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Autumn is a time when, sadly, salads start to be phased out from the dinner table.  But the good news is, it's not winter just yet.

Olivia's Organics does only one thing-- salad-- and recently they called on food bloggers to come up with creative ways to showcase greens.  Three recipes were picked: Baked Green Tomato Herb Salad, Summer Salad: Farmers Market Bounty, Summer Salad Lyonnaise ("Frisee" Aux Lardons).

Our vote is for the Summer Salad Lyonnaise, which calls for an amazing eight slices of bacon for the dressing-- but the folks at Olivia's Organics decided to stay with the healthy and picked the baked green tomato herb salad as the overall winner.

Baked Green Tomato Herb Salad, Fun and Fearless in Beantown

For salad:
- 2 large green tomatoes, sliced
- 1/3 cup fat free milk
- Several drops of Tabasco sauce
- 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup of yellow cornmeal
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Cayenne
- Sugar
- Mixed herb salad
- goat cheese

For dressing:
- "Few tablespoons" each of white champagne balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil.
- "Pinches" of salt, pepper, oregano, and crushed red pepper flakes

Method

Preheat baking sheet in 400 degree oven.  Slice the tomatoes in 1/4 to 1/2 inch slices.  Combine milk and Tabasco sauce in bowl.  Combine dry ingredients in separate bowl.  Dip tomatoes in milk and then dredge in dry mixture.  Bake 15 minutes, flip and bake an additional 20 minutes.  Plate salad, add baked tomatoes, crumbled goat cheese.  Make dressing by whisking together ingredients.

Summer Salad: Farmers Market Bounty, Good Cook Doris

For Salad:
- Rainbow Carrots
- Yellow and Orange Tomato, cored
- Golden Beets
- Lemon Ball Cukes
- Black Radishes
- New England sweet corn
- Fresh garbanzo beans
- Salad blend

For Dressing:
- 1 container plain Greek yogurt
- Juice from half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Prepare vegetables.  Peel, cut carrots into coins; dice cucumber and cored tomatoes; peel and shred black radish.  Peel golden beets, blanch in boiling water, dice.  Blanch garbanzo beans in boiling water.  Grill corn until golden.  Plate salad and combine vegetables.  Prepare dressing by whisking ingredients together.