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
Tex-Mex Taco Pasta Salad
This bold and zesty Tex-Mex Taco Pasta Salad combines all your favorite taco flavors in one creamy, satisfying bowl. Packed with seasoned ground beef, tender pasta, crunchy peppers,…
Tex-Mex Street Corn Pasta Salad
This dish takes the bold flavor of Mexican street corn — creamy mayo, Cotija, chili, and lime — and throws it into a bowl with tender pasta, fresh…

Skagen (Swedish Shrimp Salad) Baked Potatoes
This vibrant Scandinavian appetizer (or light meal) combines hot, fluffy potatoes with cool, creamy Skagen salad—a classic Swedish prawn mix of shrimp, crème fraîche, mayonnaise, dill, and lemon. It’s…
Creamy Classic Tuna Salad with Water Chestnuts
A refined spin on the all-time favorite, this tuna salad delivers creamy richness, bright acidity, and a satisfying crunch—without relying on celery. Instead, thinly sliced water chestnuts offer…
New York Deli Shrimp Salad
This refreshing shrimp salad takes its cue from classic New York delis, blending poached shrimp with crisp celery, red onion, and fresh dill, all wrapped in a tangy…
Jalapeño Popper Chicken Salad
Creamy. Spicy. Bacon-y. This chicken salad takes everything you love about jalapeño poppers and packs it into a bold, crave-worthy dish you’ll want to eat straight from the…
Marinated Cauliflower Antipasto Salad
This vibrant and flavorful salad transforms humble cauliflower into an elegant antipasto masterpiece. Tender-crisp cauliflower florets are lightly steamed and marinated in a zesty dressing, soaking up bright…

Warm Cauliflower Bacon Salad with Shallot-Mustard Vinaigrette
This robust salad is a savory ode to German-style warm potato salads, swapping spuds for tender cauliflower. The marriage of smoky, crisp bacon and sweetly caramelized shallots is…
Pineapple Cucumber Salad
This Pineapple Cucumber Salad is the definition of sunshine in a bowl. Juicy pineapple and crisp cucumber come together with a zesty lime-honey dressing, a pop of fresh…
Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese and Pecans
This vibrant arugula salad is a perfect blend of peppery greens, creamy goat cheese, and sweet toasted pecans—all tied together with a light, citrusy vinaigrette. It’s simple, quick,…
