This Cucumber Salad Wins the Trifecta of Being Beautiful, Easy and a Little Kooky

I was recently in LA doing some book promo for Bring It! and every kept telling me to go to Kismet. So we went early enough where we could take my son (and...to be honest... when they would let us in without making a reservation weeks in advance). The style and service was very LA - interpret that how you will - but I was really delighted by a lot of the fun and ease of a lot of the dishes.

One dish in particular was a cucumber and orange salad sitting on a little bed of labneh with a lot of surrounding spices. It struck me as such a cool presentation for a salad - leaving the dressing as part of the image, rather than tossed together or drizzled on top.

I got home and decided to make a slightly more home-cook friendly version using a fruit that is coming back into season - grapes! And I also figured that I would char them because why not and I love my broiler.

Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus With a Twist

Bring It! is finally here and I can't wait to share it with everyone. To give you all a sneak peak I'm the one cooking on camera for once (ha, no one for me to interview now!) and I'm sharing one of my favorite recipes.

Cookbook, Video, Ali's RecipesAli RosenMarch 13, 2018Bring It, asparagus, appetizer, entertaining, 30 Minutes or Less, Served Cold, party, foodComment

Strawberry Vinegar Glazed Fish

Stawberries are no exception. Those tiny, perfect summer strawberries seem to be needed in everything this time of year. But I am always looking for the savory option. I want to take the summer fruit out of its typical sweet context. So when I had an abundance of strawberries recently I decided to do more than just add them to my spinach salad.

Recipe, Blog, Ali's RecipesAli RosenAugust 21, 2017vinegar, recipe, strawberry, 30 Minutes or Less, dinner, dinnerideas, summer, easyComment

Roasted Corn and Beans

When the ingredients are good, I am a big fan of simplicity. In the dead of winter I am ready for braises and long-simmering soups. But in the summer just give me a few fresh ingredients and try not to mess them up.

Recipe, Blog, Ali's RecipesAli RosenAugust 17, 2017Summer, Green beans, Corn, Vegetable, make ahead, vegan, Beans, 30 Minutes or Less, side dish, VegetarianComment

Tomato and Roasted Zucchini Salad

It's hard to draw the line between a salad and a vegetable side dish sometimes, but I think that middle ground is actually a pretty great spot. There's no reason why raw vegetables can't marry with cooked. And this time of year I am partial to also combining the best of summer: raw tomatoes with anything charred from a grill or broiler. So this 'salad' accomplishes it all.

Kale and Farro Salad

Grain salads are often tilted in one direction or the other - you either have a ton of grains with a few vegetables thrown in or something that just has primarily lettuce and a grain as a small item to add texture. I've never understood why they can't have equal billing. This farro salad tries to remedy that quandary.

Recipe, Blog, Cooking, Ali's RecipesAli RosenAugust 2, 2017farro, vegetarian, lunch, Served Cold, Day AheadComment

Tomato and Peach Gazpacho

Can we just shout from the rooftops about stone fruit season? It's my favorite time of year and I'll find any excuse to throw a peach in something. And luckily it makes a pretty incredible addition to your average gazpacho

Recipe, Blog, Ali's RecipesAli RosenJuly 24, 2017stone fruit, soup, tomato, recipe, lunch, Served Cold, peach, prosciutto, summer, Day Ahead, dinner, 30 Minutes or Less, easyComment

Fried Blueberry Salad

This recipe is one of those easy-to-throw-together Salad Heroes that has one special ingredient that ties everything together. A quick fry of the blueberry changes the game. It adds a new flavor and texture to an otherwise simple salad. And when combined with the rosemary you'll have a delectable summery treat.

Blog, Recipe, Ali's RecipesAli RosenJuly 3, 2017Salad Hero, salad, blueberry, pepita, lemon, rosemaryComment

Passion Fruit Brulee

These tart little delights are addictive and practically perfect on their own. So why mess with the original? This recipe keeps the fruit itself front and center but with a slight brulee'ed twist.

Blog, Recipe, Cooking, Ali's RecipesAli RosenJune 19, 2017easy, summer, fruit, passion fruit, Bring It, dessert, bruleeComment

A Doubly Fennel Salad Recipe

So I'm starting with the first Salad Hero by using an ingredient a lot of people scoff at: a fennel and its fronds. Yes there's more to a fennel than just its bulb. Instead of throwing half of it away we are using the fronds (that Oprah recently thought was dill. Oops.) to take it that extra mile. It's a win-win, that isn't too overpowering but gives the salad a bit of an extra something. Some might even call it a salad hero.

Blog, Recipe, Ali's RecipesAli RosenJune 2, 2017salad, Salad Hero, fennel, food waste, orange, spinach, appetizer, side dish, make ahead, Bring It

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