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

Heirloom Tomato-Cracker Salad
Once heirloom tomato season rolls around, we’re finding any and every way to incorporate these unique beauties into our meals. This tomato cracker salad is a great, easily transportable option…

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Garlic-Chili Crisp
Ingredients 1/4 cup canola oil 2 teaspoon sesame oil 8 garlic cloves thinly sliced 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds 3/4 teaspoon salt divided…

Dolly Parton’s Coleslaw
Crisp cabbage, carrot, onion, and bell pepper come together in a creamy dressing with sweet pickle juice and a little vinegar. This sweet-and-tangy coleslaw is an easy companion…
Rice Noodle Salad
It really is so easy to create this delicious Rice Noodle Salad recipe, we love to serve it as part of a lunch or dinner feast, or simply…

Marinated Cherry Tomato Salad
In this easy cherry tomato salad, the fresh herbs and bright dressing highlight the natural sweetness of the summery tomatoes. Elevate the look of this easy salad by…
Gurkensalat (German Cucumber Salad)
Gurkensalat is a simple cucumber salad with dill that is light and refreshing. This German Cucumber Salad is just creamy enough to complement the crisp summer cucumbers without…

Thai Cucumber Salad
This Thai Cucumber Salad is a light, refreshing side dish that is full of flavor without a ton of ingredients? Ingredients 1/3 cup rice vinegar 2 Tablespoons sugar…

Healthy Arugula Beet Salad With Feta Cheese
This super delicious and healthy beet salad with feta cheese and arugula is easy to make and bursting with flavors. A perfect balance of sweet and salty taste…

Creamy Cilantro Sauce and Dressing
Creamy cilantro that doubles as a salad dressing and dipping sauce is made with yogurt, sour cream, garlic, jalapeno and lots of cilantro! This magical sauce will become your…

Marinated Cherry Tomatoes
These quick and easy Marinated Cherry Tomatoes are crazy simple to make and full of flavor. Enjoy them bruschetta-style on crostini, on top of leafy green salads, and…
