Comments on: Two Summer Salads

By: niki

niki — Sat, 28 May 2011 20:57:22 +0000

Great recipes..both of them!But the second one is exactly like a greek salad and cocerning you’re using feta and not white cheese I’ll take it as a greek one

By: monika

monika — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:43:02 +0000

our favorite restaurant is EFES and they make mean turkish food–including a wicked shepherd’s salad. the owners are a wild and crazy bunch of brothers from turkey and, while not a fancy eatery, we think it’s the best place in town for healthy and delicious food. they’ve been cooking for over ten years and now–and we keep going back. thanks for the great pics of the colorful veggies.

By: Ren

Ren — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:20:01 +0000

Next time I go to Tuscany (where I put my hands in the earth a lot!)I am going to look for this…and go to heaven!Love your blog. I recently was given some pomegranate molasses and my husband puts it in ice water and drinks it in summer!!

By: nilam

nilam — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:11:08 +0000

Purslane typically growns wild in semi-tropical and warmer temperate zones by the shore and in estuaries… that is the reason it tends to be salty… u may have heard caution notes on going easy with salt while dealing with purslane…. while it is true for greens in general, it is more true for purslane!!

By: m

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:03:59 +0000

Purslane can be bought in san francisco at the civic center farmers market on wednesday and sundays, and also found, most of the time, in the Mission area neighbour hispanic markets. Purlsane is eaten in france and other parts of europe too.

By: Organic

Organic — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 02:41:54 +0000

wow that would have to be the best looking greek salad i have ever seen!

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:16:49 +0000

I found a nice bunch of purslane at my farmer’s market and made my own variation (with some tomato and red bell pepper). Yum! Thank you for the recipe.

By: joey

joey — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:18:45 +0000

Both salads look delicious! You are so lucky that your father drops a box of organic produce on your doorstep each week

By: MariannaF

MariannaF — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 07:13:09 +0000

Yes we do that TOO! (the N.seeds, feta in savory pastries!) Another culinary point in common

By: Cenk

Cenk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:51:32 +0000

Sherxr – Unfortunately, that is not the case. Large supermarkets sell tomatoes that taste like cardboard. I started seeing more organic produce recently, but it is nowhere near enough…

MariannaF – Yes, it is a common combination. N. seeds are usually sprinkled on top of savory pastries (which are usually filled with feta cheese) before they go into the oven. My mother always serves this salad with a piece of feta cheese on top (contrary to authentic recipe, which has no cheese) and sprinkles Nigella seeds on top for color contrast.