Lettuce Riot
Lettuce Riot
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Description
Lettuce Riot is a high-protein salad cookbook featuring 50 bold, satisfying recipes packed with flavorful, fiber-rich ingredients that redefine what a salad can be.
Forget restrictive bowls of plain lettuce. Chef and author Becky Selengut delivers vibrant combinations of vegetables, beans, meat, seafood, tofu, tempeh, crunchy toppings, and punchy dressings—all served with generous helpings of humor.
Each recipe includes a nutritionist-backed protein count, helping home cooks choose filling options for lunch, dinner, meal prep, or entertaining. Many recipes also feature naturally fiber-rich ingredients such as beans, chickpeas, vegetables, nuts, and other plant-based foods.
What’s inside:
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50 substantial salad recipes with exciting flavors, colors, and textures
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Protein counts for every recipe, backed by a nutritionist
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Fiber-rich ingredients including beans, legumes, vegetables, nuts, and seeds
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Classic salads with unexpected twists, including Salt and Vinegar Potato Salad with Dill Pickles and Potato Chips
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Portable, make-ahead options designed to taste even better over time
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Creative meat, seafood, vegetarian, and plant-based recipes
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Mix-and-match dressings and toppings for customizing any bowl
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35 full-color photographs plus humorous margin doodles
Recipes are organized into five playful chapters:
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Groundwork: Reinvented classics, including Cobb Salad with Katsu Tofu
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Mobilize: Travel-friendly recipes such as Chickpea Chopped Salad with Chorizo, Olives, Almonds, and Sherry Vinegar Dressing
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Revolution: Boundary-pushing combinations like Jewish Deli Salad with Lox, Bagel Croutons, and Everything Spice
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Get Dressed: Flavorful options such as Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette and Greenest Goddess Dressing
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Top That!: Crunchy and chewy additions, including Crispy Spiced Chickpeas and Shiitake Mushroom “Bacon”
Whether you want hearty weekday lunches, protein-rich dinners, or colorful recipes for a potluck, this salad cookbook makes it easy to create flavorful meals with real staying power. Witty, vibrant, and refreshingly unconventional, this inventive salad cookbook is also a fun gift for adventurous cooks, meal preppers, and food lovers.
Product Details:
224 pages | 7-1/2 x 10 inches | English | Sasquatch Books | ISBN 9781632176646
Frequently Asked Questions
How many recipes are included?
The book includes 50 salad recipes, plus versatile dressings and toppings that can be mixed and matched.
Are these salads filling enough to serve as a meal?
Yes. The recipes emphasize substantial, protein-rich ingredients, and every recipe includes a nutritionist-backed protein count.
Does the book include fiber-rich recipes?
Many recipes feature ingredients that naturally provide fiber, including beans, chickpeas, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and other plant-based foods. Individual fiber counts are not included.
Does the book include vegetarian recipes?
Yes. Plant-based ingredients such as tofu, tempeh, chickpeas, beans, cauliflower, and mushrooms appear throughout the book, alongside meat and seafood options.
Are all the recipes based on leafy greens?
No. Many recipes move beyond traditional greens-based salads with potatoes, beans, vegetables, tofu, tempeh, meat, seafood, and other hearty ingredients.
Is this cookbook good for meal prep?
Yes. The Mobilize chapter specifically features transport-friendly salads that hold up well and often develop more flavor over time.
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