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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

  • Thai Seafood Salad

    Ingredients 1/4 cup water 8 ounces sea scallops 1 pound peeled and deveined medium shrimp 5 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 teaspoon sugar…

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  • Chicken Salad Party Sandwiches

    Chicken Salad Party Sandwiches

    Ingredients 4 cups cubed cooked chicken breast 1-1/2 cups dried cranberries 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 2 green onions, thinly sliced 1/4 cup chopped sweet pickles 1 cup…

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  • Burmese Tomato Salad

    Burmese Tomato Salad

    Ingredients 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds 1 Tablespoon chickpea (besan) flour 4 tomatoes, roughly diced 1 small onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 green chilli, finely…

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  • Avocado Tuna Salad

    Avocado Tuna Salad

    Ingredients 2 cans of flaked light tuna 1 ripe avocado 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped red onion 1/2 red apple, chopped 1/4 cup chopped, toasted walnuts…

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  • Herbed Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

    Master the main recipe for Herbed Buttermilk Ranch Dressing, then try one (or all) of the riffs for delicious flavors that will dazzle your greens. Ingredients 1 cup…

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  • Seriously Hot Thai Seafood Salad

    Ingredients 1 bag frozen mixed seafood, thawed and pat dry 1 head butter lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces juice from 2 limes 4 Tablespoons fish sauce 1 Tablespoon…

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  • New-Fashioned Apple and Raisin Slaw

    Crunchy and creamy are the two most important characteristics of a good slaw, but this recipe turns the traditional on its head. Sweet apples form the base of…

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  • Creamy Grape Salad

    Creamy Grape Salad

    Ingredients 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream 1/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 pounds seedless red grapes 2 pounds…

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  • Moroccan Carrot Salad

    Moroccan Carrot Salad

    Ingredients 1 lb carrot, peeled and coarsely grated 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 medium garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 1 tablespoon…

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  • Grapefruit and Hearts of Palm Salad

    Grapefruit and Hearts of Palm Salad

    Grapefruit adds a perfect sweet-tart zing to this salad. Hearts of palm have a semifirm texture and nutty flavor similar to that of artichoke hearts, which you could…

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