WARM SALAD OF STEAMED VEGETABLES WITH AIOLI

Is 'warm salad' just another way of saying tepid vegetables? Is it an invention of chefs who can't get vegetables to the table while they're still hot? If chefs are honest, shouldn't we really have menu items like warm beef pie salad, warm pumpkin soup salad and warm sizzling steak salad? Should hot pots be renamed warm salad pots? Thai hot and sour soup renamed warm and sour salad soup? I'll leave you to wrestle with that one. In the meantime, here's a warm salad of steamed flat beans, asparagus and cauliflower - served with warm aïoli salad.

WARM SALAD OF STEAMED VEGETABLES WITH AIOLI