Linger

<b>ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2025: <i>The Washington Post, The Strategist</i>, <i>Bon Appétit, The Boston Globe</i>,<i> Slate, Serious Eats, </i>and<i> Saveur<br></i><br>“Hetty McKinnon doesn’t write great vegetarian recipes, she just writes great recipes.” <br><br>—Nigella Lawson<br></b><br>In her follow-up to the James Beard award-winning cookbook <i>Tenderheart</i>, Hetty Lui McKinnon returns with <i>Linger</i>, a cookbook for those looking to up their salad game. These colorful main-meal salads are inventive and hearty, packed with vegetables and globally-inspired flavors. <i>Linger</i> proves that salads are the most versatile dish, perfect for weeknight dinners, not-sad-desk-lunches, and as a show-stopping celebration meal. <br><br>From her salad-delivery days in Sydney to her current career in New York as both a food writer for <i>The New York Times</i> and a bestselling cookbook author, Hetty has long known the power of salads to connect and create community. In <i>Linger</i>, Hetty presents her salads, sweets and stories in twelve vibrant, loosely-seasonal menus -- each of which have their own playlist -- that are the perfect blueprint for gathering and entertaining.<br><br><b>Over 100 recipes, includin<br></b><br>• Caprese Salad with Grilled Pineapple <br>• Mapo Tofu salad<br>• Cauliflower Larb <br>• French Onion Salad<br>• Curry Potato-and-Pea Dumpling Salad <br>• Potato Salad Tartine<br>• Vegan Dan Dan salad<br>• Roasted Spiced Carrots and Crispy Tofu with Agrodolce<i><br></i>• Tomato and Kimchi Pasta Salad • Butternut with Lentils, Olives, and Pickle Sauce<br>• Plus sweets like Hong Kong Milk Tea Tres Leches and Matcha and Ginger Custard Tart!