Culinary Guides

Here is a fresh, elegant salad with a good balance of textures: crisp oak leaf lettuce, pungent Cabrales blue cheese, sweet red grapes, and toasted pine nuts in a sherry vinegar dressing. It comes together quickly and looks impressive, whether...

This apple and bacon salad comes together fast and always disappears. Crisp green oak leaf lettuce is tossed with sweet apple strips, salty bacon, and toasted hazelnuts in a bright orange and apple vinegar dressing. Take it to a potluck...

The first time I had this salad in Toronto I could barely put my fork down. Over the years I have lightened it, cutting back the oil and swapping canned mandarins for fresh. Sweet mandarin, sharp red onion, candied pecans,...

These wraps take the classic BLT and make it portable. Crisp bacon, juicy tomatoes, and shredded lettuce get rolled up in a soft flour tortilla with a swipe of mayo. They are great for lunch, a snack, or an easy...

This easy salad is a great meatless main, and it takes little hands-on time. Earthy roasted beets meet creamy goat cheese, maple candied walnuts, and a pile of tender baby greens, all tied together with a bright orange balsamic dressing....

These fresh spring rolls are a light, no-fry change from the usual, and they have become a warm-weather staple. Soft rice paper wraps tender shrimp, rice noodles, and a big handful of fresh herbs, Thai basil, mint, and cilantro, with...

This is a salad to make while tomatoes are still at their summer best. It has everything you love about a BLT, crispy bacon, sweet cherry tomatoes, and torn basil, plus toasted sourdough croutons and a tangy goat cheese dressing....

Grilling romaine sounds odd until you taste it: the heat wilts and chars the edges while the heart stays cool and crisp. Here the smoky romaine is piled with sweet-and-spicy seed clusters, blue cheese, thin radishes, and parsley, then dressed...

This main-dish salad wins people over with its mix of textures: tender pork, crisp iceberg lettuce, crunchy chow mein noodles, and a sweet-savory soy dressing. Most of it comes from the pantry, and roasting the pork the night before makes...