Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Figs
Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Figs This is one of my absolute favorite salads despite my usual dislike of sweet savory dishes. The saltiness of the fried prosciutto makes the lightly sweet organic dried figs less cloying and the special texture and richness of the...
Corpus Christi Salad (Ensalada de Corpus Christi)
Corpus Christi Salad (Ensalada de Corpus Christi) The Feast of Corpus Christi falls on a Thursday between May 20th and June 20th. In the city of Puebla I encountered a beautiful, unusual salad served during the fiesta with an assortment of fruits and vegetables that...Cucumber, Jicama, and Fruit Salad (Ensalada pico de gallo)
Until I came to Guadalajara, I knew pico de gallo as an uncooked table sauce. However, in the central region of Mexico, pico de gallo is this salad. It is sold from vendor carts in paper cones and the fruit, which is always cut in decorative shapes, is changed...
Chicken with Mango Salad (Ensalada Girasol)
We originally made this dish with French-cut chicken breast. What does that mean? The ribs are removed from the breast, the skin is left on, as is the wing, or a least the drumette part. It’s great for grilling but not good for roasting in my opinion. So I got a whole...
Cactus Salad (Ensalada de nopales)
I had never had a nopalitos salad made by this method and I liked it. This is a rare chance to post the recipes in both English and Spanish. I translated Lesterloon’s original Spanish-language version. Cactus Salad (Ensalada de nopales) I had never had a...
The many lives of Zarela Martínez
Culinary legend Zarela Martínez introduced finely tuned, highly researched regional Mexican cuisine to a national stage, and has continued to blaze trails for more than three decades.