Ever in the mood for something light but also don’t want to be hungry fifteen minutes later? Jeanne Kelley’s new book, Salad for Dinner: Complete Meals for All Seasons ($35, 208 pp.), may be able to feed both desires. Just the cover itself shows the utopian idea, a beautiful salad filled with eggs, artichokes, tomatoes, and peppers tossed in delectable greens. This book not only focuses on the health side of salads, but the presentation as well, embellishing in the contracts in color, flavor, and texture of the dishes. The idea of the side salad is put to rest with Kelley’s filling and healthy creations, made for all seasons and all food connoisseurs.

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Published by WholeFoods Magazine Online (onilne 6/27/12)