It's not often that I remember with complete certainty the first time I ate a dish, but I do recall my first Salad Niçoise. When I was a graduate student, I worked as a waitress at a French ...

Little French green lentils make a superb salad to go with something from the grill. Green lentils hold their shape after cooking, so they look a little like caviar in the finished dish.

It’s an herb salad with grains, not a grain salad with ... and writes about how it’s so ubiquitous in any French market that sells prepared foods, and how her version is inspired by some ...