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
Warm Pecan Vinaigrette
Ingredients 2 finely chopped shallots 3 tablespoons olive oil ½ cup chopped toasted pecans 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon honey ¼ teaspoon…
Spinach, Grapes and Bacon
Top baby spinach with grapes, bacon, dilled Havarti cheese, and pecans, then drizzle with warm bacon-raspberry vinaigrette. 8 slices bacon 4 cups grapes ¼ cup raspberry vinegar 1…
Shrimp Bruschetta Salad
French bread is toasted and topped with shrimp, cherry tomatoes, Italian parsley, and Asian sweet red chili sauce. 1 lb. large peeled fresh or frozen (thawed) cooked shrimp…
Teriyaki Salmon with Glazed Broccoli Salad
2 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons low-sodium teriyaki sauce 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar 4 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ cup sliced almonds 1…
Layered Antipasto Salad
3 cups (9 ounces) uncooked mostaccioli or penne pasta 2½ cups broccoli florets 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley 2 cups chopped tomato ½ pound deli roast beef slices,…
Craige’s Favorite Tortellini Salad
1 7-ounce package frozen tortellini or 3½ ounces (2 cups) dried cheese tortellini 1 small red sweet pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips ¾ cup broccoli flowerets 1…
Ham, Pecan, and Blue Cheese Pasta Salad
4 ounces fully cooked ham, cut into thin bite-size strips 1 cup broken pecans, toasted ½ to ¾ cup crumbled blue cheese (2 to 3 ounces) ⅓ cup…
Blackberry-Basil Vinaigrette
½ 10-ounce jar seedless blackberry preserves ¼ cup red wine vinegar 6 fresh basil leaves 1 garlic clove, sliced ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon seasoned pepper ¾ cup…
Mexi-Coleslaw Mix
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice ½ teaspoon fajita seasoning ½ 16-ounce package shredded coleslaw mix Salt to taste Stir together…
Strawberry-Avocado Salad
¼ cup fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons honey ¾ teaspoon freshly ground pepper ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups sliced fresh strawberries 1 large avocado,…
