Panera Bread’s Greek Salad

A few weeks ago I shared my favorite Greek Salad but wanted to also post the recipe for the runner up, which is Panera Bread Restaurant. I recently made four different vinaigrettes searching for the perfect recipe to suit my palate. The ingredients can vary to your taste but it’s the vinaigrette which ties it all … Continue reading

Greek Salad with a Red Wine Vinaigrette

I love Greek Salads ever since I had my first one at Panera Bread. I liked the freshness of the vegetables, the crispness of the romaine and the tangy Kalamata olives and pepperoncini. But this is not the way Greeks make their salad according to Michael Psilakis in his cookbook “Live To Eat: Cooking the … Continue reading

Garlic Confit and Garlic Puree

My search for a typical Greek salad with an excellent vinaigrette led me to Michael Psilakis, “Live to Eat: Cooking the Mediterranean Way”. This excellent cookbook not only has a traditional and modern Greek Salad but includes a recipe for a very important ingredient in his Red Wine Vinaigrette . See Greek Salad with a … Continue reading