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by BS

ES Trend Alert: “No Mayo” is the New Mayo

Maybe Shania was on to something in I Heart Huckabees when she kept telling Jude Law “NO MAYO.” I am not one to hate on gooey, mayo-loaded traditional side salads – simple, tasty and unhealthy – I can’t think of anything more American. But inspired by gansie’s previous posts about mayo-free pasta salad and tuna salad, I decided to try my hand at Kim OD’s recommendation, which gansie pointed us towards, for mayo-free potato salad. I brought my very lemony version to my cousin Moira’s family BBQ last night. In a perfect twist, the host made a more traditional mayo potato salad as well, which ignited much discussion on the great mayo debate of 2007 (Moira did use fingerlings, so she still gets some edgy points.) My recipe after the jump.

Fishin’ For Compliments

(Ventnor, New Jersey)

Although I really don’t love tuna fish and I can’t stand Jessica Simpson, I do see the need to eat healthful tuna fish every once in a while, especially with beach season in full force. And keeping with the “health” aspect, mayo performs a disappearing act in this tangy tuna fish salad.

Dirty Dijon Tuna Fish Salad

Drain liquid from one can of tuna fish and drop in large bowl, add: Dijon mustard, dirty/spicy mustard, prepared horseradish, squirt of lemon juice, sprinkle of mustard seeds, celery salt, lemon pepper seasoning salt, minced garlic, dried oregano, chopped scallions and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper – lots.

Mash together; adjust for personal taste. I like mine very mustardy.

Scoop mixture over baby spinach leaves, tossed with diced red onion and quartered cherry tomatoes and just a dash of evoo.

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by gansie

When the Herbage Grows Freely

(The pasta salad is in that red bowl in the back, I swear. Next time I’ll try to take
pics before becoming too drunk.)

When most people think of pasta salad they picture gobs of mayo messiness crossed with a hot and sticky summer afternoon. I did too, therefore, not regrettably stuffing my face with burgers and ‘dogs and chips and pickles at the neighborhood grill session, instead.

But ever since Kim O’Donnel blogged about her mayo-free potato salad, I thought, hey, I can absolutely do that with noodles.

My friends Jeb and Anna (and 3rd roommate Pika!) always throw incredible parties at their house in North Carolina. While 80 Proof and Jeb gossip about the latest Duke basketball recruits, Anna and I hibernate in the kitchen all day creating fantastic fare that ranges from wonderful-when-sober to I-need-to-eat-this-or-I’ll-puke.

They also managed to buy a house where rosemary bushes grow freely all year. And as you can only cook and bake with so much rosemary, Anna now slips the stems into vases around the house (above: see centerpiece of table.) Using their unlimited supply of herbage, I created my own version of a super, simple pasta salad.

Vulgar Wheat On the Pole

Julie‘s health food consciousness and willingness to try things like flax seeds, whey protein powder and Magic Bullet frozen fruit concoctions, introduced me to bulgur wheat in salads. I’m a pretty plain salad eater, leaving BS to add silly fruits to his greens mixtures. But, throwing in some nutritious grains really intrigued me. This salad, like Mitt Romney‘s policy ideas, change all the time. V(b)ulgur wheat is pretty much a salad whore, cozying up to any leafy bunch in its path.