Why It Works Blanching vegetables one at a time preserves vivid color and crisp-tender texture throughout. Salting cucumbers concentrates their flavor and removes excess water. Soaking sliced onions in hot water tames their bite and brings out their sweetness. Labneh under the salad adds tangy richness that balances the bright lemon dressing. Fighting crime and saving the world is all well and good, but if I were in charge of superheroes, I'd throw in at least one or two whose job was to make things taste better. Captain Delicious or Dr. Delectable perhaps. Their superpowers would be twofold: Ability 1: Season manipulation that would allow them to create perpetual spring/early summer conditions Ability 2: The ability to conjure forth salted boiling water from their fingertips With these two powers combined, they would have an endless supply of perfectly blanched green spring vegetables, which are essentially a cheat sheet to deliciousness, whether you're serving them in  risotto , over  grits ,…