The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin

Persimmons! Pears! Citrus! What Would Winter Salads Be Without Them?

They’d be sad. Very sad.

Dec 5 • 

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November 2025

The 2025 “Oh, No! We Forgot a Salad!” Issue

Yes, you need one. No, it doesn't have to make your life a living hell.

Nov 24 • 

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Fast: Crazy-Delicious Shaved Brussels and Citrus in a Mountain of Manchego! Slow: Luxurious Roasted Squash with Tahini Yogurt and Chile…

Because patience is a virtue, but getting what you want when you want it is fabulous.

Nov 23 • 

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Savory Roasted Pear, Lentil, Walnut, and Blue Cheese 🍐 and an Autumn Tricolore: Pretty and Delicious Salads Perfect for Parties / Buffets …

Also: Help yourself to some self-help masquerading as salad instruction.

Nov 13 • 

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Earthy and Comforting Wild Rice, Parsnip, and Smothered Cabbage Soup

Because we needed something grounding here at the Department of Salad—and thought you might, too.

Nov 4 • 

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October 2025

Dreamy Chicken Salad with Tarragon, Green Olives, and Pistachios.

Perfect for fancy tea sandwiches. Plus: A rainbow-colored dance party of a grain salad, full of crunchy chopped vegetables, fruit, and nuts. (And I have…

Oct 27 • 

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Would You Like a Warm Mushroom Salad on Toast Slathered with Brie?

We have an easy recipe! Plus a simple, delicious dish celebrating autumn apples and FIVE years of the Department of Salad.

Oct 18 • 

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Salads To Soothe Your Inner Monster

An Autumnal Seven-Layer with Tahini Cream. A Plate of Herby Greens and Persian Prizes.

Oct 8 • 

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September 2025

A Master Salad Maker Does It Again 🥗

Department of Salad favorite Hetty Lui McKinnon is back with a new cookbook, celebrating her flair for the form—and we have recipes.

Sep 29 • 

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Irreverent But Respectably Autumnal Salads

An unpredictable kale salad full of pickled things, cheddar, and roasted squash. Blithely nonconformist skillet-roasted radicchio wedges with melted…

Sep 22 • 

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BBQ Ranch. Creamy Chipotle-Peach. Yeah. From the Department of Salad Dressing Room👗🚪

Three classics for free readers, two bold new recipes exclusively for subscribers. It's creamy dressing week!

Sep 15 • 

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Sumptuous Single Hue Salads 🍇 🍏

One deep purple with plums and grapes, one entirely apple-focused, both rebels.

Sep 9 • 

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