Italian Salads

The secret to creating the perfect salad is to use simple, fresh, high-quality ingredients - something the Italians understand very well. Take a juicy red tomato, a slice of creamy buffalo mozzarella, a handful of pungent basil leaves, and add a drizzle of golden olive oil and you have the classic Insalata Caprese. Use the best ingredients to create Orange and Bitter Lettuce Salad with Tomato and Olive Dressing or Panzanella, a Tuscan bread and vegetable salad. Some of Italy's best-known salads include fish and seafood - try Tuna, Cranberry Bean, and Red Onion Salad with Parsley Dressing or Mixed Seafood Salad - and the country's traditional meat products make any salad special.Clark, Maxine is the author of 'Italian Salads ' with ISBN 9781845971342 and ISBN 1845971345.