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The year of the salad
When I was growing up salad was just a few basic ingredients arranged on a plate. It was the same for Danny. “Sliced cucumber, a quartered tomato and some lettuce leaves.” “Was the lettuce that soft floppy kind?” “Yes, the stuff that bruised easily. And I always seemed to get the bruised leaves” “Did you have celery?” “My mum used to make an apple, walnut and celery salad. A triumph compared to the rest.” Over the past 40 years salad in the UK has evolved massively into something that can be surprising, delicious and...
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