I keep doing this thing where I look at the calendar and something major is tomorrow or coming up really soon.  Oh no, Father’s Day is tomorrow and I haven’t sent cards or gifts!  I am in Seattle right now and then en route to Portland, and I just realized July 4th is on Tuesday.  Not only do I not know where we’re going or how we’re celebrating, I haven’t photographed a single striped pie or red, white, and blue fruit plate!!  Well friends, this salad will have to do.  There’s not a smidge of red, white or blue in it, but I can guarantee this recipe from my new cookbook, “Kitchen Matters,” will be the STAR of your 4th of July BBQ.

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