The bright colors and flavors of this dish liven up both your table and your palate. Try this salad as an invigorating appetizer or as a zesty accompaniment to piece of simple grilled fish. The pomegranate seeds are optional because they are only in season a few months out of the year.

This is a wonderful summer salad. It can be made ahead of time because it keeps well in the refrigerator, especially in the summer when the corn and tomatoes are fresh. It’s best when you roast the corn on your BBQ, although this will make the corn "meat" instead of parve, so you should omit the cheese from the recipe. If you prefer a parve dish, simply use a parve grill pan or prepare the corn in the oven.

This delicious salad is perfect for a healthy appetizer. It also makes a great light meal when paired with some crusty French bread and a wedge of cheese.

Yes, you can eat pomegranate seeds. Their health effects can be astounding (see Kosher Hostess Tip for more details), plus they taste really, really good. This salad is a wonderful mixture of cleansing foods and delicious flavors. The pomegranate seeds are sweet and tangy, and the lemon dressing is light but still flavorful enough to compete with the spicy spinach leaves.

This dish reminds me of my recent visit to Italy’s Tuscan countryside. White beans show up in all of Tuscany’s favorite recipes. They are rich and creamy and pair nicely with fresh herbs and spicy spinach. I enjoy this salad with fresh mozzarella balls, but it’s just as delicious without the cheese. Try using it as a topping on slices of crunchy bruschetta.

Growing up, this was one of the staples my family prepared for shabbat lunch. Since we almost always had dairy lunches (with the rare break for a meat shabbat lunch when it was really cold out and my mom made a lusciously velvety, rich cholent, but that’s a recipe for another time), this salad, sporting fresh herbs and plump tomatoes, was a refreshing break from some of the heavier cheese dishes we usually served. This salad also holds up well in the refrigerator, so it can easily be made a day in advance.