The Traveling Epicurean

Delicious Salads at R.J. Julia’s

Delicious Salads at R.J. Julia’s

It’s so nice to have a local book store like R.J. Julia’s right in own own town of Madison, CT with a gourmet bistro to boot. R.J. Julia’s café serves freshly made soups, salads, sandwiches and paninis. The café also has a full espresso bar and we can’t forget those truly amazing cupcakes that come from from La Rosticceria in Guilford. Recently I was there and had their chicken and apple salad that came with a lovely balsamic-apple vinaigrette that was both tangy and fruity. The chicken was moist and flavorful and I loved the crumbled, sweet and creamy blue cheese. It went so well with the chewy cranberries, sliced chicken breast, and apples . Being a big crouton aficionado I adored their homemade croutons that they sprinkled on top of the salad too.

The atmosphere is very sweet and relaxing inside. It’s probably a good idea to get there somewhat on the early side (before noon) because they definitely have a loyal client base and fill up fast for lunch. You won’t be disappointed that’s for sure. So next time you are strolling down main street you should pop into R.J. Julia’s Bistro for a gourmet nibble. If you are a big salad lover you may want to try my cold Asian shrimp and rice noodle salad, roasted beet salad with mint & feta, fennel and citrus salad, or follow up with my melt in your mouth turkey stuffed peppers or easy crock pot pulled pork tenderloin with BBQ sauce and whiskey.

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HAND CRAFTED SALADS
COBB  chicken, tomato, avocado, bleu cheese, bacon, egg  11
ROSTI  goat cheese, dried cranberries, spiced walnuts  9
CAESAR  romaine, chicken, shaved parmesan, caesar dressing, house croutons  10
ARUGULA  fresh pear, bleu cheese, spiced walnuts, lemon dressing  9
SCOOPS  your choice of one, two or three scoops of our freshly made tuna,
chicken or egg salad over  fresh greens with tomato and cucumber  6/8/10
CHICKEN & APPLE  chicken, apple slices, dried cranberries, bleu cheese,
red onion,  white  balsamic apple vinaigrette  10

all salads come with house made croutons
     house salad dressings ~ creamy balsamic vinaigrette, white balsamic apple vinaigrette, lemon dressing
we also have ~ asian sesame ginger, honey mustard and caesar