Cutting romaine lettuce into perfect salad-sized pieces is a breeze if you split it down the middle first before cutting across those load-bearing ribs. Once you've cut your head of romaine down ...

Her recipe deftly demonstrates arugula’s ability to cut through richness. As one reader put it, “The arugula salad is critical and works synergistically with the beans.” Alexa’s beans seem ...

To assemble the salad: In a medium bowl, toss the arugula with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a drizzle of the dressing.