
Behold the bounty of salad —
Salad is a many-splendored dish that can take on countless forms. Here are just a few of the expressions of salad I have encountered (though not necessarily consumed) in recent weeks. China Poblano, Las Vegas: Palmitos salad with Hawaiian hearts of palm, avocado, grapefruit and tamarind dressing

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe (a.k.a. the CNN cafeteria), New York: Meatloaf salad

Behold the bounty of salad —
No, seriously, meatloaf salad

Behold the bounty of salad —
China Poblano, Las Vegas: Ensalada Cesar "Alex Cardini," served in the classic manner, with anchovies, romaine lettuce and Parmesan cheese

Behold the bounty of salad —
Delta Flight 2022, JFK to LAS: Side salad in business class

Behold the bounty of salad —
Jaleo, Las Vegas: Endivias con queso de cabra y naranjas(endives, goat cheese, oranges and almonds)

Behold the bounty of salad —
Pat Martin as guest chef at City Grit Culinary Salon, New York: "Church salad" of broccoli, house-cured bacon, mayonnaise, dried cranberries, cheese and magic

Behold the bounty of salad —
Lafayette, New York: Nicoise salad with rare tuna, anchovy and egg

Behold the bounty of salad —
K&W Cafeteria, Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Vegetable congealed salad

Behold the bounty of salad —
Broccolino, Brooklyn, New York: Brussels sprout salad (delivery, dressing on the side)

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Home, Brooklyn, New York: Potato salad made by my husband from a recipe he created

Behold the bounty of salad —
Cotta Bene, Brooklyn, New York: Spinach, radish, apple, walnut salad (delivery, dressing on the side)

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Macaroni salad

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Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Grain salad with dried fruit

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Fruit salad (which contained raw red onions for reasons I do not pretend to understand)

Behold the bounty of salad —
The American Hotel, Sharon Springs, New York: Side salad

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Va Bene, Las Vegas: Watermelon salad

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Chicken salad, tuna salad (guess which is which)

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Seafood salad

Behold the bounty of salad —
Time Warner Center's Park Cafe, New York: Potato salad and pasta salad, side by side


