37 Easy Salad Recipes

Salads are more than a side dish, they can be a complete wholesome meal that is perfect for lunch or dinner. These delicious salad recipes are loaded with seasonal ingredients, protein and flavorful dressings. The possibilities are endless! Think shrimp, grilled chicken and salmon for a satisfying protein choice. Or go for a caprese salad for a vegetarian option. So forget the takeout menu and explore these delicious and satisfying salad dinners. You will love these fresh and flavorful recipes that are a powerhouse of wholesome ingredients.

BLT Salad

Turn your favorite BLT sandwich into a salad with crispy croutons, tomatoes and chopped bacon. This is the perfect salad for dinner or even for a potluck.

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Pecan Chicken Salad

This Pecan Chicken Salad is a great salad to make. Super simple to prepare and on the table in less than thirty minutes it is a great option for a midweek meal or lunch. Bursting with flavor you have to try it!

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Spicy Salmon Salad

A creamy colorful salad bowl with a perfect heat kick that reminds me of sushi. It is a light and healthy lunch or dinner, packed with Japanese flavors, and is super simple to whip on a weeknight.

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Strawberry Fields Salad

This recipe makes a refreshing, healthy salad loaded with nutrients. It is a perfect summer salad combining fresh strawberries, fatty avocados, rotisserie chicken, creamy feta cheese, nuts, and sweet and sour dressing.

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Crab Louie Salad

This Crab Louie Salad reigns supreme among salad dishes, brimming with fresh ingredients like crunchy lettuce, asparagus, cucumber, hard-boiled eggs, avocado, tomatoes, and succulent crab meat, all brought together with a rich, homemade Thousand Island dressing. Serving as a delectable main course salad throughout the year, it truly shines when Dungeness crab is at its seasonal peak.

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Chickpea Tuna Salad

This easy salad is perfect for a light dinner or lunch. This is made with simple ingredients but is full of flavor.

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Italian Grinder Salad (Tiktok viral recipe)

This Viral TikTok recipe uses all of the ingredients from your favorite grinder sandwich for a low carb salad recipe. This has all of the Italian flavors we love!

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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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The Best Salmon Kale Caesar Salad

Salmon Kale Caesar Salad combines nutrient-rich kale, flavorful salmon, and classic Caesar dressing, creating a hearty and delicious salad.

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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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Chicken Arugula Salad

This summer salad is a burst of colors and flavors on a plate. Healthy and delicious, it combines spicy jalapenos, veggies, arugula, and chicken under a light cilantro dressing.

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Santa Fe Salad With Cilantro Avocado Dressing

This Santa Fe Salad has delicious juicy chicken that is easy to make while prepping the other salad ingredients for a quick salad that can be on the table in just minutes. Drizzle with a flavorful cilantro avocado dressing for the most amazing salad recipe.

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Caprese Zoodle Salad

This fresh salad uses garden summer zucchini and cherry tomatoes for the same great taste you love from a caprese salad. Perfect for a summer potluck or dinner side dish.

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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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Mediterranean Eggplant Chickpea Salad

This Mediterranean Eggplant Chickpea Salad features tomatoes, pine nuts, and fresh basil in a simple vinaigrette. Bursting with flavor you have to try it.

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Italian Tuna White Bean Salad

This Italian inspired dish uses tuna steaks and cannellini beans for a light yet satisfying lunch or dinner.

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Best Ever Italian Chopped Salad (With Zesty Dressing)

This Italian Chopped Salad recipe is loaded with cheese, fresh veggies and cured meats and then drizzled with a zesty Italian dressing. Make this for a light lunch or a summer potluck recipe.

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Greek Salmon Salad

This Greek Salmon Salad is loaded with fresh veggies, olives and salty feta cheese and then drizzled with an herby dressing for the perfect entree salad.

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Shrimp Avocado Salad

This is a healthy and delicious dinner entree salad recipe that is loaded with juicy shrimp and ripe avocado. Perfect for summer dinners or potlucks.

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Grilled Chicken Salad

This Grilled Chicken Salad is bursting with flavor from tender chicken, corn, avocados, tomatoes, cucumbers, bell pepper, and red onion, all drizzled with a sweet and tangy honey mustard vinaigrette that doubles as a chicken marinade. This is one of our favorite go-to summer salads.

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Asian Chicken 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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Niçoise Salad

This classic French salad is a meal in itself. It has wild caught canned salmon, potatoes, green beans, eggs and tomatoes all tossed in a simple vinaigrette.

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Easy Taco Salad Recipe

This Easy Taco Salad Takes all of the delicious flavors from your favorite taco and incorporates it into a salad. This is topped with tomatoes, black beans, avocado and drizzled with a yummy dressing for a dinner recipe the whole family will love!

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Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Salad

This teriyaki chicken salad is easy to make and loaded with fresh veggies and sweet pineapple. Use store-bought teriyaki sauce to make this recipe come together even quicker for busy weeknights.

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Mediterranean-Style Chopped Salad

If you like chopped salad, you’ll love this easy Mediterranean Style Chopped Salad! It’s filled with fresh flavors and lots of colorful veggies, gorgonzola cheese and olives. Filling and delicious, you can add your choice of protein to make a main dish salad all will love.

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Seared Shrimp And Avocado Salad

This shrimp and avocado salad is satisfying, healthy, and full of protein! Juicy shrimp, creamy avocado, salty feta, and pickled onions make a delicious combo.

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Classic Cobb Salad

This easy to make Classic Cobb Salad is loaded with all the best salad toppings, like chicken, hard boiled eggs, diced tomatoes, bacon and blue cheese. Just add your dressing of choice and you have a fantastic lunch or lighter dinner option!

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Chipotle Chicken Salad

Chipotle chicken salad is sweet, spicy, fruity yet filling, and nutritious. It’s high in protein and gluten-free.

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Shrimp Avocado Salad

This Blackened Shrimp Salad recipe is loaded with tons of flavor and piled high with fresh ingredients like salsa, corn, black beans, avocado, and spicy blackened shrimp.

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Plantain Salad With Avocado Cilantro Dressing

This Plantain Salad With Avocado Cilantro Lime Dressing is the ultimate flavorful and filling summer salad. It is full of flavorful sweet plantains, high-protein black beans and quinoa, creamy avocado, and so much more! This plantain salad recipe is the perfect flavorful salad to try when you need to mix it up!

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Best Ever Bang Bang Shrimp Salad

This Bang Bang Shrimp Salad features a bed of mixed greens topped with avocado, pickled red onion, and cucumber. The star of the show is the crispy, creamy Bang Bang shrimp tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce made with Thai chili sauce. Enjoy a flavorful and healthy meal with a delightful sweet and spicy kick.

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Warm Kale And Asparagus Salad

Kale, bacon, eggs, and asparagus make this salad a perfect choice for lunch or dinner. Enjoy the warm, freshly-made bacon vinaigrette and tender kale in every bite.

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Pork Tenderloin And Spinach Salad

Fresh spinach, apples, and pecans perfectly compliment the spice rubbed pork tenderloin in this easy dinner salad recipe. The maple mustard dressing finishes everything off to create a homemade meal that you'll make again and again.

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Quick And Easy Harvest Bowl

This harvest bowl is filled to the brim with fresh, seasonal ingredients like butternut squash, apples, kale, and more! It epitomizes the essence of a hearty, healthy, and wholesome meal. Serve it with nuts, seeds, and your favorite sauce for the perfect fall and winter lunch or dinner.

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Best BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad

This isn’t your grandma’s Chicken Cobb Salad—it’s packed full of flavor with juicy baked BBQ chicken, sweet corn succotash, and a creamy Cobb salad dressing. But don’t worry, it still has all the other classic components we all know and love, like avocado, tomato, and hard-boiled eggs. This salad will convert any salad naysayer into a raving fan!

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Copycat Panera Southwest Chili Lime Ranch Salad

This Copycat Panera Southwest Chili Lime Ranch Salad with Chicken is my absolute favorite!!! I made it three times this past week!!! Once you have all the ingredients – you can’t help but make it every day!

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Savory Steak And Squash Salad

This hearty dinner salad is colorful, appetizing and simple to prepare. Steak and squash salad is also bursting with not only flavor but nutrients too, making it a win-win for dinner. It’s the perfect salad when you have leftover steak!

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