Salads Don’t Have to be Boring: Give These 20 Sensational Recipes a Try

Summer salads are a great way to enjoy fresh, seasonal ingredients while keeping your meals light and healthy. I love bringing bright salads to BBQs, picnics, or church potlucks. Using the freshest seasonal ingredients makes summer salads the best of the year! From classic favorites to creative new combinations, there’s something here for everyone to love. Which one will you try today?

Strawberry Feta Salad

This Strawberry Feta Salad is one of the best summer salads for healthy eating. It is packed with flavor and texture and made with simple ingredients like baby kale, fresh strawberries, crunchy pecans, and creamy feta. Coated with a simple balsamic vinaigrette, this salad will surely be a hit at your table.
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Strawberry And Pecan Spinach Salad With Blue Cheese

This fresh Strawberry and Pecan Spinach Salad is easy to put together, healthy, gluten-free and a great way to show off summer strawberries.
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Supergreens Salad With Cherries And Feta

This Supergreens Salad with Cherries and Feta will become your new favorite salad. Perfect for a healthy lunch or to bring to a cookout.
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The Best Quinoa Salad With Greens

A delicious and healthy lunch or dinner this Quinoa Salad with Greens is packed with sauteed zucchini, cucumber, greens, almonds and feta cheese. {gluten free}
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Skinny Watermelon Feta Salad

Skinny Watermelon Feta Salad is the perfect side dish for summer holiday cookouts and block parties. It’s totally fresh and packed with minty flavor. {gluten free}
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Kale and Apple Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing

Kale and Apple Salad with Maple Mustard Dressing is loaded with pistachios and pomegranate arils. It is fresh, seasonal, and easy to make but sure to impress.
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Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad

This light and fresh Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad is perfect for summer BBQs and potlucks, or your weekly meal prep.
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Autumn Quinoa Salad With Lemon Turmeric Dressing

Balance out the heavier cooked down and roasted flavors of fall with this light and tangy Autumn Quinoa Salad with homemade Lemon Turmeric Dressing.
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Brussels Sprout Salad

Try this Brussels Sprout Salad with Pear and Pomegranate. It’s packed with healthy seasonal ingredients and loaded with gorgeous colors. This delicious salad is crisp, refreshing, and tossed with a simple apple cider vinaigrette. It’s a perfect side dish to accompany a holiday meal or any main dish for weeknight dinners.
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Fennel, Mango and Celery Salad

If you are looking for a light, crisp and refreshing salad this Fennel, Mango, and Celery Salad is for you! It’s easy to put together and topped with olive oil vinaigrette. {gluten free, keto, whole30, paleo, dairy free, vegan}
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Hearts of Palm Salad with Vegan Avocado Dressing

Refreshing, light, and easy Venezuelan Hearts of Palm Salad with avocados, tomatoes, and arugula dressed in a creamy vegan avocado salad dressing
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Summer Farro Salad

This easy Summer Farro Salad is the perfect prep-ahead grain salad and is made with cherry tomatoes, corn, zucchini, and basil.
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Super Citrus Salad

Easy + healthy recipe for a Super Citrus Salad — with a bright Orange Vinaigrette! Baby greens, sweet orange slices, fresh mint, goat cheese, dried cranberries, and chopped candied nuts make for a refreshing dish. Gluten-free and vegetarian friendly.
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Mediterranean Salad Bowls

Healthy recipe for Mediterranean Salad Bowls! Romaine lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, Kalamata olives, feta, & pickled red cabbage with a lemony Greek Dressing
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Beet Salad

A beautiful beet salad recipe with arugula, tossed and topped with roasted beets, crunchy pistahios, cranberries, feta and red onion
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Southwestern Salad

Southwestern Salad, with garbanzos, and chipotle, lime and roasted garlic dressing loaded with fresh veggies for a colorful summer salad!
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Thai Vermicelli Noodle Salad With Abalone

Tangy, sweet, spicy, and savory, this light Thai Vermicelli with Abalone Salad is a great make-ahead recipe for your Chinese New Year dinner.
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Broccoli Pasta Salad

This Broccoli Pasta Salad is loaded with broccoli and other veggies the tossed creamy parmesan dressing! The perfect flavor and side dish for your summer gatherings.
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Best Easy Orzo Pasta Salad with Feta

This Orzo Pasta Salad is a fun and fresh summertime salad that is super easy to put together, feeds a crowd, and has deliciously tasty ingredients all mixed in
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Mediterranean Farro Salad

Brighten up your day with this fresh and flavorful Mediterranean farro salad. It’s vibrant, easy to make, and tastes absolutely delicious!
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