The Salad Project

Nutritionist and chef Clem Haxby has discovered the secret to building a perfect salad: it’s all in the dressings. In The Salad Project, every chapter begins with a formula for what makes the best creamy, zingy, herby, or spicy dressing (it's all in the balance of salt, fat, acid, and sweet!). Each of the 28 dressings gets used twice and Clem offers even more suggestions for other salad recipes to pair it with: • CREAMY: Toss the Tahini + Preserved Lemon Dressing with the Sumac Salmon with Honey Carrots, Roasted Broccoli, + Lemony Grains; the Harissa Steak + Giant Couscous with Pickled Onions + Pistachios; the Crispy Spiced Lamb, Eggplant, + Frekkeh with Pickled Onions • ZINGY: Savor the Brown Butter + Miso Vinaigrette with the Roasted Squash, Stracciatella, + Toasted Maple Buckwheat salad and The Octoberfeast: Maple Chicken + Chorizo Grain Bowl. Or try one of Clem’s suggestions to pair it with the Paprika Chicken Thighs with Nutty Grains + Roasted Peppers • HERBY: Have the Caper + Dill Dressing on Crispy Ne