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Home | Recipes | Salads

Simple Salad Recipes

Fresh veggies, lots of colors, these simple salad recipes will be the perfect addition to any meal or as a side dish to compliment your other dishes. Remember, salads do NOT have to be boring!

Try a Ramen Cabbage Salad with Simple Peanut Dressing, Strawberry Arugula Goat Cheese Salad or my personal favorites, this Apple Arugula Salad and Tortellini Caprese Salad. Check out the rest!

Cucumber corn salad in serving dish topped with chopped jalapeño and cilantro.

Salads

Cucumber Corn Salad

Curry chicken salad on plate with spoon.

Salads

Curry Chicken Salad

Broccoli cauliflower salad in bowl tossed with cheese, cranberries, bacon and more.

Salads

Broccoli Cauliflower Salad

Apple and arugula salad in bowl with toasted maple pecans, goat cheese, dried figs and balsamic dressing.

Salads

Apple Arugula Salad

Grilled flank steak salad in dish topped with freshly chopped cilantro and cheese.

Grilling Recipes

Grilled Flank Steak Salad

White salad bowl with spinach, cranberries, almonds, goat cheese, oranges and balsamic dressing drizzled on top.

Salads

Spinach Mandarin Salad with Honey Balsamic Dressing

Lemon dijon dressing in glass jar with spoon.

Salads

Lemon Dijon Dressing

Pesto orzo salad in white bowl topped with freshly chopped basil and toasted pine nuts.

Salads

Pesto Orzo Salad

Serving bowl with potato salad and serving utensils.

Side Dishes

Cajun Potato Salad

Chickpea salad with avocado, tomatoes and feta in glass bowl.

Salads

Favorite Salad Recipes

Dish with chicken bacon pasta salad and serving spoon.

Salads

Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad

Sun dried tomato pasta salad with basil, spinach, parmesan and other ingredients in salad bowl.

Salads

Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad

Taco salad in white bowl with sautéed shrimp, tomatoes, black beans, cheese and other ingredients.

Salads

Shrimp Taco Salad with Creamy Cilantro Lime Dressing

White salad bowl with cauliflower rice salad with serving spoon.

Salads

Black Bean and Cauliflower Rice Salad

Roasted pear salad in white salad dish with pecans, goat cheese and more.

Salads

Roasted Pear Salad

Tortilla chips dipping into bowl with kidney beans, black and pinto beans, vegetables, avocado, corn and more.

Salads

3 Bean, Corn and Avocado Salad

Bowl with watermelon salad with feta and avocado and spoon scooping into it.

Salads

Watermelon Avocado Salad With Feta

Zucchini pasta salad in serving bowl with wood spoon.

Salads

Grilled Zucchini Pasta Salad

Lemon orzo salad with cucumber, bell pepper and feta in serving dish with serving utensils.

Salads

Easy Lemon Orzo Salad With Feta

Tortellini caprese salad in bowl topped with balsamic glaze.

Salads

Tortellini Caprese Salad

Avocado egg salad in bowl with chopped parsley.

Salads

Avocado Egg Salad

Berries and pecans over green salad.

Salads

Mixed Green Salad with Berries and Strawberry Balsamic Dressing

Brussels sprout salad in bowl with serving utensils, topped with shredded parmesan cheese.

Salads

Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad

Chickpea avocado salad in bowl with arugula, feta, cucumbers, tomato and other ingredients.

Salads

Chickpea Avocado Salad

White bowl with strawberry pecan chicken salad topped with green onion and pecans.

Salads

Strawberry Poppy Seed Pecan Chicken Salad

Salads

Strawberry Summer Quinoa Salad

Pasta salad made with grape tomatoes, spinach, basil, mozzarella and other ingredients in serving bowl.

Salads

Tomato Basil Pasta Salad

Cucumber quinoa salad in bowl with peppers, feta, chopped dill and serving utensils.

Salads

Easy Cucumber Quinoa Salad with Feta

Gluten Free

Caprese Farro Salad Recipe

Ramen cabbage salad with peanut dressing over top in white bowl.

Salads

Ramen Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

Strawberry arugula goat cheese salad on white serving plate topped with balsamic dressing.

Salads

Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad

Spring green salad with asparagus, burrata, peas, homemade croutons, and pecans.

Salads

Spring Green Burrata Salad

Summer Favorites

10 Simple Summer Salads + Sides (Perfect For Any BBQ!)

Bowl with spoon scooping into avocado tuna salad in bowl.

Salads

Avocado Ranch Tuna Salad

Bowl with mashed chickpea mock tuna salad topped with chopped red onion and dill.

Salads

Vegan Chickpea “Tuna” Salad

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