The dates … medjool, ajwa, or other? There’s even one called sukkheri, referring to its massive sugar content.
(I lived in Saudi Arabia for a bit, so I’m compelled to ask.)
I honestly didn’t ask, but medjool seems to be the predominant kind of dates we get in the US.
Which restaurant? Was it in Fishtown/Northern Liberties?
Laurel on Passyunk. Highly recommend, if only for that salad 
Of late. Started as a cold weather crave but quickly became our favs.
Sliced pears, toasted walnuts, crumbled goat cheese, bib lettuce, diced avocado, thin lemon slices. No dressing needed.
Sliced hard boiled eggs that have been cured in jarred beet juice, soft lettuce mix, olive oil drizzle.
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No dressing at all? Are the lemon slices peeled or do you eat the peel? Do you smoosh them up to have some juice at least to dress the salad?
It sounds really good.
No dressing, btwn the soft ingredients and literally jabbing your fork in, the bowl gets plenty moist. Lemon, peel on.
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I’ve done a salad that has greens, and mandoline’d onions, and toasted walnuts, and blue cheese, and apples. The apples really made it special. Who’d a thunk it? My guests cleaned their salad bowls.
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How does deglet noor compare in a salad? I bought them to compare to Medjool, but haven’t used them much.
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Yea I remember and I ran out and bought all the ingredients and made it too and that’s what converted me to dates in salads.
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I just ran thru this video for broccoli salad ideas from the Cooking section of NYT. One includes dates.
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I heard her describe it, but don’t see/hear the broccoli -dates-nuts recipe! I look on their cooking site.
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Yes, that’s the correct recipe. If you open the full YTube page all 3 recipes are linked to reach each NYT Cooking page. You just touch the word “YOUTUBE” on the video screen I linked to expand the entire page.
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I had a salmon tartare with green apple & mint a few days ago. Nice kronch & the tartness worked well.
The broccoli and date salad reminded me of Smitten’s cauliflower and date salad.
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IIRC I used Granny Smiths. Nice and tart and crunchy. Sweet and mealy would have been a no-no.
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I’d have thunk, fo’ sure.
Maybe omitting the onion, but otherwise, one of my favorite salads of all times. Spinach rules the day here.
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Wish I could do raw spinach. It sets my teeth on edge.
@shrinkrap I’m trying.
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