Salad Recipes
Here are 100+ of the best salad recipes for any occasion! As a chef and former restaurant owner, I understand how healthy and delicious a simple salad can be. From fast, easy salads ideas, to healthy vegan and vegetarian salad recipes and homemade salad dressings or the perfect holiday salad to feed a crowd, you’ll find helpful tips and inspiration here.
Our 5-star reader favorites include Asian Cucumber Salad, Thai Noodle Salad, and our Pear salad with Vanilla Fig Dressing.
Our most popular salad recipes
Here are a few of our most highly rated salad recipes on the blog. Perfect for lunch or potlucks, these crowd-pleasing salads all have rave reviews!
Green Salad Recipes
Sometimes you just want a big leafy green salad for dinner. Toss your favorite salad greens (romaine hearts, arugula, butter lettuce, red lettuce) in a big bowl with grape tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, avocado, red onion, fresh herbs, and season with salt, pepper, extra-virgin olive oil and vinegar and top it with your favorite protein and dinner is ready!
Favorite Kale Salads
Who doesn’t love a good Kale Salad? We have a few to choose from!
Salad Enhancements 💫
The difference between a good salad and an exceptional salad often comes down to the flavor of the dressing and its texture! Here are some salad boosters to give your salad extra crunch and flavor!
Salad Recipes for Lunch
These healthy salad ideas are perfect for lunch! Vibrant, wholesome and full of flavor, many can be made ahead and keep 4 days in the fridge!
Favorite Slaw Recipes
Fresh crunchy slaws are a godsend around here, because they keep for several days in the refrigerator and they make everything better!
Salads Recipes for a Crowd!
Here are a few easy, make ahead salads perfect for feeding a crowd! Made with simple ingredients, they keep in the fridge for a couple days!
Holiday Salad Recipes
Beet Salad Recipes
Love Beets? We have a few beet salads that are not only super nutritious, they are delicious! Made with simple ingredients, they pack a punch of flavor.
Quinoa Salads
Chicken Salad Recipes
Favorite Pasta Salads Recipes
These pasta salad recipes are true crowd-pleasers. Make a batch to bring to your next gathering. Leftovers keep up to 4 days in the fridge!
Tabouli Every Which Way!
Because of my Middle Eastern heritage, I’m a little obsessed with Tabouli, so here you go.
Favorite Fruit Salad Recipes
One of the easiest things to put together for a gathering is a fruit salad. Colorful aand virbrant, everyone loves them!
Storing Your Salads
Leftover salads that do not contain leafy greens will usually keep up to 3-4 days in an airtight container in the fridge. We have a great selection of these Make-Ahead Vegan Salad recipes that are perfect for midweek lunches or upcoming events.
Salads that contain leafy greens that are already dressed are best consumed the same day. Leftover salads made with sturdier greens like kale and romaine may be just fine to eat the next day.
