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All-the-Good-Stuff Broccoli Salad

October 10, 2025

 When the local grocer puts an enormous box of gorgeous broccoli out front for 69 cents a head, you put your brainstorm beanie on & hope for florets of inspiration!

This composed salad recipe is my best broccoli effort to date.

To make it, you’ll  1) roast the florets.

 

2) oven-crisp + maple-glaze chickpeas

3) mix in chopped nuts, dates and red onion, and 4) toss everything together with a creamy lemon tahini dressing. For best texture, be sure to eat the salad right after adding the chickpeas.  And for more stalk-starring deliciousness, try our Creamy Broccoli Cheddar and Ham Soup. So good!

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World Salads

Niçoise Salad

January 1, 2022

When it originated in Nice, salade niçoise was just a mix of tomatoes, anchovies and olive oil—simple food for poor people. But in the decades since, it has been embraced around the world evolving to include haricots verts, lettuce, radishes, oil-packed tuna and hard-boiled eggs. As a composed dish, the beauty of the display is as appealing as the fresh flavors. Ours includes marinated sun-dried tomatoes which we like for the deep flavor, plus eggs that are softer-cooked for more unctuous golden yolks. Continue Reading…