SHAVED SALADS.

BY TARA BENCH PHOTOS CARSON DOWNING julienned snow peas, celery & radish salad Combine slivers of crunchy veggies with lacy slices of mildly bitter endive, nutty Manchego cheese, and Marcona almonds. Classic 5" Santoku, $70; globalcutlery usa.com Thai-inspired beef & cucumber salad A vibrant mixture of lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, and sesame oil serves as both flank steak marinade and salad vinaigrette. Recipes by Tara Bench, author of Live Life Deliciously ($33; shadowmountain.com) ZUCCHINI, SUMMER SQUASH & CHICKEN SALAD Cousa squash is a tender summer squash that looks like a short, fat zucchini with pale green skin. IN SEASON For summertime salads that are tender and layered, use your sharpest tools to slice, shave, and shred the veggies from your farmers market haul. [Extracted from the article]