Caprese Salad

Caprese Salad

Nothing is simpler or more delicious in the Italian cuisine than a fine Caprese Salad. Have you noticed that tomatoes at the market have now been grown to be totally flavorless? And if nothing else this salad requires the richness of fine tomatoes. So, I 

Salad Niçoise

Salad Niçoise

This lovely, fresh and beautiful dish is a staple of the French diet. You can top it with any protein, but the classic seared tuna is my favorite.

Burrata & Cantaloupe Salad

Burrata & Cantaloupe Salad

I love salads with melon, they’re sweet, they’re pungent and with the burrata this one has a richness, oh yeah, throw in the figs or dates or figs and dates.

Rob’s Grilled Chopped Ivy Salad

Rob’s Grilled Chopped Ivy Salad

The Ivy restaurant in Los Angeles has been serving this delicious, fresh grilled salad as a main for decades. They give you the option of adding a protein, grilled chicken, shrimp or salmon. I personally like it with grilled, garlic shrimp. Here is my variation 

Pickled Nectarine Salad with Burrata

Pickled Nectarine Salad with Burrata

The perfect summery salad, the freshness of nectarine, the pepper of arugula, the spicy of red onion and the richness of burrata. Yum!