salad

Your Best Vinaigrette

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 10:41 am.

In celebration of the abundance of greens–and dear, old friends–I made this raspberry-walnut oil salad dressing for the first time in decades.

Roasted Squash, Lentil & Cabbage Salad Recipe

Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:32 am.

Roasted cubes of winter squash are a handy ingredient that are a terrific for making a satisfying and unique lunchtime salad of staples.

Winter Salad Series: Leeks Vinaigrette

Posted on November 16, 2011 at 3:23 pm.

They’re only onions, but leeks seem exotic and therefore special. photo by M00k. All of my lettuce is gone now. I miss those greens to my core. But it’s time to … Read More

Spring Salad to Calm a Tempest

Posted on May 14, 2011 at 9:14 am.

The first asparagus is something to get riled up about. Spinach, asparagus, and egg salad with whole-grain mustard This composed salad looks to have been prepared by someone focused and … Read More

Vegetable Hierarchies

Posted on April 7, 2010 at 11:53 am.

While we wait for late spring produce, there’s a great variety of wild, edible greens–like miner’s lettuce–ready for the taking and making a well-dressed salad. On the occasions when I … Read More

About Rural Eating

I'm Lynne Curry and Rural Eating is my blog based on my life as a city transplant living in eastern Oregon. I have a small garden, a big freezer and feed my family of four using as few dishes as possible. I love to share stories of food excursions, recipes and reflections--as if you were sitting around my big farm table in my retro yellow kitchen. Some of these off-the-cuff thoughts turn into articles for my day job as a freelance food journalist and cookbook author. Here, have a taste...