Salad

Two kinds of just-cooked peas and an Asian dressing make one delicious salad.

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 25 min

Based on a recipe passed down from Anna Pump's Danish grandmother, this European-style potato salad is dressed with a mustardy vinaigrette along with capers, chives, and fresh parsley.

Using stale pita will keep the bread from getting soggy in the salad.

Yam Taeng Kwa Dried shrimp are an acquired taste; they have a very strong fish flavor. But this salad is wonderfully refreshing even without the shrimp. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

If you haven't already made the low-fat buttermilk dressing for the buffalo burgers you'll need to allow a little extra time for this recipe. Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 40 min

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min

I particularly like this version of whitefish salad, because there is no filler in it. Mark, a political consultant who served in the Carter White House, makes it for break-the-fast as well as during the year brunches.

Hungarian Jewish food is a perfect example of acculturation. Take this piquant cucumber salad, which can be made with one of the three different kinds of paprika — mild, sharp, or sweet. Taken there by the Turks who discovered it in the New World, paprika has been cultivated in Hungary since the sixteenth century.

White corn, cilantro and jalapeño chili give the classic Caesar a Texas accent.

prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

If you can't find Cabrales cheese, substitute Roquefort or Danish blue cheese.

Crushed red pepper, caraway and dill accent this simple and colorful salad.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Offer this hearty and satisfying salad with grilled lamb or tuna.