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Synopsis

The definitive cook's collection of 200 mouth-watering salads.

Features the perennial favourites such as the classic Greek Salad, as well as more contemporary salads such as Rocket and Coriander and Thai Scented Fish Salad.

Includes invaluable introduction to all the basic salad ingredients as well as recipes for herby oils and vinegars, salad dressings and dips.

Over 800 step-by-step colour photographs guarantee perfect results every time.

This collection of over 200 recipes shows just how much more there is to a salad than a handful of lettuce leaves and a few tomatoes. here is a salad for every season and every occasion, from a simple, tangy Carrot and Orange Salad to the extravagant San Francisco Salad or Tuna Carpaccio.

As well as classic favourites such as Caesar Salad and Salad Nicoise you will find the less renowned by equally delicious Spinach and Roast Garlic Salad, and Warm Broad Bean and Feta Salad. Together with the unbeatable simplicity of Apple Coleslaw or Rocket and Coriander Salad, there are dishes with Exciting and tantalizing combinations, such as Hot Coconut, Prawn and Paw Paw Salad, Grilled Chicken with Lavender and Herbs, and Goat's Cheese Salad with Buckwheat, Fresh Figs and Nuts.

Summer is thought of as the salad's natural season, but with the recipes in this book you can extend salad eating to all around the year, using ingredients such as sweet potato, French beans, plantain, bean curd, chicken livers, parma ham, smoked trout, couscous, aubergines and much, much more.

From warm salads to fruit salads, from appetizers or side salads to extravagant main courses, this comprehensive cook-book has the perfect salad every time.

About the Author

Steven Wheeler began a career in food journalism after ten years of practical experience in leading restaurants throughout Europe, and is well known for his expertise in international cooking techniques. Steven writes and cooks for many leading food magazines, and is the author of several books including The Practical Mushroom Encyclopedia.