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These fresh and easy salads use seasonally in-sync ingredients to help you eat locally all year long.
- Composed Salads (11)
- Grain and Legume Salads (6)
- Main Dish Salads (4)
- Slaws & Sliced Salads (18)
- Tossed Salads (33)
10 Perfect Salads & Slaws for Picnics, Potlucks, and Barbecues
"Oh, just bring a salad" or "bring something to share" are not always what guests to potlucks, picnics, and backyard barbecues want to hear. Whether you've been asked to bring something or you're trying to cook enough so your guests don't have to bring anything at all, these dishes are perfect for July 4th gatherings of all shapes, sizes, and...
10+ Delicious Spring Salads
Spring salads are colorful and tender, full of fresh spring produce like butter lettuce, asparagus, fava beans, and strawberries.
10 Great Beet Salads
Sweet, earthy beets make a delicious base for great salads. Find ideas and tasty recipes below.
Easy Winter Salads
You need to keep a broad view of "salad" in mind to make truly winter salads – but combinations of seasonal fruits and vegetables (sometimes cooked, sometimes raw), cheeses, nuts, and legumes can make winter salads as exciting as any spring or summer creation.
Warm Asparagus Salad With Ramps
A lovely spring salad with fresh asparagus and wild ramps.
Citrus and Pomegranate Salad
Pomegranate seeds add color and flavor to this simple citrus salad.
Citrus Salad With Mint
Grapefruit, oranges, and mint make a wonderfully refreshing, flavorful, and easy salad.
Cooling Cucumber Salads
These crisp cucumber salads are perfect for cooling off on hot summer days or adding crunch to meals anytime of year.
How to Make a Winter Salad
Hearty greens, salty cheese, and crunchy nuts are the secret weapons to how to make winter salads delicious.
Beet & Yogurt Salad
Grated roasted beets tossed in a garlicky yogurt dressing create a shocking pink color and out-of-this-world flavor.
Classic Creamy Potato Salad
The key to Classic Creamy Potato Salad is to toss the potatoes with the vinegar while the potatoes are still warm and to serve the salad soon after making it instead of chilling it for any amount of time.
Corn Avocado Salad (or Salsa!)
Fresh sweet corn and smooth avocado combine to make a great composed salad, salsa, or relish - depending on how you use it.
Corn, Cucumber, Tomato Salad
Easy, fresh, cold - this Corn, Cucumber, Tomato Salad is perfect for summer.
Corn, Tomato & Basil Salad
This salad is wonderful with pretty much any grilled meal, or as part of a no-cook summer dinner.
Cucumber & Yogurt Salad (Tzatziki)
Shredded cucumber is dressed with garlicky yogurt in this simple, refreshing, cooling, salad.
Endive Salad With Walnuts
This Endive Salad With Walnuts is crisp, easy, and as delicious as it is nutritious.
Fava Bean & Pecorino Salad
This simple salad is a wonderful way to enjoy the fresh, spring flavor of fava beans.
Fennel Avocado Salad
Thinly sliced fennel, avocado, and red onion get coated in an easy dressing to make this quick, easy, and healthful winter salad.
Green Beans With Sesame Dressing
Give green beans a sweet treatment with a nutty sesame dressing.
Grilled Potato Salad
This fabulously easy Grilled Potato Salad is a crowd-pleasing wonder - try it next time you grill.
Lentil Arugula Salad
Lentils cooked until just tender and ribbon-sliced arugula are tossed with a simple vinaigrette and topped with a bit of feta cheese in this Lentil Arugula Salad.
Marinated Fava Beans
This easy recipe makes the most of the small amount of beans you can glean from the pods. Add these favas to a salad or an antipasto platter.
Marinated Green Bean Salad
Crisp-tender steamed green beans tossed with a shallot-y vinaigrette make a snappy summer salad or side dish.
Nopales Tomato Salad
Nopales Tomato Salad makes great use of nopales (cactus leaves) and ripe tomatoes.
Parsley & Preserved Lemon Salad
This salad is so refreshing it's practically a tonic. Dark, vitamin-laden flat-leaf parsley (a.k.a. "Italian" parsley) and puckery, salty preserved lemons full of sunshine and brighter days chase the winter blues (and colds) away with just a bit of chopping and tossing.
Red Onion Tomato Salad
This red onion tomato salad is super simple - and works as a dairy-free caprese salad if you find yourself in such a need.
Roasted Beet & Feta Salad
Roasting intensifies the sweetness of beets, making them the perfect foil for salty feta cheese in this easy, nutritious composed salad recipe.
Strawberry Poblano Salad
Strawberries, poblano chiles, and spring onions make a fresh, flavorful salad--perfect served on a bed of greens.
Thanksgiving Salads
A tossed green salad is always nice, but add a bit more flair and flavor to your Thanksgiving table with these Thanksgiving salads. Most of these can be made ahead and travel well, making them as perfect for potlucks as they are for busy cooks.
Of course, if you decide to go with a tossed salad make sure to check out this guide to …
Warm Beet Salad With Greens
Beets and their greens are gently cooked together and simply dressed in this perfect, colorful spring salad.
Watermelon & Feta Salad
Sweet watermelon and salty feta cheese make a pretty, refreshing summer salad.