Saladsmith - by Alex Elliott (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

If you've ever found yourself making the same salads on repeat or struggling to get more vegetables onto the table each week, you're not alone. After years of teaching home cooks how to build better salads, Cornersmith's Alex Elliot-Howery bringing her complete class - methods, formulas, favorite kitchen tips, and delicious recipes - into homes with a cookbook that shows you step-by-step how to make salad your friend. From slaws and a host of grated salads to complete meal salads, salads that hero one veg and grain salads to fill out any meal, Saladsmith has you covered. Alex outlines the building blocks of good salads, with step-by-step advice, 80 awesome recipes, that come with a host of add-ons - dressings, toppers, preserves - along with handy knife skills and tips for making sure you get enough protein and fibre.
This guide isn't just a set of recipes. It's a flexible system that shows you how salads work. You'll learn what to do with the vegetables you already have and how to turn simple ingredients into something impressive. By the end, you'll feel confident creating vibrant, nourishing salads daily without needing a recipe. If you're ready to take your salad game to the next level, Saladsmith will show you how.

About the Author

Alex Elliott-Howery is a leading voice on the war on food waste and co-founder of boundary-breaking food community Cornersmith in Sydney. She is a teacher of traditional kitchen skills for modern cooks, highlighting the importance of seasonal eating and reducing food waste.