Embrace the warm salad

Enjoy your greens, no matter the season. [View this email in your browser]( Go on, cook your salad. By Emma Niles, Tastemade Contributor Did you feel it? The cool breeze in the air, the first leaf drifting lazily to the ground? That’s right: This past Sunday marked the first day of fall, and I couldn’t be more excited. Autumn is marked by the return of comfort food, which typically means soups, stews, breads, and baked goods galore. And while I love carbs, I find myself craving a vegetable (or two) during this decadent season. Luckily, Tastemade is leaning in to eating our veggies, no matter the season. This week, we’re celebrating warm salads, aka salads with cooked ingredients. Plus, we’re digging into niche food jobs and the latest bite-size headlines. But first, can you figure out this week’s brain game? 🧠["Curly Scarlet" is a variety of this popular vegetable.]( [Four bowls of different kinds of food like pasta, tomato soup, salad, and rice and veggies.] FOOD What to Eat Embrace the warm salad. Don’t ditch your greens when the weather turns cool. These creative, hearty recipes prove that salads shine in any season. [A bowl full of carrots, potatoes, and herbs]( Seared Carrot & Potato Salad By Royce Burke This warm salad stars tender carrots and potatoes bathed in a vinegary dressing. [Make It]( Roasted Acorn Squash & Kale Salad By the Tastemade Culinary Team Slightly sweet, buttery acorn squash pairs perfectly with kale and crunchy almonds. [Make It]( [a white bowl with endive in it] Endive Salad with Beef Bacon Vinaigrette By Ryan Costanza & Jonah Freedman Endive is par-cooked in a hot, bacon-y vinaigrette for a flavorful and unexpected fall side dish. [Make It]( [a plate of salad with grilled halloumi and pomegranate seeds] Grilled Halloumi with Pomegranates By the Tastemade Culinary Team Halloumi, a hearty Mediterranean cheese, is the star of this warm salad, which gets pops of acidity from fresh pomegranate seeds. [Make It]( Introducing your Grocery List. Weekly meal planning and trips to the store just got a whole lot easier. Simply add recipes to your Grocery List and let us consolidate the ingredients. No need to stress about too many limes, or extra eggs — we’ve got you covered. [Ready to get cooking?]( JUST FOR FUN On the Job Speaking of leaning in to your passions, there are some folks who have found their niche and turned it into a career. Here’s just a handful of wildly specific food jobs that actually exist. Trader Joe’s Sign Artist Ever strolled the aisles of your local Trader Joe’s and thought, “Wow, that sign for organic bananas is cute!”? Turns out, a talented Crew Member made it! There’s no official “Sign Artist” position, but highly skilled members of the staff put their talents to use. Shoppers are so enamored with this artwork that it’s become a [popular TikTok format](. Fortune Cookie Writer If you’ve ever put a lot of stock in your fortune after eating Chinese takeout, you may want to stop reading. “I don’t think fortune cookies are meant to be like a horoscope,” [says the writer]( behind the world’s largest fortune cookie manufacturer. Fun job? Yes. Serious life advice? Perhaps not. Chocolate Taste Tester Cadbury recently made headlines for [posting a dream job listing]( for Sensory Panelists, aka chocolate tasters. The role required “tasting and providing consistent, objective and honest feedback,” and noted that hires would be given “full training.” All of which leads us to wonder: How much chocolate is too much? Chicken Sexer Identifying a chicken’s gender is actually tremendously important to the efficiency of the poultry industry, and thus a niche job was born. Experts are able to differentiate between newborn male and female chicks in just seconds, based purely on eyesight. You can, uh, [read more about the specifics]( yourself. SHOP TASTEMADE Chop, Chop From slicing to serving, whipping up salads has never been easier thanks to these goodies. [Shop All Products]( ENTERTAINMENT Delicious Headlines Chow down on the latest food news. 🥜 We don’t know what’s happening with [Nutter Butter’s TikTok]( either. 🏠Now available at Costco: [Apartments]( 🍫 This is not a drill: [Peanut butter & jelly M&M’s]( are coming! 💕 Thank goodness our [favorite couple]( worked it out. Tell us how you feel. 💭 How likely are you to recommend this newsletter to a friend? lowest [1]( [2]( [3]( [4]( [5]( [6]( [7]( [8]( [9]( [10]( highest [Instagram icon]( [Pinterest icon]( [TikTok icon]( Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up!]( Copyright (C) 2024 Tastemade. All rights reserved. You're receiving this because you opted into our email list. Our mailing address is: Tastemade 3019 Olympic Blvd Stage C Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA [Update Email Preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.