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Deli Recipes

These deli recipes include tuna salad, chicken salad, egg salad, potato salad, macaroni salad, coleslaw, and seafood salads. Start with my Classic Deli Tuna Salad, New York Egg Salad, or Sweet Coleslaw.

Inspired by classic New York deli recipes, they're easy to make ahead for lunch, sandwiches, picnics, or a quick side dish.

Classic Deli Recipes

  • sweet creamy coleslaw with cabbage, carrots, peppers, and creamy dressing
    Sweet Coleslaw
  • bowl of deli-style potato salad
    Deli Potato Salad
  • Bowl of macaroni salad with spoon.
    New York Deli Macaroni Salad
  • deli chicken soup
    Deli Chicken Soup Recipe

Tuna Salads

  • Old-fashioned tuna salad with crisp lettuce, sliced tomato, cucumber, and scallions
    New York Diner Tuna Salad
  • Tuna on a bialy.
    Veggie Tuna Salad
  • Tuna egg salad sandwich on toasted bialy with lettuce, cut in half on a plate
    Tuna Fish Salad With Eggs
  • tuna sandwich
    Whole Foods Cranberry Apple Tuna Salad
  • Elbow pasta mixed with tuna and vegetables in a white serving bowl.
    Macaroni Tuna Salad
  • tuna fish tortillas and potatoes
    Tuna Melt on a Tortilla
  • Open-faced tuna melt on a bagel with pickles and chips on deli paper.
    Open-Faced Tuna Melt

Chicken Salads

  • bowl of chicken salad with celery and mayo
    How To Make NYC Deli Chicken Salad
  • Close-up of Sonoma chicken salad with diced chicken, halved grapes, celery, pecans, and poppyseed dressing on a bed of greens.
    Sonoma Chicken Salad
  • chicken salad with grapes, celery, mayo, and almonds
    Chicken Salad With Grapes And Dill

Egg Salads

  • egg salad sandwich
    New York Egg Salad Recipe
  • Garden vegetable egg salad with tomato and chips with a side of coleslaw.
    Veggie Egg Salad
  • Mango egg salad in a white bowl with fresh parsley and black pepper.
    Creamy Mango Egg Salad

Seafood Recipes

  • Cold key west pink shrimp salad on a bed of lettuce.
    Shrimp Salad with Old Bay and Dill
  • Smoked salmon omelet folded and plated on a white dish, finished with a dollop of sour cream, capers, dill, and chives, with fresh arugula on the side and a fork alongside.
    Smoked Salmon Omelet
  • Close up of shrimp and crab salad with pasta, peas, and creamy lemon dressing on a spoon
    Crab Meat Pasta Salad
  • Bowl of surimi crab salad with lemon slices.
    Surimi Crab Salad
  • overhead view of shrimp salad with pasta ready for servng
    Shrimp Salad with Pasta
  • baked salmon salad with vegetables
    Baked Salmon Salad with Smoked Salmon

More Deli Recipes

  • Classic New York deli-style salads with sandwich and sides
    Deli-Style Salad Recipes
  • bagel chips
    Everything Bagel Chips (Oven or Air Fryer)
  • Homemade tuna salad with diced red onion, celery, and fresh dill, served over lettuce with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, black olives, and lemon wedges.
    Best Tuna Salad Recipes
  • Gluten-free everything bagel breadsticks served with chive cream cheese on a dark platter.
    Gluten-Free Breadsticks
  • Coleslaw topped hot dogs on a plate with mustard, served as a summer deli-style side.
    Deli Salads for Summer
  • Bagel with scallion cream cheese spread and a knife.
    Scallion Cream Cheese Spread
  • bagel with veggie cream cheese and tomato
    Homemade Flavored Cream Cheese
  • Homemade veggie cream cheese.
    Veggie Cream Cheese
  • Smoked salmon cream cheese on an everything bagel cut into two halves.
    Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese
  • 3 bean salad with chickpeas, kidney beans, white beans, celery, red onion, and herbs in a vinaigrette
    3 Bean Salad
  • Dill pickle potato salad with eggs and fresh dill served with oven fried chicken.
    Potato Salad With Pickles and Eggs
  • Overhead shot of a diner-style Denver omelet ready to serve.
    Denver Omelet with Cheddar
  • tuna sandwich with coleslaw and a pickle
    What to Eat With Tuna Salad
  • bowl of chopped liver with bread and crackers
    Deli Chopped Liver
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Hi, I’m Felice. I live in the Florida Keys and share easy recipes made with fresh seafood, steak, and seasonal vegetables. My cooking is inspired by island life and made with simple, real food.

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