Cooking Light Big Book of Salads: Starters, Sides and Easy Weeknight Dinners Flexibound – May 1, 2012

I got this from the library and decided I could not live without it. This book is full of beautiful photos and salad recipes that--gasp--actually taste good! It includes a nice mix of traditional and some fancy ingredients (i.e. ramps, haricots verts, etc.), making it appropriate for both those who wish to stay in their comfort zone and those who want to turn over a new leaf and try something new. There are lots of recipes for tasty (and healthy!) salad dressings. The variety of recipes means that there are options for most people, from vegetarian to vegan, gluten free to dairy free, paleo to clean eaters and beyond. The recipes that don't suit you can be substituted for things you can eat (i.e. vegan chicken instead of chicken chicken, bean noodles instead of rice noodles, gluten free pasta instead of durum pasta). I highly recommend this book for anyone who hates salad, yet wants to eat healthy and introduce more veggies and fruits into their diet in the most delicious way possible!

A salad might seem like a simple dish that wouldn't require a recipe, but variety truly is the spic of life! To meet the new government food plate guidelines where half the plate is comprised of fresh vegetables and fruits, requires a little creativity. This is the just the book to provide it. Of special note are the salad dressing recipes, which manage to be both light and flavorful. The dressings alone, are worth the price of the book.

I have bought this book two other times to give friends. It’s very useful.

This book is beautifully composed. The layout of the book is comfortable with many pictures. Although there are many, many recipes there wasn't one that I've made that my family has gone crazy for. I did have to take a trip to Whole Foods to pick up some of the grains needed for the recipes.

I first bought this book for myself. It is very interesting to try a new salad every day instead of the same old lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers. After a month of new salad adventures I purchased another five copies to give as gifts. It's wonderful to see them being so well used and appreciated by my friends and family.

I love salad and homemade salad dressings, and this book offers tons of recipes for both!!!!! Excellent, delicious and healthy recipes that are not too time consuming. Very good salad dressing recipes as well. This book provides recipes for almost any type of salad you can imagine. Excellent book and great addition to my recipe book collection. Love it!

This has got to be one of the best salad cookbooks ever. The photos are so beautiful that you want to make everything you see. So far I've made 3 of the salads and they were all delicious, healthy, and low in fat. A perfect combo. I immediately purchased a second one to send to my daughter. Great job Cooking Light.

I like this cook book. Cooking Light in my opinion always has good recipes. It has a good variety of salads which is what I was looking for.