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Salads

Our quick and easy cold summer salad recipes are loaded with colorful fresh fruits, veggies, and dressings to make eating healthy, fun, and delicious.

Ideal for outdoor lunches, BBQs, and weeknight dinners, our unique salads are a must-try. Whether you're seeking a main dish or a side salad, explore options like the creamy Key West Pink Shrimp Salad or the hearty Romaine and Arugula with Roasted Sweet Potatoes.

  • Mango egg salad in a green bowl with fresh parsley and black pepper.
    Creamy Mango Egg Salad
  • Mexican street corn salad with grilled corn, creamy dressing, cotija cheese, and fresh cilantro served in a black bowl with a serving spoon.
    Mexican Street Corn Salad
  • Creamy honey mustard dressing being poured over a fresh salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, carrots, and red onion in a big bowl
    Creamy Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
  • Kani salad on a white plate with shredded imitation crab, cucumber, carrots, green onions, and sesame seeds, served with chopsticks.
    Kani Salad Recipe
  • homemade lemon dijon vinaigrette in a bowl with spoon
    Simple Homemade Vinaigrette
  • Close up of shrimp and crab salad with pasta, peas, and creamy lemon dressing on a spoon
    Crab Meat Pasta Salad
  • 3 bean salad with chickpeas, kidney beans, white beans, celery, red onion, and herbs in a vinaigrette
    3 Bean Salad
  • Mixed garden salad with cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, and red onion as lemon Dijon dressing is poured over fresh greens
    Mixed Garden Salad
  • Dill pickle potato salad with eggs and fresh dill served with oven fried chicken.
    Potato Salad With Pickles and Eggs
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    Green Salad with Sardines
  • Tuna egg salad sandwich on toasted bialy with lettuce, cut in half on a plate
    Tuna Fish Salad With Eggs
  • Flaked canned salmon with pasta salad over greens with a lemon wedge.
    Salmon Pasta 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
  • bowl of surimi crab salad with lemon slices.
    Surimi Crab Salad
  • Elbow pasta mixed with tuna and vegetables in a white serving bowl.
    Macaroni Tuna Salad
  • overhead view of shrimp salad with pasta ready for servng
    Shrimp Salad with Pasta
  • chopped Italian Antipasto Salad with balsamic vinaigrette
    Italian Antipasto Salad
  • white bean cucumber tomato salad with vinaigrette and a side of pita chips
    Mediterranean White Bean Tomato Cucumber Salad
  • Bowl of cold lobster salad with chunks of lobster, celery, and dressing in a light dressing
    Lobster Salad
  • Fresh watermelon arugula salad with feta and red onion on a serving platter, topped with lime vinaigrette.
    Watermelon Arugula Salad with Feta
  • shrimp tortillas with cilantro lime dressing
    Shrimp Tortilla Wraps
  • bowl of deli-style potato salad
    Deli Potato Salad
  • baked salmon salad with vegetables
    Deli Baked Salmon Salad
  • tuna melt on scooped out bagel
    Tuna Melt on a Scooped-Out Bagel
  • egg salad with tomato
    Veggie Egg Salad
  • egg salad sandwich
    New York Egg Salad Recipe
  • tuna fish tortillas and potatoes
    Tuna Melt on a Tortilla
  • sweet creamy coleslaw with cabbage, carrots, peppers, and creamy dressing
    Sweet Coleslaw
  • tuna sandwich
    Whole Foods Cranberry Apple Tuna Salad
  • bowl of chicken salad with celery and mayo
    How To Make NYC Deli Chicken Salad
  • bowl of slaw for fish
    Easy Slaw For Fish Tacos
  • Old-fashioned tuna salad with crisp lettuce, sliced tomato, cucumber, and scallions
    Classic Deli Tuna Salad (New York Diner Style)
  • Bowl of macaroni salad with spoon.
    New York Deli Macaroni Salad
  • Pasta salad with mozzarella and tomatoes.
    Gluten Free Pasta Salad with Mozzarella and Tomatoes
  • Cold chickpea cucumber feta salad in a bowl with red gingham napkin.
    Chickpea Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad
  • Mexican bean salad with chili key lime vinaigrette in glass bowl with tongs.
    Mexican Black Bean Salad With Chili Lime Vinaigrette
  • Carrot salad with serving spoons.
    Best Carrot Salad Recipes
  • Carrots salad with basil in white bowl.
    Italian Carrot Salad Recipe
  • Gotham salad on white plate.
    Gotham Salad from BG Restaurant at Bergdorf Goodman
  • chicken salad with grapes, celery, mayo, and almonds
    Sweet Chicken Salad with Grapes

  • Cold key west pink shrimp salad on a bed of lettuce.
    Shrimp Salad with Old Bay and Dill
  • Fresh salad with roasted sweet potatoes, arugula, and toppings arranged in a large white bowl.
    Roasted Sweet Potato Arugula Salad
  • bowl of ray peat's carrot salad with coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and salt in a brown bowl
    Ray Peat Carrot Salad
  • Tuna on a bialy.
    Veggie Tuna Salad
  • caesar salad with roasted broccoli and chicken croutons
    Keto Caesar Salad
  • the best spinach strawberry salad with feta and almonds
    Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Feta
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