Fall Fest: 5 Fabulous Fall Salads
We're teaming up with other food and garden bloggers to host Summer Fest 2010, a season-long garden party. Each week we'll feature favorite garden-to-table recipes and tips to help you enjoy the bounty, whether you're harvesting your own goodies or buying them fresh from the market. To join in, check out awaytogarden.com.
In this edition of Fall Fest 2010, we're talking about the salads of fall. It's true that the warmer months are better-known for garden-and-farm fresh salads, but just because there's a bit of a chill in the air, doesn't mean you have to go eating all heavy. Fall's bounty -- squash, spinach, beans, beets, figs, grapes, apples -- this is all great salad stuff. In fact, I'd argue that it's even better than the zucchini, peppers, corn and peaches we started the season with. So without further ado, here are 5 fantastic salads you must try (before comfort season really takes over).
2. Sweet Fig and Mesclun "Splitsville" Salad with Nutty Pesto and Goat Cheese Crostini, from Bitchin' Kitchen's Nadia G.
What season's salads are the best? Spring or fall? (Take a gander at our other fall fest-ivities for a reminder of just how awesome fall produce is.)
More fall salads from our family and friends:
- Gilded Fork: Red & White Salad with Candied Pecans, Figs & Chevre
- Margaret at A Way to Garden: Why Beets Make the Salad
- Caroline at the Wright Recipes: Salt-Roasted Beet and Potato Salad
- Michelle at Cooking Channel: 5 Fab Fall Salads
- Liz at Healthy Eats: 5 Favorite Fall Salads
- Alison at Food2: Fall Salads, Deconstructed
- Alana at Eating From the Ground Up: Kale Salad
- Todd and Diane at White on Rice Couple: Arugula, Bacon and Fig Salad
- Caron at San Diego Foodstuff: Wheat Berry Salad with Apples and Pomegranate Seeds
- Nicole at Pinch My Salt: Spinach Pomegranate Salad with Apples and Walnuts
- Cate at Sweetnicks: Bleu Cheese and Walnut Salad with Maple Dressing
- Paige at The Sister Project: Chopped Salad That's Also an Hors D'Ouevre
And don't forget to join the conversation (all season!) on twitter at #fallfest.
