12 spots for fresh summer salads

Little Saigon

When you think salads, do you think of dainty ladies fussing over a plate of useless greenery with a stray slice of tomato and onion? Well, get that image out of your head. The salads at Little Saigon give you an idea of the remarkable range of Vietnamese cuisine. In particular, there's the marvelous goi ngo sen tom thit, lotus root tossed with shrimp and pork. It's got it all: bright flavors, lots of crunch and a wallop of sweet-tart pickled power.