Barbara Scott-Goodman proves that there is no limit to the imaginative ways to combine nature's freshest, healthiest and tastiest foods to create a salad that is sensational in both taste and presentation. In Sensational Salads, she has come up with 70 unique salad recipes that can serve as appetizers, entrees or a side dishes. Greens, vegetables, fruits and grains plus meats and seafood are all part of the sensational selection of salads featured, such as: Winter Fruit Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts; Grilled Chicken Salad with Black Beans, Corn and Avocados; Thai-Style Beef and Mint Salad; Montauk Lobster Sald; and Savory Warm Duck Orange, and Olive Salad. For each salad, Scott-Goodman keeps healthfulness in mind by keeping fat and calories as low as possible without sacrificing taste. In addition to the recipes, the book includes sections on selecting and using the wide variety of greens found in markets today; selecting and using oils and vinegars; and instructions and suggestions on making vinaigrettes and salad dressings. There is also information on variations, substitutions and menu planning.