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  • January 30, 2012 9:46 am

    Writer Fuel: Salad

    Today I’d like to ponder an oft-overlooked but rife-with-potential dish: the salad.

    That’s right, I said it.

    I’m not talking about your run-of-the-mill, floppy iceberg lettuce and mealy tomato accompaniment. I’m talking about a glorious, multi-textured, ingredient-bonanza.

    I have long respected the versatility of salads, and devote one night a week to making an epically large and experimental salad for dinner, and frequently bring a bag of ingredients to work for a custom lunch creation. What a mid-day treat!

    Here are some of my favorites:

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