Rock Your Palate

Oh what to do with leftover rotisserie chicken? In the summertime my choice is chicken salad. There are so many variations and this is one of my favorites. Many complimentary favors… moist chicken, tart Gorgonzola, sweet berries, toasted walnuts and crunchy celery. Its like an explosion in your mouth.

This big guy probably somewhere in the northwest knows how delicious salmon fish can be. I am not privileged to get my hands on salmon this fresh nor do I like eating it in such a fashion. But grilled with your favorite spice rub, yeah! This Salmon Summer Salad recipe I designed to utilize grilled salmon leftovers. Sometimes I have to hide the leftovers otherwise this would be a Veggie Summer Salad… hmmm.

Growing up my Mother made this Tomato Pasta Salad as soon as local tomatoes became available. My signature is adding fresh herbs from my garden. The idea of blending lots of different herbs is not really my own. In southern France it is a tradition to blend aromatic herbs that flourish in the hills during the hot summer months. Herbs De Provence is the name of this French blend and Its one of my favorites!