Salads
19 easy salads recipes with clear steps and short ingredient lists.
19 recipes
SaladsArugula and Pear Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette
A refreshing salad that brings together peppery arugula and sweet pears with a zesty dressing.
SaladsMediterranean Pasta Salad
This vibrant pasta salad is a great way to bring Mediterranean flavors to your table.
SaladsLebanese Fattoush Salad
Lebanese fattoush is a bright chopped salad with crisp vegetables, herbs, tangy sumac, and crunchy pieces of toasted pita. It is fresh, flexible, and perfect beside grilled meat, fish, falafel, or a simple bowl of lentil
SaladsCreamy Coleslaw Dressing
This simple coleslaw dressing is creamy, tangy, and lightly sweet, with enough zip to wake up a bowl of shredded cabbage. Whisk it together in minutes, then toss it with your favorite slaw mix for a reliable side dish.
SaladsLemon-Dill Salmon Salad
This fresh salmon salad is hearty enough for lunch or a light dinner, with tender flakes of salmon, crisp vegetables, and a creamy lemon-dill dressing. It works with freshly cooked salmon or leftover salmon from the day
SaladsAntipasto Salad
This hearty Italian-inspired salad turns the flavors of an antipasto platter into a crisp, colorful bowl. It is full of salami, cheese, olives, vegetables, and a tangy red wine vinaigrette.
SaladsCrab Salad
This cool, creamy crab salad is bright with lemon, crisp with celery, and easy to tuck into sandwiches, lettuce cups, or a simple lunch plate. Use fresh crab when you can, or good-quality pasteurized crab for a faster, p
SaladsSeven Layer Salad
This chilled seven layer salad is a retro potluck favorite for good reason. Crisp lettuce, sweet peas, cheddar, eggs, bacon, and a creamy dressing stack into a colorful side dish that can be made ahead.
SaladsBacon Ranch Pasta Salad
This creamy bacon ranch pasta salad is a cookout classic with tender pasta, crisp bacon, cheddar, and fresh vegetables. It is easy to make ahead and even easier to carry to a picnic, potluck, or weeknight dinner.
SaladsShirazi Salad
Shirazi salad is a crisp Persian chopped salad made with cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, herbs, and fresh lime. It is bright, simple, and especially good next to grilled meat, rice dishes, or warm flatbread.
SaladsAsian Chicken Salad
This crisp, colorful chicken salad is built on cabbage, edamame, juicy mandarin oranges, and a sesame-soy dressing. It is hearty enough for dinner but still bright and crunchy enough for a warm day lunch.
SaladsMediterranean Couscous Salad
This bright couscous salad is quick to make and easy to pack for lunches, picnics, or a simple side dish. Fluffy couscous, chickpeas, crunchy vegetables, feta, olives, and lemon dressing make it fresh but filling.
SaladsThai Mango Salad
This bright Thai mango salad layers firm-ripe mango with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs, peanuts, and a salty-lime dressing. It is sweet, tangy, lightly spicy, and ready without turning on the stove.
SaladsRed Cabbage Salad
This crisp red cabbage salad is bright, colorful, and sturdy enough to make ahead. A tangy apple cider vinaigrette softens the cabbage while keeping every bite fresh and crunchy.
SaladsThai Cucumber Salad
Cool, crisp cucumbers meet a sweet-tangy lime and rice vinegar dressing in this easy Thai-style salad. It is bright, crunchy, and ready for the table in about 20 minutes.
SaladsGrilled Shrimp Salad
Juicy grilled shrimp, crisp romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and feta make this salad feel fresh but still filling. A lemony dressing doubles as a quick marinade, so the prep stays simple.
SaladsHalloumi Salad
This bright halloumi salad pairs warm, golden cheese with crisp cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, herbs, olives, and a lemony dressing. It feels special, but it comes together with simple prep and a quick pan-sear.
SaladsMexican Shrimp Salad
This colorful Mexican-inspired shrimp salad is crisp, creamy, tangy, and filling without feeling heavy. Chili-lime shrimp, black beans, corn, avocado, and a quick lime dressing make it a fresh meal for warm days or easy
SaladsGrinder Salad
This chopped grinder salad takes the bold, tangy filling of an Italian-style deli sub and serves it in a bowl. It is crunchy, creamy, salty, and quick enough for a no-cook dinner.