Salads can be special and notable. I don’t always eat a sandwich every day but I usually will eat at least one salad a day. Here are the most notable salads I had over the past year or so in no particular order.
Up above is the Langos Salad from FnB in Scottsdale. It was described to me as a Hungarian Potato Bread Salad. It’s made with radishes, fennel, greens, crisp chip like potatoes and tied together with a garlic-ee aioli.
FnBRestaurant.com
This salad was from Christopher’s (now closed but soon to reopen at Wriggly Mansion) was really special and wonderfully detailed. The mixed greens seemed like they were marinated and were so crisp….They were wrapped in a blanket with a thin crepe that was covered with a thin slice of buttery smoked salad that was sliced masterfully thin. A small edible squid ink spoon embellishes the plate holding a small amount of creme fraiche and some toast to the side……WOW its stunning.
www.WrigglyMansion.com
The Fregula Salad with Chicken from Pomo Pizzeria in Scottsdale is worth mentioning. It was made with grilled, zucchini, grilled eggplant, roasted bell pepper, avocado, arugula, sweet grape tomatoes, cured olives, pecorino and of course fregula. It had a great balance of flavors.
www.PomoPizzeria.com
The Twisted Noodle Salad from the Collins is a HUM YUM Dinger! It got it all going on! It’s bright, sour, sweet, spicy, flavorful, crunchy, chewy and delicious with a kick that doesn’t hurt. It’s made with soba noodles, kale, avocado, pickled cucumbers, arugula, scallions, herbs, toasted coconut, peanuts, carrots in a chile-lime vinaigrette. Scrumptious!
www.TheCollinsAZ.com
This one isn’t a conventual beauty but it taste conventual. From The Angel Trumpet Ale House I got the Avocado Salad with Added Chicken. It’s an unusual combination of smoked beets, grapefruit, goat cheese, avocados and almonds are flavors that POP! This was an unusually delicious salad.
www.AngelTrumpetAleHouse.com
The sashimi rice bowl is basically a raw tuna salad. This one is served with sesame oil and hot chili sauce. I’ve had this sort of salad before at a few other places but this one is the tastiest I’ve tried. From Haru Sushi and Grill in Glendale.
I haven’t found a website for Haru Sushi and Grill but you can find them on Facebook.
From FiGaMi Asian Fresh in Phoenix I got this Burmese Style fermented tea leaf salad made with crispy fried beans and vegetables…….I never had a salad like this before…..It was unusually delicious and also sort of refreshing……It was only priced at $3.50 at the time I had it…price should go up I would think.
www.FiGaMiAsianFresh.com
Another unusually good salad came from FnB again in Scottsdale.
Here is another winning salad of sliced radishes, dates, pumpkin seeds, with a caper anchovy dressing. It was just light and delicious…just wonderful.
www.FnBRestaurant.com
This plate can pass as almost anything….and you have to admit it looks amazing. It’s a plate of stunning beets that are made into cream cheese, there’s pickled beets, roasted beets and also raw beets, fancy greens, almonds, avocado and what I’m guessing to be urfa pepper. This delicious beauty came from Singh Meadows in Tempe.
www.SinghMeadowsTempe.com
These were the most memorable and delicious salads I’ve tried in Metro Phoenix 2018-2019 so far!
