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Salad for Dinner: Complete Meals for All Seasons Hardcover – March 27, 2012

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A celebration of contrasts in color, flavor, and texture—an artfully prepared salad is one of the most appealing dishes to eat, engaging all the senses. It is a basic culinary fact but often overlooked: a salad packs the most flavor because the dressing coats every bite. And with the right combination, a salad can be a full meal in itself. 

We all know it is healthier to eat more vegetables and whole grains. But how do you do so on a daily basis? This book reframes the question: Why not make greens the foundation of the plate? Smart, imaginative ideas abound: kale with lemon, parmesan, and almonds; Indonesian chicken salad with pineapple slaw; and salmon with quinoa, sorrel, and yogurt. There are super-hearty salads to satisfy even the biggest appetites, such as Korean barbecue beef salad; duck confit with fingerlings and frisee; and buttermilk fried chicken salad. These recipes help us break out of the “meat-and-three” box, leading to a new way of thinking about dinner.
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"Whether you're making a weeknight dinner for the family or a weekend party for a crowd, this is the book you'll reach for time and again. Salad for Dinner should be subtitled: gorgeous, satisfying, surprising meals you'll want all through the year."
--Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French Table

“Jeanne’s book is a brilliant new take on salads—smart, thoughtful and full of stunning flavor combinations.”
—Kim Boyce, author of the James Beard Award–winning Good to the Grain 
 
“Jeanne Kelley is not like you and me. Her real genius is in assemblage, the ability to transform a seemingly random plateful of vegetation into a composition perfectly evocative of the season, and the gift of Salad for Dinner is that it lets us do the same.”
—Jonathan Gold, Pulitzer Prize–winning columnist for L.A. Weekly

“Jeanne Kelley shows you how to make a salad that will rock your dinner table. From growing your own to foraging greens, Kelley expands your salad horizons."
—Erik Knutzen, co-author of The Urban Homestead and Making It: Radical Home Ec for a Post Consumer World

“Since southern California is one of the world's great salad bowls, both in terms of its superb produce and the cross-polinating ethnic variety of its population, you couldn't possibly find a better cook than Los Angeles–based Jeanne Kelley to help you discover its culinary bounty. She’s also a serious but very charming writer, and this beautifully produced book should be sold with a spatter-guard, since it's one that will live in the kitchen."
—Alexander Lobrano, Saveur writer and author of Hungry for Paris

“Jeanne’s homage to salads is wonderful. I love the clean, simple sophistication of the cookbook, and the recipes are innovative as well as informative. This book is like a salad ‘bible,’ and will inspire you to cook, garden, entertain, and appreciate all the joys of living. This is no coffeetable book—it will stay in your kitchen at all times.”
—Suzanne Tracht, Chef/Owner of Jar, Los Angeles, Top Chef Masters star, and Food and Wine Best New Chef.

"The photos are lavish; the recipes are both imaginative and easy to follow." 
--San Diego Magazine

"...this is simply a book you really want to cook from. There is a fantastic glossary of greens that tells you about those market finds and what to do with it, followed by a primer on how to build a great salad."
--LA Weekly Blog 

About the Author

Jeanne Kelley has written for Bon Appétit magazine for twenty years and is a frequent contributor to Cooking Light and Fine Cooking. Her articles have also appeared in the Los Angeles Times Magazine, Prevention, and Cooking.com. She is the author of Blue Eggs and Yellow Tomatoes.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rizzoli (March 27, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0847838250
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0847838257
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.09 x 0.95 x 10.04 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 156 ratings

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Jeanne Kelley is an award-winning author, food writer and stylist. She is a long time contributor to Bon Appetit magazine and Bon Appetit books, and writes frequently for Fine Cooking and Cooking Light. Her articles and recipes have also been featured in Everyday with Rachel Ray, Prevention and Fitness. She is currently writing a cookbook for Williams-Sonoma. Around her house in Los Angeles, Jeanne has built an urban homestead--complete with beehives, chicken coop and vegetable garden.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the recipes in the book yummy, amazing, and interesting. They also appreciate the gorgeous photos and colorful pictures of each salad. Readers describe the recipes as easy to prepare and satisfying. They mention the book provides instructions on how to make a variety of healthy options.

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31 customers mention "Recipes"31 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book yummy, amazing, and unusual. They say it's a great book for interesting and unusual salads. Readers also appreciate the homemade dressings that really make the salads. They mention each salad has lots of interesting ingredients and a handy list of salads that can be made a day or more ahead of time.

"...There is a handy list of salads that can be made a day (or more) ahead of time, if you want to plan for tomorrow's lunch, as well as a timeline for..." Read more

"...which makes them seem unappealing, but this book celebrates ingredients and flavor combinations that would make you want to eat salad as a first..." Read more

"Overall, I am pleased with the recipes in this cookbook. There are some ingredients I wouldn't use so will skip those salads...." Read more

"...What sold me on the book, besides the actually yummy recipes and gorgeous photos, were the 25 front-section pages on everything you would want to..." Read more

15 customers mention "Photos quality"13 positive2 negative

Customers find the photos in the book gorgeous, professional-looking, and colorful. They say the book is interesting and provides a good background on the items within the recipes.

"...I am enjoying making various salad dressings at home too. Very nice photos and text." Read more

"...What sold me on the book, besides the actually yummy recipes and gorgeous photos, were the 25 front-section pages on everything you would want to..." Read more

"I love this book. Clear easy recipes, lovely photos, and amazing salads that can actually be your entire dinner...." Read more

"...;, but a great selection of salads of all types and lots of colorful pics of each, which we enjoy...." Read more

9 customers mention "Ease of preparation"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book easy to prepare. They say the range is wonderful, from light to very filling. Readers also appreciate the instructions on how to make a variety of salads.

"...Along with countless salad recipes, the book also provides instructions on how to make a plethora of side items: dressings, breads, and sauces,..." Read more

"I love this book. Clear easy recipes, lovely photos, and amazing salads that can actually be your entire dinner...." Read more

"...The recipes are easy to prepare and the dressings I've made so far have been delicious - highly recommend this book!" Read more

"...I also love all the dressing recipes, which are super simple and so much better than anything you can buy. BEST BLUE CHEESE DRESSING EVER!..." Read more

6 customers mention "Health"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the recipes in the book easy to prepare and satisfying. They also mention the book provides many healthy options.

"...who enjoys a variety of salads as a meal, this book gives you many healthy options." Read more

"...flavors are amazing and the salads are beautiful as well as tasty and healthy." Read more

"Delicious and healthy meals. My husband was not happy about the idea of SALAD for dinner...but after a few of these recipes, he changed his mind." Read more

"...Most are very satisfying and healthy, so both my husband and I enjoy having these salads for dinner!" Read more

6 customers mention "Variety of salads"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the variety of salads in the book wide and interesting. They also appreciate the pictures.

"...The book also contains a list of salads which can be made without lettuce, if you have difficulty procuring it or want to find one at quick glance,..." Read more

"...a lot of good surprises, and some "ehs", but a great selection of salads of all types and lots of colorful pics of each, which we enjoy...." Read more

"...Salad really can be a meal. This book has a wide variety of options including with or without meat. The homemade dressings really make the salads...." Read more

"...Some very interesting combinations...." Read more

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Broget
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, Whole Food, Vegetable Based, Satisfying Eating
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2012
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I LOVE this cookbook! I was a little intimidated when I read how many of her own vegetables Jeanne grows, but while there are a lot of somewhat exotic ingredients included in the book, she gives clear advice on where to find them or how to make substitutions if they're not available. The book is broken up into four sections: Vegetarian, Fish & Seafood, Poultry, and Meat (I'm sure a gourmet chef would disagree with me, but I've found that even the non-vegetarian salads can be made vegetarian quite easily without a great sacrifice to taste).

Along with countless salad recipes, the book also provides instructions on how to make a plethora of side items: dressings, breads, and sauces, along with salad elements (like roasted beets) required in the recipes.

There is a handy list of salads that can be made a day (or more) ahead of time, if you want to plan for tomorrow's lunch, as well as a timeline for which items can be prepared one, two, or three days in advance to save yourself time when you're ready to throw it all together (she also provides clear instructions on how to pack a salad to preserve flavor and crispness). The book also contains a list of salads which can be made without lettuce, if you have difficulty procuring it or want to find one at quick glance, a wheel to identify what is most likely to be in season at a given time, and an incredibly detailed and inspiring index of different greens you might use in a salad. This cookbook is quickly becoming my favorite go-to for any occasion!

There is no nutrition information provided for the recipes, so if that's important to you you'll need to estimate that yourself.

The only thing I wish this book provided was a list or glossary with recipes sorted based on some of the more hard-to-find ingredients (if I'm traveling an hour out of my way to pick up a few ingredients, it would be great to be able to easily glance and see which different salads I might plan on making with them that week) - but that is nitpicking an excellent, usable cookbook!
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Karen
5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious recipes! Highly recommend!
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2022
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I really enjoy this cookbook. I often hear about eating salads for dieting or weight loss, which makes them seem unappealing, but this book celebrates ingredients and flavor combinations that would make you want to eat salad as a first choice and full meal. I am enjoying making various salad dressings at home too. Very nice photos and text.
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Kate O
4.0 out of 5 stars Keep your salad interesting instead of boring with these recipes.
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2014
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Overall, I am pleased with the recipes in this cookbook. There are some ingredients I wouldn't use so will skip those salads. For someone who enjoys a variety of salads as a meal, this book gives you many healthy options.
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OceanGal
5.0 out of 5 stars YUM!
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2013
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What a visual stunner this book is. If you love salads, you'll want to get your hands on this book for a look-see. There are so many delicious recipes, and most are accompanied with colorful photos. The author gives little snippets of information preceding each recipe that makes reading the recipes interesting and helpful. What sold me on the book, besides the actually yummy recipes and gorgeous photos, were the 25 front-section pages on everything you would want to know about choosing, buying, growing greens, which greens are paired nicely with which vinaigrettes, and then she gives page numbers for those vinaigrettes along with the salads. This is an exceptional book on salads. I would definitely recommend this cookbook.
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Kathryn
5.0 out of 5 stars immediately became a favorite cookbook
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2013
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Normally when I buy a cookbook, I want to make about 5-20% of the recipes in it. When I first looked through this cookbook, I wanted to make 40-50% of the recipes. I've made 6 of the salads so far, and have yet to be disappointed. The book is full of novel ideas and a few classics--it's not just pages and pages of things like caesar salad and waldorf, but really interesting and creative salads. And every salad in this book is the kind of salad you could eat as a meal.

warning for vegans: this book is not vegan friendly. I think there are only a couple recipes that are vegan. Most of the vegetarian ones have cheese.
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Megan
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2021
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Sam Powell’s salad cook book won my heart.
This cook book had too many words and stories and not enough photos for recipes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Crisp, Crunchy and Clear!
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013
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I love this book. Clear easy recipes, lovely photos, and amazing salads that can actually be your entire dinner. Tons of lovely roasted veggies and easy to make dressings...it's everything I want in a salad book. I wanted this book because I wanted ideas for different salads...this book delivers!

There are no run of the mill dressing soaked salads in this book...just yummy freshened up lively ones!
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4julhan
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these salads!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2017
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I have never been one to LOVE salads, but realize they are important part of a healthy diet. I can honestly say that I have tried (and liked) more recipes in this book than any other cookbook I own. The recipes are easy to prepare and the dressings I've made so far have been delicious - highly recommend this book!
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Adam P
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
Reviewed in Canada on February 8, 2016
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This is one of my favorite cookbooks. Jeanne Kelley is a master at flavour profiles! These salads are healthy, delicious and are a complete meal. Some of the recipes are a little involved but they are worth it. I've made at least half of the recipes and have yet to find a dud. Even her chocolate pie (only dessert recipe) is met with constant rave reviews. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
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Kim McBirnie
5.0 out of 5 stars inspirational book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 23, 2013
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I bought this book because my husband and I are on a diet and are eating lots of salads, and I needed some new ideas. This book fulfils that basic requirement and more - we have an allotment and I have already changed this years' growing plan to incorporate elements from this book. Split between vegetarian, fish and meat recipes, as a vegetarian it would be simple to alter the fish and meat recipes to suit. The photography is sumptuous, the vibrant colours of each one - I can't remember the last time I bought a recipe book and wanted to make each and every dish. Highly recommended, I am now going to investigate this lady's other books as well!
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Bev Cote
5.0 out of 5 stars I believe it is that good. I was introduced to this wonderful cookbook by ...
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2014
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I have just ordered a fifth copy of this cookbook! Four were gifts and a copy for myself. There is my recommendation for this cookbook. I believe it is that good. I was introduced to this wonderful cookbook by a dear friend who made me two amazing meals with recipes from this book and she has recommended quite a few more I am looking forward to trying.
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Anne m Newell
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommend this book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2014
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This is a brilliant book. I bought copies for friends for Christmas as well as for myself. A visitor who saw it went home and also bought several copies.
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Doyle Catherine
4.0 out of 5 stars A good book but to be honest I haven't made many ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2017
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A good book but to be honest I haven't made many salads out of it...probably due to the fact that many of the recipes require ingredients that are not normally found in my cupboard.
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