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
Peppercorn Vinegar
¼ cup thyme 1 tablespoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon white peppercorns 2 6-inch-long strips lemon rind 2 cups white wine vinegar Gather herbs in the morning, after the…
Italian Herbal Vinegar
¼ cup each of basil, oregano, marjoram, chives (or chive blossoms), and thyme 2 garlic cloves, smashed 1 cup white wine vinegar 1 cup red wine vinegar Gather…
Classic Tarragon Vinegar
1 cup tarragon 2 cups Champagne vinegar Gather herbs in the morning, after the dew has dried. Wash, remove excess moisture in a salad spinner, and pat dry…
Basil, Garlic, and Chive Vinegar
1 cup basil ½ cup chives (or 6 chive blossoms) 2 garlic cloves, smashed 2 cups red wine vinegar Gather herbs in the morning, after the dew has…
Summer Tortellini Salad
This cool summer salad is hearty enough for a meal and easy to make. Garnish with fresh parsley sprigs just before serving. 1 19-ounce package frozen cheese tortellini…
A New Take on Carrot Salad
In this lighter version, the carrot’s crisp-tender texture and full flavor move center stage. Zest and juice of 2 limes 3 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 2 tablespoon honey…
Fast Asian Noodle Salad
¾ cup Asian Toasted Sesame Dressing 1 teaspoon grated gingerroot ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 12.8 ounce package soba noodles, cooked, drained 1 cup Snow peas, halved…
Layered Caesar, Shrimp & Pasta Salad
¼ cup Caesar dressing ¼ cup mayo with olive oil reduced fat mayonnaise 1 clove garlic, minced 6 ounces torn mixed salad greens, divided 2 cups medium shell…
Pasta Salad with Tomatoes and Feta
3 cups Farfalle (bow-tie pasta), cooked, drained and cooled 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled ¾ cup KRAFT Zesty Italian Dressing ½ cup pitted kalamata olives ½ cup Oil-packed…
Refreshing Watermelon Salad
Surprising yet delicious combination of ingredients that can be had as a starter salad, healthy snack or a light meal. Ingredients 1 tablespoon lime juice 1/3 cup sliced…
