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"Hetty McKinnon doesn't write great vegetarian recipes, she just writes great recipes." --Nigella Lawson
In her follow-up to the James Beard award-winning cookbook Tenderheart, Hetty Lui McKinnon returns with Linger, a cookbook for those looking to up their salad game. These colorful main-meal salads are inventive and hearty, packed with vegetables and globally-inspired flavors. Linger proves that salads are the most versatile dish, perfect for weeknight dinners, not-sad-desk-lunches, and as a show-stopping celebration meal. From her salad-delivery days in Sydney to her current career in New York as both a food writer for The New York Times and a bestselling cookbook author, Hetty has long known the power of salads to connect and create community. In Linger, Hetty presents her salads, sweets and stories in twelve vibrant, loosely-seasonal menus -- each of which have their own playlist -- that are the perfect blueprint for gathering and entertaining. Over 100 recipes, including:
- Caprese Salad with Grilled Pineapple
- Mapo Tofu salad
- Cauliflower Larb
- French Onion Salad
- Curry Potato-and-Pea Dumpling Salad
- Potato Salad Tartine
- Vegan Dan Dan salad
- Roasted Spiced Carrots and Crispy Tofu with Agrodolce
- Tomato and Kimchi Pasta Salad - Butternut with Lentils, Olives, and Pickle Sauce
- Plus sweets like Hong Kong Milk Tea Tres Leches and Matcha and Ginger Custard Tart!
"Hetty McKinnon doesn't write great vegetarian recipes, she just writes great recipes." --Nigella Lawson
In her follow-up to the James Beard award-winning cookbook Tenderheart, Hetty Lui McKinnon returns with Linger, a cookbook for those looking to up their salad game. These colorful main-meal salads are inventive and hearty, packed with vegetables and globally-inspired flavors. Linger proves that salads are the most versatile dish, perfect for weeknight dinners, not-sad-desk-lunches, and as a show-stopping celebration meal. From her salad-delivery days in Sydney to her current career in New York as both a food writer for The New York Times and a bestselling cookbook author, Hetty has long known the power of salads to connect and create community. In Linger, Hetty presents her salads, sweets and stories in twelve vibrant, loosely-seasonal menus -- each of which have their own playlist -- that are the perfect blueprint for gathering and entertaining. Over 100 recipes, including:
- Caprese Salad with Grilled Pineapple
- Mapo Tofu salad
- Cauliflower Larb
- French Onion Salad
- Curry Potato-and-Pea Dumpling Salad
- Potato Salad Tartine
- Vegan Dan Dan salad
- Roasted Spiced Carrots and Crispy Tofu with Agrodolce
- Tomato and Kimchi Pasta Salad - Butternut with Lentils, Olives, and Pickle Sauce
- Plus sweets like Hong Kong Milk Tea Tres Leches and Matcha and Ginger Custard Tart!