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Salad Recipes — Fattoush, Caesar, Potato & Pasta Salad

Salad Recipes — Fattoush, Caesar, Potato & Pasta Salad

Salad Recipes — Fattoush, Caesar, Potato & Pasta Salad

A salad isn't just a side — it's often the first bowl to empty. The difference between an ordinary salad and one people ask for again is the dressing: the right acidity, the right salt and when it goes on.

Here are the most requested Arab and international salads, from sumac fattoush to creamy Caesar, each with exact ingredients.

The recipes

  1. Fattoush (Levantine Bread Salad)

    Vegetables, mint and crisp pita in a sumac-lemon dressing. · 20 min

  2. Caesar Salad

    Romaine in a creamy Caesar dressing with parmesan and croutons. · 20 min

  3. Classic American Potato Salad

    Classic potato salad with mayo, egg and mustard. · 90 min

  4. Italian Pasta Salad

    Cold pasta salad with vegetables and cheese, made ahead. · 90 min

  5. The Logan Moffitt Viral Cucumber Salad

    A cucumber salad in ten minutes, shaken in one container. · 10 min

  6. Green Goddess Salad

    Finely chopped vegetables in a green herb dressing, eaten like a dip. · 20 min

Chef's notes

When to dress a salad

Leaf and bread salads (fattoush, Caesar) are dressed just before serving so the lettuce stays crisp and the bread stays crunchy. Potato and pasta salads are the opposite: they taste better after an hour in the fridge.

Dry your greens

Wet lettuce waters the dressing down and it pools at the bottom of the bowl. Dry leaves well after washing.

Questions

What's the difference between fattoush and tabbouleh?

Fattoush is chunky vegetables with toasted bread and a sumac dressing; tabbouleh is finely chopped parsley with bulgur.

Which salad can be made a day ahead?

Potato salad and pasta salad — both improve after resting in the fridge.

Does Caesar dressing contain fish?

Yes — the book's classic Caesar dressing uses anchovies, which are halal.

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