The first course of the macrobiotic meal was baby Cos lettuce salad with coconut vinaigrette, followed by miso-marinated sablefish, with seasonal fruit salad and sorbet for dessert.

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People are still being advised to avoid eating raw tomatoes, cucumbers and leafy salad including lettuce, especially in the north of the country, until further notice.

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The previous night we'd eaten pork ribs and a salad that had more grated cheese than lettuce.

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In his hands, such a challenge hardly seems a chore: Dishes like a warm salad of mushroom and roasted squash, or a lettuce, green onion and cheese tart, are surprising and sustaining "proper food" in every sense.

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Out went the traditional iceberg lettuce topped with tomatoes and onions, and in came four new salad varieties featuring 11 different greens and new ingredients like apples, pecans and asiago cheese.

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While there isn't a single formula for assembling a salad in the French style, the best ones offset crisp lettuce with savory, succulent bites of meat, cheese and seasonal vegetables.

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