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Summer Salads

Lobster & Avocado Salad

August 18, 2024

For a light summer lunch that’s elegant and satisfying, this salad is just what you’re looking for. A silky combination of lobster, avocado, butter lettuce and basil, with piquant hearts of palm and sweet red pepper for balance, this salad is a bright update of a recipe from the late great James Beard.  The creamy lemon dressing, given extra body by whipping with an immersion blender, is the perfect complement.

Be sure to use just-ripe, firm and unblemished avocados. Don’t open and slice them until the rest of the ingredients are prepped, and serve the salad immediately after making. Continue Reading…

Summer Salads

Easy Summer Succotash

August 18, 2024

Nothing says “summer” like sweet corn and tomatoes. In the Midwest, homegrown and farmer’s market options abound, letting you choose from a bevy of  tomato beauties, plus fresh from the field sweet corn.  This salad, with the cool crunch of jicama, protein of edamame and zesty lime dressing, is flavorful and easy as the long waning summer days. 

With a nod to historical precedents, we’ve dubbed it “succotash” ( from sahquttahhash, the Native American Narragansett word for “broken corn kernels”)  While early succotash versions were hot stews, ours only requires cooking the corn. We grilled ours, soaking the unhusked corn in water for several hours first, and then grilling until the husks blackened.  If you’re in a hurry, you can blanch the corn in boiling water for a few minutes instead.  Just be sure not to overcook the corn. Continue Reading…