Salad Daze

With the recent availability of wonderful new lettuces and other vegetables, and with America’s interest in fresh, healthy ingredients, salads have taken on a new look and a new importance. In fact, during summer heat waves when our flagging appetites demand something light and cool, we often make salads the focal point of our meals. The best salads are like marriages: The ingredients perfectly complement one another without any single taste overpowering the others. And salads give you the chance to really use your imagination while you play with combinations of textures, temperatures, and flavors, all on the same plate.