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

Korean Cucumber Salad (Oi Muchim)
Oi Muchim is a vibrant and refreshing Korean side dish that pairs perfectly with rich mains like creamy gochujang pasta. Thinly sliced cucumbers are dressed in a tangy,…
Gourmet Warm Potato Salad with Bacon, Mustard Vinaigrette, and Celery Seed
This elevated warm potato salad is a blend of rich, crispy bacon, creamy potatoes, and a tangy mustard dressing with subtle notes of celery seed, balanced by the…
Warm Mustard Potato Salad with Bacon, Green Onions, and Celery Seed
Here’s the updated Warm Potato Salad with Bacon, Onion, Sugar, Mustard, Green Onions, and Celery Seed: Ingredients 2 lbs potatoes (Yukon Gold or red potatoes, cut into bite-sized…
Sticky Buffalo Chicken Sandwich with Ranch Cucumber Salad
This indulgent yet balanced meal features crispy air-fried chicken coated in a sticky, tangy Buffalo sauce, paired with a refreshing ranch cucumber salad. Perfect for a flavorful dinner…

Asian Chicken Cranberry Salad
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups chopped cilantro 4 Tablespoons minced ginger 1 cup sesame sticks (optional) 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar (white or regular) 4 cups rotisserie chicken, finely chopped…
Junk Yard Salad
Junk Yard Salad is a really sweet salad recipe with sweetened condensed milk, pineapple, and cherry pie filling. Have this salad in your recipe box ready, when you only…

Mandarin Orange Salad with Honey-Sesame Almonds
Ingredients Dressing 1/2 cup rice vinegar 1 Tablespoon light brown sugar 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 Tablespoon water 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt Salad Cooking spray 2 cups raw…

Asian Ramen Noodle Salad
This Asian-inspired Ramen Noodle Salad combines crunchy cabbage and broccoli slaw with toasted almonds, crumbled ramen noodles, sweet mandarin oranges, and a savory-sweet sesame-peanut dressing. Fresh ginger, dried…

Hot Chicken Salad with Potato Chip Crust
This retro dish was once a hot favorite on the menus of tea rooms, bridge clubs, bridal showers, and other occasions where ladies lunched. It’s similar to a chicken…
The Pioneer Woman’s Chicken Salad
Pile it on toasted bread or croissants with lettuce and tomato for a sandwich, eat it with crackers of your choice, or serve a scoop on lettuce leaves with assorted fruit and…
