many flavor combinations that I would never have come up with on my own. Chapters include: Leafy Salads; Less-Leafy Vegetable Salads; Grain and Bean Salads; Pasta and Bread Salads; Fish and Seafood Salads; and Meat Salads. There are so many recipes in this book I have flagged to try.My favorite salad so far is Fried Eggplant, Tomato and Peach Salad with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette. It is cubed eggplant, dusted with extra fine flour, friend and tossed with persian cucumber, cherry tomato, sliced peach, mozzerella balls and basil leaves. I love the preserved lemon dressing, which is very tangy and works with the sweet peaches and tomatoes beautifully.I highly recommend this cookbook, even if you don't feel you need one for salads.

I have made two dishes so far: Petits Pois a la Francaise Redux, and Wild Rice Bowl with Tofu, Sweet Potatoes & Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette. My picky-eating family loved both.I can see why some people do not enjoy this type of salad making. This is not the right book for those whose notion of making salad is pouring pre-made salad dressing into lettuce/vegetables/protein. You need to cook most main ingredients, often in different ways with different spices. And then put everything together.I love cooking and am not bothered (can even enjoy) long, complicated cooking process. And this book - based on the two randomly picked salads - rewards the effort with tastes and textures that beat any other salad recipes I have ever tried. I do have to say that the combination of ingredients and flavors are genius. For both salads I've made, I took a leap of faith - the ingredient lists were intriguing but pretty "out there" for me. I am glad I gave it a try. Every bite of salad has the most interesting and delicious combination of color, texture and tastes.Salads are never boring for me again. Thank you!p.s. I made two more salads after the my last rating. Both were as amazing (and different) as the first two: Caesar-style kale salad with roasted onion, Spicy chicken salad with rice noodles. I cannot wait to try more. There are not many books where I could try four different recipes on my first try and have it all be equally amazing. And I have well more than 100 cookbooks.

gives you good ideas and inspiration to create saladsrecommended

I have never seen salads with such a creative mix of ingredients and flavors. Every recipe is well thought out and hearty enough to fill you up. Pictures accompany every recipe and lots of useful coaching tips are included. I like that some salads include meats and seafoods. I would say that this is not a cookbook for someone who wants a salad that can be thrown together in 5 minutes, and while some recipes may require a lot of ingredients they are well worth the effort!

We’ve tried four salads from this book so far and all have been a hit with everyone from the oldest to the youngest child in the family! Super!

I'm practically addicted to salad cookbooks! I have quite a few on my shelf and looked forwarded to receiving this one. I really expected to love it. Unfortunately, I'm a little disappointed in the recipes. The salad recipes by Food52 appear to be well crafted, and there's a nice variety of recipes to choose from. However, most seem very heavy, not at all fresh or refreshing. I couldn't find any that I wanted to make.I eat salads daily and love trying new dressings or ingredient combinations. In my opinion, salads should be light and refreshing, yet fully satisfying at the same time. If I had looked through this cookbook in a store I would have put it back on the shelf. I have other cookbooks from Food52 that I love. Unfortunately, this one isn't for me. Three stars because it's okay for what it is but it could have been so much better.

This isn't just your basic salads. Love the pictures and excited to try a few of these dishes!

My family has been eating a lot of different salads this summer and I wanted some new ideas. Was *very pleased* with this purchase as it added an approachable elegance to salads I was making in terms of dressings and ingredients used. Very pleased with this and the dressings (I've made a few of the vinaigrettes) are superb.