So many salads! A very big list of delicious recipes to turn to all summer long
Loaded with legumes, cold noodle salads, creamy slaws — there’s a salad here to meet any of your cravings
While we wholeheartedly believe that salads are a year-round food we get why the warmer months really bring on 'salad season'. All that fresh in-season produce to eat raw, plus many of them are quick, light and ideal for when the heat waves hit. If you're already cramming your crisper, this roundup is for you. Here are 36 salads to enjoy this season: vivid and crisp, leafy, loaded with legumes and grains, grilled to perfection, and some full of fruit too.
Legume and grain goodness
Sweet Potato and Lentil Salad in a Lime Vinaigrette
Mustard Seed Roasted Vegetable, Barley, and Bean Salad
Summer Mango Black Rice Salad with Broiled Tofu
Brown Rice, Chicken and Butternut Squash Salad with Roasted Garlic Tahini Dressing
Loaded with leafy greens
Kale Salad with Tahini Ranch Dressing
Trout & Popcorn Salad with Creamy Apple Dressing
Steak Salad with Quick Pickles
Noodle salads!
Soba Salad with Tahini Dressing and Roasted Cauliflower
Salads with creamy bases
Jacket Potatoes w/ Shaved Vegetable Salad and Tuna Mayo
Spiced Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes
Broccoli Walnut Slaw with Ginger Lemon Tahini Dressing
Salads to serve warm
Grilled Radicchio Salad with Tahini & Chive Dressing
Crispy Chicken, Pear, and Goat Cheese Salad with Shaved Root Vegetables
Charred Whole Romaine w/ Hard-Boiled Egg, Anchovy Vinaigrette, and Garlic Bread Crumbs
Jamie Oliver's Griddled Tuna Kinda Niçoise Salad
Roasted vegetable salads
Big Roasted Delicata Squash Dinner Salad
Citrusy and fruit-forward favourites
A (mostly!) make-ahead Citrus Salad
Orange-Basil Watermelon Salad with Grilled Calamari
The most fabulous fruit salad
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