Salads
A salad can be a fresh accompaniment or the center of a meal, depending on its ingredients and serving. Leafy vegetables, fruit, grains, beans, pasta, and potatoes give this collection several starting points. Dressings provide another browsing path, helping you choose how to bring the components together in the finished dish.
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Coleslaws & Slaws
Slaws combine cut vegetables and a dressing to create texture in a shared bowl or alongside a meal. This collection offers different seasonings and additions for that style of salad.
Fruit Salads
Fruit brings sweetness, acidity, and moisture into a salad, sometimes alongside vegetables or savory ingredients. Strawberry-tomato preparations and other combinations offer different balances within this collection.
Grain & Bean Salads
Beans, grains, and couscous bring body to these salads, with dressings and other additions changing their character. Marinated beans and cranberry-pecan couscous offer contrasting starting points.
Green & Vegetable Salads
Leafy greens, Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, and other vegetables provide the structure for these salads. Fruit, cheese, or other additions can bring contrast, while the dressing ties the serving together.
Main-Dish Salads
Beef salad, Cobb salad, and crab-stuffed avocados offer salads substantial enough to anchor a meal. Browse the ingredients and serving size to choose a dish for the table you are planning.
Pasta Salads
Pasta gives these salads a base for vegetables, dressings, and other additions. Cherry bruschetta, tortellini, and ginger-sesame shrimp variations offer different flavors for a bowl to share.
Potato Salads
Potato salad can be warm, cool, creamy, or dressed with acidity. Ranch, lemon-garlic, and mustard vinaigrette preparations offer different approaches to a familiar meal accompaniment.
Salad Dressings
A dressing brings seasoning, acidity, and sometimes creaminess to the salad bowl. Carrot-ginger and cilantro preparations offer different starting points for pairing a sauce with the ingredients you want to serve.
In this collection

Mexican Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad
Ingredients Seasoned Baked Tortilla Strips 2 Flour tortillas, cut into strips 1 Tablespoon Taco Seasoning 1 Tablespoon olive oil Salad 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/3 cup + 3 tablespoons…
Strawberries ‘N Feta
Ingredients 1 cup strawberries, sliced 1 ounce feta, crumbled Balsamic vinegar Mint or basil Prepartion Place strawberries in a bowl and sprinkle feta on top. Drizzle balsamic vinegar…

Blueberry and Tomato Summer Salad for One
There is a week or so around the middle of summer when both fresh blueberries and summer tomatoes hit their peak. That’s the only time to make this…

Pineapple, Basil, and Cucumber Salad
Grill pineapple to give it a charred touch before tossing it with basil and cucumber. Ingredients 1/2 cored pineapple, cut into 1/3-inch-thick half- or quarter-moons 1 small cucumber,…

Thai Summer Slaw
Ingredients Slaw 3 cups thinly sliced napa (Chinese) cabbage 1/2 cup (1/8-inch) julienne-cut yellow squash 1/2 cup (1/8-inch) julienne-cut zucchini 1/2 cup (1/8-inch) julienne-cut red bell pepper 1/2…

Grilled Chicken Thighs with Thai Basil Salad
A mix of Thai basil and sweet basil makes for a satisfying aromatic salad with no lettuce “filler.” Cucumber and shallots offer a bit of crunch. If you…
Watermelon Salad with Feta and Cucumber Pickles
Sumac–available at spice stores–adds a subtle piney, tangy note, but don’t worry if you can’t find it: The salad will still have loads of flavor complexity without it.…

Cucumber and Shaved Carrot Salad
Cucumber and Shaved Carrot Salad is an easy and refreshing side that complements most main dishes. Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon rice vinegar 1/4 teaspoon sugar…

Avocado Chicken Salad
Lunch just got a little less boring. Remember when adding grapes to chicken salad was the greatest thing to ever happen to, well, chicken salad? It was exciting.…

Loaded Potato Salad
Ingredients 2 pounds red potatoes, quartered 1/2 pound bacon strips, chopped 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup creamy Caesar salad dressing 1/4 cup ranch salad dressing 3 tablespoons sour…
