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	Chopped Salad with Sweet Basil Dressing by John Spottiswood A few months ago Lora Krulak sent Nancy and I her cookbook Veggies for Carnivores. The small book is packed with a lot of recipes and variations which are tasty and easy to make. One of our favorites was this salad recipe. We've used the dressing on multiple salads now, but the first we tried it on was this chopped salad. We had…	6 votes 2 reviews 2 comments 9160 views
	Butter Lettuce and Avocado salad with Citrus Vinaigrette by John Spottiswood I'm a sucker for fresh butter lettuce with citrus and avocado. I adapted this recipe (rather major adaptions) from a recipe in the America's Test Kitchen Menu's cookbook. I thought the salad, and the dressing in particular, was just amazing. The mayo, Dijon and honey balance nicely with tanginess of the tangerine juice. If you are…	5 votes 3 reviews 2 comments 3336 views
	Spinach Salad with Avocado and Toasted Almonds by John Spottiswood Creamy, crunchy, spicy and sweet, this salad covers all the flavor bases and provides a wonderful base for the linked Ginger Sesame Salmon recipe. It's beautiful too.	4 votes 1 review 4 comments 4931 views
	Tomato and Avocado Salad by John Spottiswood This is a wonderful salad. Steeping the avocado in the lemon, olive oil, salt and pepper for an hour before serving is a real key to the flavor. We served this with small but flavorful tomatoes, so instead of the presentation recommended below, we just tossed everything together and served it. If I had big slices of heirloom…	4 votes 1 review 5 comments 5430 views