If a hectic schedule keeps you out of the kitchen, order an assortment
of salads and tea sandwiches from a favorite cafe or delicatessen, and
focus on a festive presentation. A colorful collection of teacups and
pretty silverware can transform the simplest of salads into an elegant
luncheon. Cream pitchers and sugar bowls make terrific containers for
dressings and croutons. Flavor softened butter with finely
chopped herbs or fruit preserves, and serve with a basket of hot
cornbread and homemade rolls or miniature muffins and biscuits.
Salad Secrets
The secret to a really good salad is fresh ingredients--simply prepared
and well seasoned. Greens should be crisp and cold. Fruits, cheeses, and
vinaigrettes taste best at room temperature.
