There is something magical about adding an apple to a salad. I only discovered this three or four years ago when by accident – being low on vegetables at the time – I grated a large apple into the salad I was making, using the coarse grater of my mandolin. This produced beautiful slim pieces of apple. I then served the salad to a man who, unbeknown to me, disliked salad tremendously. He ate it with glee and then told me that it was the only salad that he’d ever had that tasted good. That’s when I learned the secret of salad making for those who hate salads, and it is this: practically any salad you make can be enhanced and made sweeter by grating an apple into it. In the case of this salad, the apple forms a central part of the recipe but don’t hesitate to try it with other salads too. I think you’ll be delighted by the response of the people you serve them to.

Wonderful life-giving foods, and information about what some of them can do to help prevent premature aging, protect you from degenerative conditions such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease, enhance your mood, intensify your delight in love-making, even encourage sleep inspired me to write Cook Energy, for help for all of these things is to be found in delicious foods.

Recipe This Week Archives