Summer Salad Recipes

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Spicy Watermelon, Ricotta & Tomato Salad

Cooking Time: 10m

I love the idea of decorating a dinner party table with beautiful salad platters and this Spicy Watermelon, Ricotta and Tomato Salad is one of my most favorite choices. The colors are vibrant and exciting and elevates every table setting. With delicious and juicy, pink watermelon wedges tossed with fresh...

September 23, 2020

Carrot Apple Raisin Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

This Carrot Apple Raisin Salad is a perfect side salad for your next BBQ. What a brilliant flavor combination in this one – sweet carrot, apple and raisins with buttery pecan nuts. These are combined with a zingy, yet creamy lemon and ginger dressing. To make this salad, simply mix...

September 3, 2020

Melon Peach Salad with Prosciutto

Cooking Time: 7m

This Melon Peach Salad with Prosciutto is one of my favorite summer salads. I would go so far as to say that the flavor combination in this salad is perfect – juicy peach, sweet melon, punchy fresh basil and marjoram mixed with salty prosciutto. My mouth is watering as I...

August 26, 2020

Lemony Roasted Broccoli, Arugula and Lentil Salad

Cooking Time: 30m

I have a small feeling that I have hit another big salad goldmine with this Lemony Roasted Broccoli, Arugula and Lentil Salad recipe. I love warm salads and this particular combo fills the space. I roast a bunch of broccoli florets with in olive oil and sea salt then toss...

August 18, 2020

Zucchini Noodle “Pasta” Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

This Zucchini Noodle “Pasta” Salad is a super healthy take on pasta salad. Featuring classic Mediterranean flavors, but way less carbs than traditional pasta contains. This salad is one of my favorite recipes to make on a hot day. Start by making a dressing in a salad bowl using oil,...

August 9, 2020

Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad

Cooking Time: 3h 20m

This is a fantastic Spicy Grilled Chicken Salad recipe for summer. I love this salad – it is one of my favorites. I think the secret to this salad’s success is the delicious buffalo marinade that the chicken sits in for up to four hours. Marinating the chicken makes it...

August 7, 2020

Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry

Cooking Time: 18m

This Grilled Chicken Salad with Raspberry is not only healthy, it is really simple to make too. It is jam packed with amazing ingredients like mix greens, tomatoes, berries, toasted nuts, feta cheese and it is topped off with a delicious creamy yet healthy poppyseed dressing. To make this salad,...

August 7, 2020

Peach and Nectarine Salsa

Cooking Time: 2m

This Peach and Nectarine Salsa is a delicious dish to bring to a potluck picnic or a summer cookout. Replacing tomatoes with peaches and nectarines gives a delicious take on the classic salsa recipe. The juiciness of the fruit counterbalances the kick from the chili nicely making this a fantastic...

August 6, 2020

Green Bean Salad with Feta

Cooking Time: 10m

I love to make this Green Bean Salad with Feta for barbecues or summer cookouts. The combination of crisp tender green beans and creamy salty feta cheese is a winner with everyone! This salad is a great accompaniment for grilled fish or meat. To make this salad, I start by...

August 3, 2020

Green Goddess Salad with Chicken

Cooking Time: 5m

I absolutely love green goddess dressing and this Green Goddess Salad with Chicken is one of my all-time favorite summer salads. Green goddess is a combination of buttermilk, avocado and fresh herbs which give the dressing its characteristic green color. To make this salad, start by combining the dressing in...

July 30, 2020

Spicy Peach and Avocado Salad

Cooking Time: 20m

This Spicy Peach and Avocado Salad is one of my favorite summer salads. I love the combination of creamy avocado and juicy sweet peaches. The addition of fresno chili adds a warm kick to this salad. Start by whisking a dressing made from lemon juice, oil, honey, shallot, and chili...

July 18, 2020

Quinoa, Pear & Spinach Jar Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

Do you know the best part about this Quinoa, Pear and Spinach Jar Salad recipe? And no, it’s not the cute jar for serving! In my opinion, the best part about this quinoa, pear, pecan, shallot, dried cherries and baby spinach combo, stuffed inside a mason jar, is the maple...

July 12, 2020

Strawberry Spinach Jar Salad

Cooking Time: 6m

I love to prepare these Strawberry Spinach Jar Salad for a summer lunch on hot days! Some people are confused initially by the addition of strawberries to a salad with chicken, avocado and spinach, but everyone who has tasted it adores the combination! To make this salad, start by making...

July 10, 2020

Beet & Goat Cheese Jar Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

If saying Beet & Goat Cheese Jar Salad is a mouthful for you then it’s just another reason to get a real mouthful of this salad. The salad consists of layers of oven roasted beets topped with diced apples, crumble goat cheese, pecans and baby arugula in a white wine...

July 9, 2020

Wedge Salad in a Jar

Cooking Time: 5m

I like to call this Wedge Salad in a Jar, the almost everything salad because it has almost everything good in 1 jar. Layers of different ingredients that work together in the best ensemble. Ranch or blue cheese dressing, topped with cherry tomato halves then diced red onion, then sliced...

July 7, 2020

Multi Vegetable Salad

Cooking Time: 15m

I place a version of this Multi Vegetable Salad on the table every day in summer. The best way to consume vegetables on a hot sunny day is to have them in a cold, crisp salad. I often add salami or bologna to this salad when I make it. It...

July 1, 2020

Barley & Zucchini Jar Salad

Cooking Time: 25m

I adore this Barley & Zucchini Jar Salad for a filling and delicious lunch option. The secret to great flavor in this salad is the barley toasting step. Toast for a few minutes in a skillet with oil until golden brown. This step brings an added flavor level that will...

June 29, 2020

Jar Chicken Salad with Pineapple & Potatoes

Cooking Time: 30m

I love to make a couple of batches of this Jar Chicken Salad with Pineapple and Potatoes for any potluck picnics I go to. Jar salads are so handy for potlucks because they are individually packaged so no sharing required from a big bowl. This recipe is really easy to...

June 28, 2020

Taco Salad in a Jar

Cooking Time: 20m

I love to make this Taco Salad in a Jar for picnics. The combination of turkey cooked with taco seasoning and the corn and black beans just says tacos to me. It’s like a deconstructed taco in salad form. Delicious! Place turkey in a skillet with oil. Season with salt...

June 28, 2020

Red Cabbage Salad with Shredded Chicken

Cooking Time: 5m

Red Cabbage Salad with Shredded Chicken is one of my favorite summer salads. It has a lovely tangy dressing and it is jam packed with tasty super super foods like red cabbage, bell pepper and mung beans. If you’d like a heartier meal, you can serve this salad with rice,...

June 26, 2020

Salmon, Strawberry & Fennel Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

I love to make this Salmon, Strawberry & Fennel Salad for a healthy summer lunch! This is one of my working from home favorites as I can pull the whole dish together in only 5 minutes. I love the combination of oily smoked salmon, sweet strawberries and crunchy fennel bulb....

June 25, 2020

Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad

Cooking Time: 20m

This Fennel and Roasted Cherry Salad is not only deliciously tasty but looks aesthetically beautiful too! For salad lovers and Instagram bloggers, this is definitely the recipe to try. With a sweet and salty flavor combination from roasted cherries, almond flakes, finely chopped fennel and a few sprigs of marjoram,...

June 24, 2020

Healthy Tuna Cobb Salad

Cooking Time: 5m

This Tuna Cobb Salad is a fresh and tasty salad which will add a healthy twist to your lunchtime line up. Cobb salad is a classic American salad which originated in a Hollywood restaurant back in the 1930s. Some cobb salads have bacon and chicken breast but in my cobb...

June 14, 2020

Black-Eyed Peas with Greens

Cooking Time: 55m

I am always hungry for this Black-Eyed Peas with Greens salad because it’s healthy and divine with fresh ingredients that are perfect for lunch. With it’s warm, filling and flavorsome combination of black-eyed peas, sautéed chopped onion, chives and celery, tossed and simmered with kale, olive oil, parsley, dill, and...

June 11, 2020

Purslane and Pickled Strawberry Salad

Cooking Time: 26m

I love to make this Purslane and Pickled Strawberry Salad when I want to impress people in summer. Have you ever tasted purslane? It is a succulent which has juicy leaves. It grows really quickly and you can find it in so many places, even in urban areas. The leaves...

May 29, 2020

Chopped Spring Salad

Cooking Time: 7m

What goes into my Chopped Spring Salad? In a large salad bowl, I toss chopped cucumber, avocado, scallions and radishes with some thinly sliced sugar snap peas and quartered cherry tomatoes for the salad base and make a thick, creamy yogurt dressing combined with olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, spicy...

May 29, 2020

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