Edible Salad Garden. Rosalind Creasy

      

      First published in 1999 by

       PERIPLUS EDITIONS (HK) LTD.,

       with editorial offices at 364 Innovation Drive,

       North Clarendon, VT 05759 U.S.A. and

       61 Tai Seng Avenue, #02-12 Singapore 534167.

      Photographs and text copyright © 1999 Rosalind Creasy

       Illustrations by Marcie Hawthorne

       All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission from the publisher.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Creasy, Rosalind.

       The edible salad garden / by Rosalind Creasy.—1st ed.

       p. cm.

       Includes bibliographical references (p.).

       ISBN 962-593-290-9 (paper): ISBN 978-1-4629-1761-7 (ebook)

       1. Salad greens. 2. Salad vegetables. 3. Salads. I. Title.

       SB351.S25C74 1999

635—dc21	98-38174
	CIP

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      contents

       The Edible Art of Salad Gardens

       How To Grow a Salad Garden

       Interview: Andrea Crawford

       Harvesting from the Salad Garden

       The Creasy Salad Garden

       Interview: Shepherd Ogden

       Encyclopedia of Salad Greens

       From Amaranth to Wild Greens

       Favorite Salad Recipes

       Interview: Bruce Naftaly and Robin Sanders

      Delicious Dressings Oils • Vinegars • Mustards • Vinaigrettes and Other Blends • Creamy Dressings • Low-Calorie Dressings

      Finishing Touches Herbs • Edible Flowers • Sprouts • Fruits • Cheeses • Toasted Nuts and Seeds • Vegetables • Croutons

       Basic Garden Salad

       Mesclun

       Caesar Salad

       Garden Bouquet Salad with Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette

       Tangy Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

       Spicy Valentine Salad

       Riot of Color Salad

       Jody’s Almond Sprout Salad

       Sorrel and Avocado Salad

       Wild, Wild Party Salad

       Spinach Salad with Hazelnuts and Fresh Raspberries

       Spinach and Watercress Salad with Savory Mayonnaise

       Baked Beet Salad with Fall Greens and Feta Cheese

       Hearty Greens with Pears, Blue Cheese, and Chives

       Wild Greens with Oranges and Almonds

       Endive Salad with Oranges and Pistachios

       Oriana’s Cabbage Salad

       Rainbow Slaw

       Tomato and Basil Salad

       Crab and Asparagus Salad with Fancy Greens and Sorrel Dressing

       Duck Breast Salad

       Appendixes

       Appendix A: Planting and Maintenance

       Appendix B: Pest and Disease Control

       Resources

       Acknowledgments

      After years of debate, out came the back lawn and in went a spring salad garden

      the