Salad

A colorful, delicious dish from Lantana's Restaurant, Grand Cayman, West Indies.

This refreshing dish is perfect for a luncheon and is a snap to prepare. You can purchase thick slices of smoked turkey at your local delicatessen.

A fresh-tasting main-course salad.

Here's a simple do-ahead salad that travels very well. It's also great as a side dish for grilled chicken or beef.

Roasting the garlic for the dressing sweetens it and softens its pungency. By the way, our interpretation of this salad did omit one traditional element—there is no raw egg in it, in keeping with modern health concerns.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe was inspired by one from Odessa Piper, chef-owner of L'Etoile restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Add canned white tuna (packed in water) for a delicious main course. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This classic Indian salad, or raita, is perfect with any curry dish.

Currants, roasted peppers, chick-peas, olives, green onions and cilantro add color and flavor to this portable salad. To start, dip wedges of pita bread into store-bought hummus (a creamy puree of chick-peas and sesame paste, available at Middle Eastern markets). A slightly chilled Beaujolais or lemonade is a refreshing beverage choice.

The crab salad is mounded over the ends of endive spears so that they work as edible scoops for the salad. This is served as a starter at Le Chat Grippé in Paris, France.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.