The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin

Presented by The Department of Salad Theatrical Productions (not really) Open in app or onlineA Summer Roll in a Salad CostumePresented by The Department of Salad Theatrical Productions (not really)emily nunnApr 1SaveListenThis salad still has cashews, red onion, and spicy/sweet/sour Nuoc Cham dress

An easy, spicy, cabbage-and-cashew beauty, with a tart cilantro-lime dressing.Open in app or onlineAnother Mind-Blowing "Chef's Salad"An easy, spicy, cabbage-and-cashew beauty, with a tart cilantro-lime dressing.emily nunnMar 26PreviewSaveI HAD A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SALAD PLANNED for this bulletin.

From an actual chef rather than the corner diner.Open in app or onlineA Real Chef's SaladFrom an actual chef rather than the corner diner.emily nunnMar 25SaveListenHERE IN THE SALAD LAB, WE LIKE A CHEFS SALAD just fine but its not a top-tier favorite.The classic versionan overflowing, lettuce-lined

Brought to you by the boys in the lab.Open in app or onlineA Light But Luscious Asparagus Bowtie SaladBrought to you by the boys in the lab.emily nunnMar 20PreviewSaveWE HAD A BIT OF A FRAZZLE THIS WEEK, here in the salad lab, over a couple of asparagus salads we were playing around with.I knew I wa

To help you maximize asparagus-gorging season Open in app or onlineA Fret-Free Asparagus SaladTo help you maximize asparagus-gorging seasonemily nunnMar 17SaveListenITS OFFICIALLY ASPARAGUS SEASON where I live.Usually this would mean Id be doing what Ive always assumed any sane person does this time

The ones you always say you want to make.Open in app or onlineWe Have Those Japanese Salads for You.The ones you always say you want to make.emily nunnMar 10SaveListenIF YOUVE BEEN A SUBSCRIBER SINCE the early days (thank you ), you know how much I admire my friend Yukari SakamotoFrench Culinary Ins

That you'll make again and again and again and again and again and again and again Open in app or onlineA Dapper Pineapple and Jicama SaladThat you'll make again and again and again and again and again and again and again emily nunnMar 5PreviewSaveITS BEEN MORE THAN TWO WEEKS since I finally unpacke

Let's use the robots before they use us.Open in app or onlineCrunchy Rainbow Dance Party Salad, Part Deux Made with a machine.Let's use the robots before they use us.emily nunnMar 4SaveListenYOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE HAVE A THING about robots here in the Department of Salad.Even though Ill be dea

From the 1980s, when Broccoli was Queen of Crisp Open in app or onlineDelicious, Remarkably Simple Broccoli SaladsFrom the 1980s, when Broccoli was Queen of Crisp emily nunnFeb 26SaveListenIF WE HAD A FEEL-GOOD TOOLBOX here in the Department of Salad, it would contain miso soup, tofu, and brocco

Do we live in a great world or what.Open in app or onlineA Tostada Can Be a Salad.Do we live in a great world or what.emily nunnFeb 23PreviewSaveWHEN YOURE IN THE SALAD BUSINESS, everything is obviously going to behas to be salad, salad, salad, salad.Salad is the very best food.But it takes a lot of

To rock you gently, while also re-lighting your fire.Open in app or onlineA Mood Elevating Roasted Vegetable SaladTo rock you gently, while also re-lighting your fire.emily nunnFeb 18SaveListenWHAT AN EXHAUSTING MONTH.(Come to think of it, what an exhausting millennium so far.) These days, it wouldn

Open in app or onlineTwo Salad-Adjacent SandwichesEggplant.emily nunnFeb 16PreviewSavePesto, marinated tomato, eggplant, roasted pepper, mozzarella.WHEN I MOVED BACK DOWN south about a decade ago, I lived for a while in an industrial building beneath an adorable couple whom Id assumed were artists b

Avez-vous du cleri-rave.Open in app or onlineReviving a Classic French SaladAvez-vous du cleri-rave.emily nunnFeb 11SaveListenIF ID BEEN ON THE SCENE when the very first human decided to eat celery root, I probably would have tried to talk them out of it.I hope that if you and I had been friends bac

To serve three ways, with two dressings to choose from.Open in app or onlineCaper-Loaded, Herbed-Up Haricots Verts, Potato, and Poached Chicken Salad To serve three ways, with two dressings to choose from.emily nunnFeb 7PreviewSaveDO WOMEN STILL STRUGGLE to have it all.I never really understood why

Or, how to stop worrying and love your brain.Open in app or onlineA Lost Creamy Garlic Dressing, FoundOr, how to stop worrying and love your brain.emily nunnFeb 3PreviewSaveI RECENTLY READ a fascinating article in the New Yorker about the different ways humans think, written by a man who claims he o

Open in app or onlineCrunchy Winter Rainbow Dance Party SaladEverybody dance now.emily nunnJan 29SaveListenCrunchy Winter Rainbow Dance Party SaladIS IT STILL WINTER.Ive been hibernating under my bed in a woolen cap ever since the decorative fountain down the street froze in midair, like something o

And it's not a beautiful butterfly.Open in app or onlineThe Department of Salad Has Caught a BugAnd it's not a beautiful butterfly.emily nunnJan 26SaveListenWE WOKE UP THIS MORNING TO TWO THINGS.One was very good: tons of new subscribers (welcome.), thanks to this lovely writeup about Nicola Lamb, w

Open in app or onlineTofu, Susan Sontag, SoHo, and SaladIt's all right here.emily nunnJan 22PreviewSaveTofu Caesar, from Love JapanWHEN IT COMES TO WINNING OVER A CERTAIN SET OF PICKY EATERS, things might have gone differently for tofu had it been given a different name.Perhaps something like bonele

It's from a terrific cookbook coming out in May.Open in app or onlineA Kale Salad for All SeasonsIt's from a terrific cookbook coming out in May.emily nunnJan 20SaveListenMy version of the Kale Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing, from Love Japan.IF, LIKE ME, YOU LIE AWAKE at night worrying that the w

It's about delicious, multifaceted fulfillment, not self-deprivation.Open in app or onlineWe're Rebranding Salad in 2023It's about delicious, multifaceted fulfillment, not self-deprivation.emily nunnJan 13SaveListenI LOVE GETTING NOTES here at the Department of Saladlove it.Despite the fact that som

Plus an emergency salad, for when you realize you forgot (.) to make a salad Open in app or onlineBelgian Endive As Finger FoodPlus an emergency salad, for when you realize you forgot (.) to make a salad emily nunnJan 8PreviewSaveNOW THAT WEVE ENCOURAGED YOU to eat salad with your hands, were somew

(This one employs gorgeous radicchio.) Open in app or onlineWe Can't Quit Citrus SaladsNot that we've tried.(This one employs gorgeous radicchio.)emily nunnJan 6SaveListenRadicchio Rosso di Chioggia: better than flowers.I RECENTLY MENTIONED EATING SALAD IN THE BATH, and a few friends thought I was s

Open in app or onlineA Pico de Gallo/Black Eyed Pea SaladWith avocado crema.emily nunnDec 30SaveListenTHE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR shouldnt be in January.It should be in Spring.But since I was not alive in Rome in the year 45 BC, when the Julian Calendar was created, I wasnt consulted.So here we are,

Using an ingredient everyone loves but often forgets to employ Open in app or onlineA Secret-Weapon Salad for Your Holiday TableUsing an ingredient everyone loves but often forgets to employemily nunnDec 22SaveListenA QUICK GLANCE AT THE CALENDAR, if you dare, indicates that Hannukah is well under w

Yes, Yes, Yes, and Why Not.With a cider vinaigrette.Open in app or onlineKale, Roasted Butternut Squash, Apple, CheddarYes, Yes, Yes, and Why Not.With a cider vinaigrette.emily nunnDec 17PreviewSaveTHE SALAD LAB SMELLS LIKE ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH more often than is probably normal this time of the