Easy Greek Salad with Claire Saffitz & Ali Slagle | Dessert People

Greek Salad with Claire Saffitz & Ali Slagle | Dessert People
Join us for a mouthwatering culinary collaboration as Cookbook Author, Ali Slagle, teams up with Claire Saffitz on the set of Dessert People! In this episode, they whip up a sensational Couscous & Lentil Greek Salad that's a symphony of flavors - briny, fresh, and absolutely delightful. Watch as they effortlessly combine twinning Israeli couscous and hearty lentils to create a dish so incredibly easy, you could prepare it in the back of a van!
#greeksalad #salad #clairesaffitz
Ingredients:
Green lentils
Israeli couscous
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Shallot
Red wine vinegar
Olives
Basil
Feta
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
02:02 Ingredients & Special Equipment
02:28 Couscous and Lentil Greek Salad
13:46 Van Visit
14:52 Serve
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Video Series:
Producer/Director: Vincent Cross
Camera Operator: Calvin Robertson
Editor: Hal McFall
Assistant Editor: Asher Rogers
Theme Song: Michael Guggino
Animation Credits:
Character Designer/Animator: Jack Sherry
Character Rigger: Johara Dutton
Background/Prop Designer: M. Cody Wiley
Background Illustrator: Jagriti Khirwa

[@saintseymour]

i love these two -- and i have made so many of ali's dinners. my kids hate them because they're flavorful and not exclusively melted cheese and white bread. but their tears only make me stronger.

[@TheBereangirl]

😂🤣

[@mspyglass]

haha what a power comment

[@googliebear]

you're an amazing parent lol

[@laurasharp9455]

They’ll thank you some day

[@lizzzlouise]

😅

[@albindahlberg4199]

I love the calm and relaxed energy in this episode. Realy relaxing

[@redmage.]

Ali and Claire have a really nice soft energy and gentle patience. The best kind of teachers.

[@Tranquil_Trance]

Love ali and claire' s personalities together- they should have a spinoff cooking show

[@CHIEF_420]

💻

[@amaz21]

I really like this salad method. It would be perfect for any odds and ends veggies coming out of the garden. Also, thank you for still sharing summer recipes in the middle of summer! (I'm not mentally prepared for fall, but it seems to be everywhere...)

[@almavelazquez3402]

I used quinoa instead of the couscous and goat cheese instead of feta because that’s what I had. Soooo refreshing and delicious. Also the seasoning process ensures that it’s soooo flavorful. Excellent recipe!

[@debsokobin]

That Kitchen Van is AMAZING!!

[@bdellovibrioo5242]

It's unbelievably simple but whole concept of cooking lentils and couscous in the same pot is new and exciting to me!

[@xyzpdq1122]

Wow, those shelves have to be really well-anchored to support all that weight even when pulled out far. Extremely impressed at the construction!

[@myrrhfishify7743]

Yeah, I would put in a detachable leg for that pullout. Cantilevering should go no more than 1/3 out from the structure (in this case, the box inside the van). When you go further, there is a tipping point. A screw-in leg would serve the structure and not cause the drawers to stick underneath when they are nested.

[@JennNahrstadt]

Yes to the "shovel salad." Great episode! Stopped by the library and grabbed the book. Then picked up the ingredients when I went to get Gatorade (for my husband who was colonoscopy prepping). It came together easily. It’s resting in the fridge and will be shared with friends later today. Thanks!

[@qaispalekar]

This has such a Highschool home video vibe

[@mitskilover4life]

Claire 's knife skills are amazing!!!

[@jiadianwang6125]

would love to see some fall/winter recipes from claire thx!

[@CSaffitz]

Stay Tuned! A lot coming soon.

[@haniasolotko5047]

Clair never fails to brighten my Thursday 🥰

[@TheLadyRochester]

I am such a fan of Ali Slagle, so happy to see her on the show! Her cookbook is amazing (shout out to the Pasta Puttanesca with Anchovy Breadcrumbs), and I’m excited to give this recipe a try! :)

[@bwrconsulting-gn4cm]

Loved watching you two together. And I made this for dinner tonight, using orzo instead of Israeli couscous. So satisfying. It’s a winner.

[@charcoalheather]

Pretty sure Ali’s recipes account for 90% of the saved recipes in my NYT recipe box. And it’s fun to see Claire interacting with someone who’s not behind the camera. (No offense, Vinny, you know what I mean.)

[@lindsayhaugen7660]

Ali gives me NPR vibes!!

[@mercedesc2524]

I use black olives in a heartier version of this salad - chickpeas, olives, spinach, tomatoes, herbs, red onions red and regular balsamic vinegar and feta or avocado!

[@xyzpdq1122]

“You have to make dinner a lot in your life.” Ugh, I knowwww

[@katiecoolidge1668]

YASSSS! Two of my very favorites!More of this mashup, all the time!😁

[@howdareyew]

Just checked this book out from the library. Love Claire’s cookbooks and both of your energy 🫶🏻

[@ThomasThomas-xi1ib]

Love this recipe! It’s quick and easy lunch perfect for work! No big appliances! Will make this for the next work week!

[@mariapriest4106]

This salad looks so good 😊!

[@jefwalte76]

I ❤ Ali so much. Her recipes are always easy/accessible but then taste complex some how.

[@unit--ns8jh]

Wow, two of the most amazing people together in a vid, making a delicious salad - this is awesome 🙂!

[@kellyevans9313]

🎶 These are a few of my favorite things (ingredients) 🎵. Loved the kitchvan!

[@jessicamyers1490]

Made this and it’s so good! Yum!

[@christina0927]

I really enjoyed Ali and I love a Greek salad, so this is a win win episode!!

[@juliewick]

This looks sooooo delicious! Can’t wait to try this!❤

[@TheAdacuarez]

Just bought the book cause that salad looked so yummy. Cant wait to make it and see the other recipes 🥹🥹🥹

[@aimeeparrott9204]

Yum, this looks so delicious! I'm going to make it tonight!!

[@brianmorales5434]

Made this today and paired with grilled chicken. Absolutely a new staple in my meal prep!

[@laurenschenck5355]

OMG! Looks so refreshing and amazing Claire the salad unbelievable ❤

[@merrymassage]

Yay! I have wanted your books forever so thank you for linking them on sale! Just received What's for Desert and it's AMAZING! I love how you structure your recipes, it's amazing!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@suyenvilchez2634]

Just finished making this for my work lunch and I need to rave about this salad. The best part isn't the simplicity or the quickness in which this is prepared, it's the TEXTURES! You can't distinguish the lentils or the couscous when you're eating it but the texture is distinctly different from plain lentils or plain couscous. Put them together and it's such a game changer. Every bite tastes a little different which makes the entire experience interesting. I'm eating it now as I write this and I can't wait to come up with spinoff flavor combos. THANK YOU CLAIRE AND ALI!

[@Issor_Rossi]

That van kitchen or kitchen van was so cool it's so tiny

[@riley25321]

Yum!! Can't wait to make this in summer!!

[@serenity8910]

This is my ideal type of lunch!

[@MegatonDan]

The van is soo cute! It's like If the Mystery Machine and Scooby Doo gang were chefs

[@idabergmann5270]

i want that salad.. now. it looks soo good. thank you both!

[@Mira_Vos]

I Dream of Dinner is one of my favorite cookbooks!

[@laurenschenck5355]

Have amazing weekend Claire you are amazing the best! LUV U 😊

[@lifestylebyvita]

Love this type of content! 👏

[@cattt6985]

I made this tonight and it was such a flavorful and satisfying meal. Think it might become a staple of my cooking rotation!

[@MrGamerCaptain]

very good salad, hearty and cooling

[@Olivia-yc4uq]

Omg so excited to make this

[@eg4888]

Watching this while eating dinner :) I've made pasta salad (not a mayo based one like the dressing is just olive oil and the olive juice and whatever else I feel like) with black olives my whole life. They're a good gateway olive I think they're the most mild olive

[@fevereddreams3805]

SHOVEL SALAD!!!! i had no idea what id been doing has a cool phrase to describe it. THANK Y'ALL!

[@auggie532]

Awesome, I just recently made a big Greek salad for a party and didn't wind up with any leftovers :)

[@laurenschenck5355]

I love creek salads ❤❤❤

[@joannawagoner8901]

made this , very good 10/10

[@oldskooljules]

In the Van Annex.. the Vannex, if you will!

[@nancyg716]

Enjoying this now with a glass of Chardonnay. Thank you for dinner!

[@TheBereangirl]

I NEED this book, because I live in constant angst towards that relentless and seemingly eternal question:"What's for dinner?"🤦🏻‍♀️

[@YourFlyIsUndone]

Oh my god. This is my dream come true!

[@kizzer20052]

Love you Claire

[@MrDrPsych]

yay ali!!!!

[@KayyKayy424]

MY FAVORITE ! I’m here early ! 💗

[@robbeason]

Yummy!

[@doyourememberanna]

As a Kansas Citian, so glad you have KC barbecue sauce 😊

[@theelk801]

I’m a simple man, I see a delica in the thumbnail and I click on it

[@syntacticalcrab]

Ali's van kitchen is _so cute_ I'm going to die, and that cookbook looks inviting :3

[@lefterismplanas4977]

11:30 We make feta from sheep, cows and goats. All with different prices and much different tastes . A family might get what they like or what's cheeper, but we definitely have all of them and there is a significant price difference between the tree types

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

One of my pet peeves is chefs telling someone only buy one version of something because it feels like they are shaming their audience. I can only eat goat or sheep cheese and it is more expensive so I now eat a lot less cheese than when I could eat cow milk. Same for only use real vanilla. I wish that was in my budget.

[@dvdbsh]

@@lynnstlaurent6789 I took this as her suggesting what to buy if you’ve never purchased feta before, as some people may be overwhelmed by the selection, I didn’t take it as her shaming anyone. She even says if you have one you like, use it.

[@ZoeyaKitchen]

Yummy

[@YTantirungrotechai]

My wife and I love ali's salmon with dill and mac&cheese recipes. Bought her book & will subscribe Claire's channel. :-)

[@toast039]

Claire take us back to your kitchennnnn!

[@macgriannad168]

I used orzo pasta instead of Israeli couscous and I used one cup of lentils and one cup of the pasta to serve four (made this for my student flat). There was only a little left over. Turned out well!

[@roooosieful]

not too familiar with ali tbh, but i do own this cook book and i LOVE it and this is an amazing collab

[@chaunster]

Love a good Delica L300 van

[@ArgentAbendAzure]

Since people were discussing it in the comments; Israeli Couscous is not actually couscous. It's a wheat dough product called Ptitim. It's extruded, cut, and toasted. Couscous is small steamed granules of rolled semolina. But it looks similar, and would serve the same role in dishes. Ptitim was developed as a cheaper substitute for rice in Israel. It doesn't seem to be any kind of cultural insult. Just developing an affordable imitation of a popular food.

[@nirooprbhat]

For a moment i thought they referred to some variety of khus khus and was shocked that they were adding so much. Never knew such a type of pasta existed

[@jelloxfund]

Protect Ali at all cost

[@lester44444]

ooooh tossing in a sieve with salt never crossed my mind, gotta give that a try!

[@lester44444]

Really like the presentation style too hahaha it's so inviting, but also literally every step has a how AND why.

[@mariabou7178]

any balkan would know that that water is pure FLAVOUR im screaming

[@marilynnergord7993]

Thank you for acknowledging a love for canned black olives. I feel like I can come out of the closet

[@throwaway-ds6yg]

Hi. Do you know the make and model of the teal van in the thumbnail picture?

[@madelyn2351]

BEAUTIFUL salad Ali but …where’s the van tour video??

[@CodeDeb]

I don’t know where Claire moved to (from the city) but it looks like HEAVEN! 💓

[@ellieanderson5745]

upstate new york i believe

[@kjdude8765]

​@@ellieanderson5745More specific the Hudson Valley

[@spartan8696]

Ali just gets it

[@TheHollywoodCrone]

Now that the experts have confirmed that black olives are to be eaten out of the can, I will continue with no shame!😉. You 2 rock together!

[@TheLoneWanderersBunker]

I tried this recipe and I think i screwed up the lentils, but I'd never eaten or cooked them before. I made it vegan by swapping out the cheese for avocado. It was very tasty.

[@munch_brunch]

Cilantro stems are my fav- mine too!

[@permanenttrack]

Saffitz is a great host. And I would actually enjoy some straight chatshow time with Saffitz as host.

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

The Greek Salad, for when you wanna eat 6oz of feta cheese and not feel bad about it.

[@ctkachuk08]

There are no ingredient amounts for the recipe? Not a big deal for me since I can estimate based on what I see in the video (and for salads I am making use of what I have so I end up changing all sorts of things as I see fit) but for less experienced cooks they really need to know how much of each thing to use.

[@WilyWiley1]

Can we get Doug DeMuro to review that Mitsubishi Delica van please?

[@priscillasandoval1954]

Wish she would’ve been more involved instead of just standing there telling Claire what to do.

[@jmw271]

Wow, why have I never thought of the the “experimentation station”?! I’ve ruined so many dishes by experimenting with the entire bowl

[@jessielev]

Calling a kalamata olive "fierce" is so NYT contributor of her

[@Oshalyn999]

That Delica fucks!!! Such cool vans

[@Luckragol]

desert people. 🎶

[@mellonihosseini5775]

I hadn't realized how short Claire is haha

[@pritikakhanna7577]

Can sub the Israeli couscous with Indian millets since it's not easily available herem

[@huv123]

You could probably do any grain - cooked barley or coarse burghul would also be good.

[@leeromizahavfatra]

OHH i don't understand why the translation is "Israeli couscous" .. this is "ptitim" ! ( the Hebrew name for it ) It's more like pasta, and not at all similar to traditional couscous.. anyway, looks like a delicious salad, I'll try it out (:

[@saintbaptiste2523]

i enjoy the total lack of justification of a salad being featured in a dessert/baking series. imma do my own "greek" salad now. cheers.

[@rachelgilbert3164]

I wish there were a “Salad Person” channel

[@henrystoes6508]

carla basically

[@thenworld]

CHICKEN CAM 🐔

[@eugenemetayhas]

Claire I love you, but as a Greek this is not a Greek salad lol. Cous cous is not a commonly eaten grain in Greece. Typical Greek salad would be tomatoes, cucumber, and red onion, sometimes adding green bell pepper, olives, and feta. Dressing is just olive oil, salt, red wine vinegar, and maybe some oregano.

[@louispriftakis]

There was nothing Greek about this salad. Agreed.

[@babszollak2512]

Evidently ingredient amounts are not shared......so punt!