Puttanesca Salad from Rachael Ray

Puttanesca usually refers to pasta sauces. Rachael Ray has found a way to utilize its distinct flavor as a salad. I found this recipe for Rachael Ray's puttanesca Salad at Recipezaar and thought I'd share it with all of you. It looks like a great, healthy combination of ingredients and flavors. Of course, it's hard to go wrong with vine-ripened tomatoes and kalamata olives.

The recipe does call for anchovy fillets. Personally, I like 'em, but I know that a significant percentage of the population isn't ga-ga over anchovies. You could probably make a much tamer, yet still-tasty, version of the salad without the fish. It'd probably be alright, even though it would lose a lot of its puttanesca-ness.

If you're looking for a great side salad with some real bite, be sure to check out the puttanesca salad. You can find the recipe here.

Oh, here's an interesting fact about the word "puttanesca", courtesy of The Food Network:
"The name puttanesca is a derivation of puttana, which in Italian means "whore." According to one story, the name purportedly comes from the fact that the intense fragrance of this sauce was like a siren's call to the men who visited such "ladies of pleasure." "