health
I am not predisposed to be a salad person … but I’m trying a rebrand
I do not believe a salad recipe should mention pimples, lymphatic drainage or gut health. So I have returned to the old ways – cookbooks – for words that inspire this summer staple
TL;DR
- Summer often prompts self-reflection and a desire for personal rebranding, such as attempting to become a "salad person."
- The author's family historically made unenthusiastic or unconventional salads.
- A particularly inspiring salad encountered at university, made by a Swiss friend, featured spinach, toasted pitta, dates, and sumac.
- The author dislikes salad recipe content on social media that focuses on wellness trends.
- Cookbooks and descriptive food writing are preferred sources of salad inspiration over Instagram videos.
- The author draws parallels between salads and literary composition, appreciating evocative descriptions of salad ingredients.
- Inspired by Laurie Colwin, the author aims to create salads suited to their current identity rather than an aspirational one.