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Last week I told you all about my irrational disdain for making salads—a week later, nothing has changed. I still get testy when a pile of greens needs to be washed, dried, and dressed. So this week I am going to share a recipe with you for an anti-salad—there are raw vegetables involved but no pesky greens to deal with.
This Ribboned Zucchini Salad from Gourmet Today by Ruth Reichl and John Willoughby is a wonderful alternative to a mixed greens salad. If you haven't experimented with raw zucchini, I strongly advise you try it out. It has a slight sweetness, a faint but satisfying crunch, and it's the perfect vehicle for an acid-rich dressing. The mint, basil, anchovy paste, and Kalamata olives called for in this recipe give this composed salad a decidedly Mediterranean feel. Once you feel comfortable making a raw zucchini salad, variations will come naturally. It's wonderful dressed with lemon juice, olive oil, a few red pepper flakes, and some shaved Parmigiano-Reggiano or ricotta salata and fresh oregano or marjoram.
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