Signature dish · 1971
Chez Panisse garden salad
Alice Waters · 1944 · Chez Panisse, Berkeley, California
Mixed young leaves, picked that day, dressed simply. It sounds like nothing now because this dish is the reason it sounds like nothing.
Why it works
Young leaves carry water and bitterness in a narrow window; picked that morning and dressed at the last second, the oil coats before the salt can draw anything out.