When the weather warms up, those heavy comfort food meals we crave in the winter start to lose their appeal. Take advantage of the seasonal produce hitting the farmer's market with light and crisp salads. These refreshing salad recipes are perfect for spring and summer, whether you are packing them for lunch or serving them as a light dinner.
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Make a beautiful caprese salad with fresh juicy tomatoes or a bright and colorful grilled peach salad. These are simple to make and loaded with healthy wholesome ingredients.
Thai Chicken Salad With Peanut Dressing
This Thai Salad With Peanut Dressing is a quick recipe using rotisserie chicken for protein. The peanut dressing has just a little heat from sriracha for a flavorful and delicious salad!
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Burrata Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze
From flavors to textures, this summer salad is truly a masterpiece. The harmonious blend of the whole dish will surely bring this recipe to the top of your list of salad recipes. Juicy summer tomatoes, creamy burrata cheese, and the fragrant basil leaves are drizzled with the sweet balsamic glaze, then topped with the crunchy pine nuts. You can easily tell you're in for a treat!
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Viral Lemon Parmesan Salad
This quick lemon parmesan salad is fresh, crisp, and packed with bold flavor in just minutes. With crunchy romaine, a bright citrus dressing, and savory parmesan, it’s an effortless side that feels elevated and pairs perfectly with almost any meal.
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Asian Salad With Ginger Dressing
This Asian Chicken Salad With Ginger Dressing is a quick and easy salad that is perfect for lunch or dinner. This salad has lots of crunch from the cabbage and and almonds, plus a sweetness from the mandarin oranges!
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Greek-Inspired Mediterranean Bean Salad
This Mediterranean Bean Salad is loaded with tomatoes, cucumbers and 2 types of beans for a healthy salad that is filling yet satisfying. This is perfect for lunch meal prep for the week without the fear of wilted lettuce.
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Easy Broccoli Salad With Creamy Greek Yogurt Dressing
This Broccoli Salad with Creamy Greek Yogurt Dressing is a breeze to whip up and perfect for any gathering. It takes only minutes to make a crowd-pleasing side dish packed with fresh crunchy broccoli, tart cranberries, and almonds. Bring it to holiday potlucks for a refreshing side dish everyone will love.
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Cold Southwest Pasta Salad With Creamy Dressing
This Cold Southwest Pasta Salad with Creamy Dressing is a delicious side dish. With an incredible balance of flavors from perfectly cooked pasta, sweet corn, black beans, vibrant red tomatoes, crisp bell peppers, rich cotija cheese, zesty jalapeños, and fresh cilantro, all brought together by a fantastic Southwest dressing, this dish will be the star at any potluck!
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BLT Salad Recipe With Creamy Dressing
BLT Salad is a classic dish that will always give the best flavors for everyone to enjoy. This recipe will show you how you can easily make this dish in no time!
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Vegan Green Goddess Pasta Salad
This easy green goddess pasta salad takes only 30 minutes to put together making it the perfect side dish to take to potlucks. This nutritious salad tastes amazing and is loaded with veggies.
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Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons
This Chicken Caesar Salad with Homemade Croutons has the perfect creamy, slightly garlicky Caesar dressing drizzled over crisp romaine. Ideal for a light dinner or even meal prep for lunch!
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Three Bean Salad
This Three Bean recipe is a classic you'll keep coming back to! It's a refreshing dish that fits any occasion—from casual family dinners to festive summer BBQs.
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Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken
This Pesto Pasta Salad with Grilled Chicken is healthy, satisfying, and 200% delicious. It’ll take center stage at any picnic, potluck, dinner table, or the lunch table if you’re lucky enough to have leftovers…YUM!
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Melon Prosciutto Salad
This Melon Prosciutto Salad is one of the best potluck salads that brings the sweet-salty magic of Italy right to your table. One bite, and you'll see why this summer salad is a crowd favorite!
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Brussels Sprout Apple Goat Cheese Salad
This Brussels Sprout Apple Goat Cheese Salad mixes together shaved Brussels sprouts, apples, dried cranberries, walnuts, red onion, and creamy goat cheese. The fresh ingredients are then topped with a light balsamic dressing. Yum!
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Panera Green Goddess Salad
This dairy-free salad with cobb, chicken, and bacon will certainly become your go-to lunch. Fresh, light, rich in good nutrients, and only needs 10 minutes of your time.
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Grilled Peach And Burrata Salad With Balsamic
When summer peaches are at peak season this is the salad to make! Grilled peaches are delicious in a summer salad bursting with fresh produce.
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Healthy Ranch Chicken Salad
Bite-sized roasted chicken, fresh veggies, and greens, all under ranch dressing - a simple and delicious quick lunch on a busy day without sacrificing your healthy lifestyle.
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