Salad Recipes

This pasta and bean salad is a colorful and simple little side dish that's been a big hit at potlucks and picnics. It's easy to prepare, healthy, and delicious!

I've never been a huge bean salad fan, due to the textures primarily. However, this bean salad my grandmother and mother passed along is great because it adds a good crunchiness with cucumbers, green peppers, onion, and celery!

This is a very simple recipe to make and it takes very little time or expense to put it together. You can substitute any bean you would like of add additional varieties to make a four or five bean salad. It's your food, make it the way you would like.

A wonderful unexpected blend of fresh apples, onions, peppers, and beans, with a great dressing to toss in some zing!

This super-duper bean salad has five types of beans in it.

This tasty three bean salad is great for buffets, summer picnics, and cookouts. It's easy to make but tastes best when chilled for at least 12 hours. It keeps well and serves a lot of people.

What happens when you cross cannellini bean salad and caprese salad? This fresh and delicious salad, that’s what!—and It’s the perfect accompaniment to grilled chicken or fish. It also makes a great lunch on its own.

This shaved asparagus and white bean salad, vibrant and flavorful, could easily be your main dish. With cucumbers, tomatoes, and radishes, it’s lightly dressed with fresh lemon juice and olive oil to let all the natural flavors shine.

This steak chimichurri dense bean salad combines marinated, grilled flank steak with beans, herbs, and a chimichurri vinaigrette.

This 3 bean salad is easy to make, keeps well, and serves a lot of people! We like to prep it ahead to serve with a variety of other salads when we prepare a buffet. This salad is also great for summer picnics and cookouts.

This beet and bean salad is delicious and nutritious. Stock your pantry with fiber-rich canned beets and add them to just about anything.

This kidney bean and corn salad is quick and easy to throw together. I created the dish for a summer picnic.

This summer edamame salad recipe is a little different from the norm. The fresh seasonings can be adjusted to taste — these are just rough guesses since I usually just add till it tastes good.

This uptown cowboy caviar recipe is a colorful, delicious bean salsa.

A healthy, protein-packed lentil quinoa salad.

This carrot and chickpea salad recipe was given to me by a neighbor many years ago. It's a refreshing and different spin on a carrot salad.

Very tasty salad of roasted asparagus and green beans. I got the inspiration when I was indecisive about choosing between the two vegetables for a side dish. Roasting the vegetables brings out their great flavor and the addition of cherry tomatoes, onion, and fresh parsley give it a lovely color.

I had been looking for a three-bean salad recipe but couldn't find one that really stood out to me. I decided to make one myself and include feta cheese. It turned out so well — all of my friends who taste it ask for the recipe!

Chopped zucchini, chickpeas, tomatoes, and fresh basil in a light balsamic dressing. Or you can use red wine vinegar! Makes a great side dish or light lunch. Not necessary, but best if chilled at least a couple hours to let flavors blend.

This salad is a kaleidoscope of color and taste - black beans, yellow corn, green peppers, and red, red tomatoes. Lime juice, garlic and jalapeno give it some punch. It can also be used as a dip with tortilla chips.

This lentil salad is very simple and yet very tasty. It is perfect for picnics and summer gatherings. If you grow fresh herbs and tomatoes, it will come out even better. It is appropriate for vegan, gluten-free, and generally healthy eating.

If you like 'southwest cuisine' you will love this.

This balela salad is a Middle Eastern-style bean salad that is full of flavor.

This is my mother-in-law Roberta Cormia's recipe.

This green bean potato salad has a delicious twist. Green beans and potatoes are served in a Dijon mustard and balsamic vinaigrette.

This recipe was given to me by a vegan friend I had in college. It is the best bean salad I have ever tasted, and I love it because you can experiment with the ingredients and still have a mouth-watering side dish. I hope you like it!

This couscous salad recipe is great for a buffet, with interesting textures and Southwest

This bean salad is loaded with beans and vegetables in a delicious tangy dressing. Perfect for parties and picnics. It's so easy to make and very tasty — I can't get enough of it. Thanks for the recipe, Momma D!

This beautiful lentil salad made with brown lentils and carrots is full of refreshing flavors and textures thanks to the addition of crunchy celery, red onion, and a bright and tangy lemon dressing.

This black bean and corn salad is very colorful and includes a delicious lime and garlic dressing.

This green goddess egg salad is a unique twist on traditional egg salad with an herb-rich dressing. It makes a great sandwich on any bread, an appetizer on crostini, or just serve over some tasty fresh greens.

Boiled eggs, avocado, and harissa are stars in this spicy twist on a classic. Serve on toast or try in lettuce leaves for a refreshing touch.

This protein-packed breakfast requires no cooking, takes only minutes to make, and is an egg-cellent make-ahead morning meal. Store in the fridge and spread on whole wheat toast and scooped-out bagels or place in lettuce wraps. Sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning if you like.

An egg salad sandwich without the eggs.

Reminds me of potato salad.

This is a delicious and tasty salad served with warm chicken and bacon, tossed in a mayonnaise dressing, and topped with semi-soft boiled eggs and cheese. Serve with crusty bread and butter.

A classic egg salad sandwich hits the spot on many occasions. You can serve it on your favorite sliced bread or buns, toasted or plain. It's always a sandwich to enjoy. Great for picnics, too!

This cauliflower salad combines hard-boiled eggs, shaved carrots, and green onions with a creamy dressing for a side dish for any occasion.

This shrimp and egg salad recipe was inspired by the open-face shrimp sandwich served at Ikea's cafeteria and my love of deviled eggs.

This cucumber and egg salad is a creamy blend of hard-boiled eggs, mayonnaise, and both fresh and pickled cucumbers. It's simple to make and tastes great on sandwiches or crackers.

Delicious curried egg salad sandwiches guaranteed to fill you up.

Instead of hard-boiling eggs, air-fry them. Serve this salad in your favorite sandwich bread.

This deviled egg potato salad has a deviled egg yolk dressing and chopped egg whites to mimic everyone's favorite appetizer. Eggs and potatoes cook together to make prep and cleanup easy.

This deviled egg macaroni salad mimics everyone's favorite appetizer and picnic dish with a dressing of mashed egg yolk, mayonnaise, and mustard, in a pasta salad with plenty of chopped hard boiled egg.

A low-carb, no-sweat, sizzling hot grilled fajita salad. Garnish with lime wedges and finely chopped cilantro, if desired.

This Waldorf salad with crisp chunks of apple, celery, and nuts is crunchy, sweet, and delicious. Sweet crisp apples, such as Granny Smith or Pink Lady work best. It's the perfect salad recipe for any time of the year and easy to vary the ingredients to suit your taste.

This is my version of Waldorf salad. It's a very fast and easy recipe.

A fruit salad has to be pretty darn good to actually get a name, and the venerable Waldorf salad is certainly worthy. Embellish this as you see fit, but I really like it best with just the four ingredients seen here. Things like dried cranberries can add a nice seasonal touch but, for me, the chewy fruit gets in the way of that addictive crunchy/crisp texture.

A festive fall fruit salad made with yogurt instead of the usual mayonnaise.

A wonderful light Waldorf Salad without mayo. The flavors of the apples, walnuts, and raisins are so clean and fresh. It never fails to please.

Came up with this for a more exotic twist on the classic bacon broccoli salad, since many of us are vegetarians. Makes a great summer potluck dish, and a quick side to a world cuisine menu. Play with the type of curry powder you use to change up the base flavor.

Quick broccoli salad without the bacon. And it cuts even more fat by using mostly nonfat yogurt. Perfect as a cookout side dish or to portion out for weekday lunches.

Spicy green curry dressing is tossed with green lentils and kamut grains for a zingy side dish for your summer BBQ. This salad is wonderful the day after preparation.

This salad has a unique blend of spinach, green apples, and almonds drizzled with a mango chutney-infused curry dressing. The flavors come together for a wonderful eating experience.

This curried egg salad is kicked up a notch with olives, capers, and roasted red peppers.

A delicious salmon pasta salad is tossed with a vibrant dressing in this great dish featuring all the food groups!

Coleslaw with an Asian flavor. Great combination of curry, ginger, and peanuts.

Perfect for lunch or dinner, this warm-weather curry chicken pasta salad recipe makes a complete meal when served over a bed of lettuce, accompanied by a side of freshly sliced garden tomatoes and warm garlic breadsticks. I usually add more curry powder than the recipe calls for.

A very simple but delightfully wonderful and versatile tuna salad. Excellent for hors d'oeuvres, it also makes a great sandwich or snack.

Curry chicken salad is one of my favorite recipes to make ahead for a week of effortless but delicious lunches. This recipe is so flavorful and has ton of great texture. There are so many ways you can eat this chicken salad: sandwich, mixed into a salad, scooped into lettuce cups, spooned into cucumbers or other veggies, dipped with pita, spread on top of toast, or just eaten straight out of the container! Curry chicken salad is also a great party app, just place dollops in little cucumber cups, finger sandwiches, or crackers and serve!