Melissa Ben-Ishay is always after the perfect bite. She mastered it more than 15 years ago with the miniature cupcakes that propelled her dessert company . But in September of 2021, the baker took to TikTok to share her recent obsession: a micro-chopped Green Goddess salad boasting a trio of vegetables and vibrant green dressing. Melissa scooped it up with tortilla chips and it flooded the internet. "I never expected it to become as popular as it did," she says.
However, millions of people across the world agreed—it really was the perfect bite.
Now we have that viral recipe to thank for an entire book brimming with wholesome, flavorful dishes. "In a lot of ways, the Green Goddess gave me permission to write this cookbook filled with the savory recipes I love so much that I make them every day," she writes. Admittedly, isn't the book you'd expect from a dessert baker. Rather than sugar and butter, it stars
and dozens of imaginative ways to eat them.
The pages boast satisfying toasts, hearty salads (the Green Goddess only scratches the surface), , and nourishing family meals, all based on Melissa's food philosophy: "If you eat nourishing food at mealtime, you can absolutely indulge in dessert every day." Melissa certainly isn't one to skip dessert. "I have to have a little something sweet after every meal, even if it's just a handful of chocolate chips," she says.
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