The Four Seasons boasts incredibly talented chefs, and this Lobster Salad is an example of what can be done with fabulous ingredients and a drop dead artistic presentation. One morning, Sous Chef Angela of the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai saw that a box of fresh lobsters had been mistakenly delivered to the kitchen at Beach Tree Restaurant. In […]

Fresh and healthy, this recipe will inspire a visit to your local farmer’s market. Chef Guillaume, from the Portola Kitchen just outside of San Francisco,  calls this his Spring Vegetable Salad with Burrata Cheese Crostini Salad. This salad is so much more than your traditional green salad! Fresh asparagus, shucked English peas, shucked lava beans, radish […]

This elegant Sweet Gem Lettuce Salad with Bufala Mozzarella, Cucumber & Yogurt Dressing is easy, healthy and a fresh spin on your oftentimes boring, traditional green salad. This is absolutely delicious and sure to win raves from family and friends. Try it and save the extra vinaigrette for another meal. Nancy Silverton was one of […]

  Canlis Restaurant boasts one of the best green salad recipes you will ever enjoy. Award winning over the years and located in Seattle, Washington, this is a sure guest pleaser. Do you agree with food critics? Try for yourself and see what you think. SERVES:  4 to 6 INGREDIENTS 1 large head Romaine hearts, cut […]

This Grilled Chili Marinated Prawn Salad with Lime Vinaigrette Dressing is healthy, creative and easy to prepare. Fresh ingredients rule the day, featuring cherry tomatoes, avocado and grilled corn. Even the dressing takes advantage of freshly squeezed lime and orange juice. A surprise ingredient gives the vinaigrette a slight “kick” for flavor.   SERVES: 1 INGREDIENTS ¼ […]

Moorea Prawns and Pineapple Salad. As if the turquoise waters and white sand of French Polynesia’s Four Season’s Bora Bora Hotel  aren’t already enough! You’ll have to make a quick trip to an Asian market for some of the vinaigrette ingredients, but it’s worth the effort. The combination of shrimp, tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh pineapple and […]

Count on the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai  to create fabulous, healthy salads using seasonal fresh ingredients. This is one of my favorites right now at Beach Tree Restaurant. SERVES: 1 INGREDIENTS 9 each shrimp halves (cut in half lengthwise, steamed for 3 minutes and cooled) 3 each orange segments 3 each papaya wedges 7 each baby […]

Four Season’s  Executive Sous Chef Nick Mastrascusa is always changing the BeachTree restaurant menu at Four Seasons’s Resort Hualalai on the Big Island of Kona, Hawaii. Count on fresh, local ingredients and creative ideas when it comes to salads. This Roasted Carrot Salad with Crispy Proscuitto and Gorgonzola is perfect if you love an autumn twist […]

Wolfgang Puck creates another seasonal favorite with his Bartlett Pear and Prosciutto Salad with EisweinVinaigrette recipe. The sweet and juicy pear is a favorite ingredient of mine. Remember, you can always substitute Asian, Bosc or Anjou pear, depending on the season. Instead of prosciutto, you can substitute ham, but I personally love the distinctive taste […]

  This Brussel Sprouts with Serrano Ham and Apricots recipe is the creation of culinary mastermind and Celebrity Chef Jose Andres. The dish is featured at Jose’s award winning Spanish tapas restaurant, Jaleo, in Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Hotel at City Center. My husband, who has NEVER eaten brussel spouts in his life, LOVED this dish. It […]