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
Shrimp Salad over Zesty Watermelon
This salad uses just enough mayo to coat the shrimp, which will keep them moist but not drown them in a deluge of dressing. Ingredients 2 lemons 4…

Sourdough Panzanella with Grilled Chicken
In this classic Italian salad, sourdough bread soaks up the flavors of fresh herbs, late-summer tomatoes, and a savory vinaigrette. Adding grilled chicken turns it into a full…

Asian Blueberry Coleslaw
This pretty purple side-dish salad recipe gets its Asian flavor from Asian chili sauce and fresh ginger. A sprinkling of fresh basil adds a pretty touch and fun…

Overnight Fruit Salad
Ingredients 3 large eggs, beaten 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup vinegar 2 tablespoons butter 2 cups green grapes 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1 can (20 ounces) pineapple chunks,…

Strawberry Avocado Pasta Salad with Balsamic Glaze
Strawberries, avocados and bow tie pasta all tossed with an irresistibly creamy balsamic glaze! Ingredients 1 pound dry bow tie pasta 4 to 6 cups packed torn salad…

Thai Watermelon Salad
Fresh, bright and full of flavor, this salad is the perfect way to highlight fresh summer melon. Ingredients 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice…

Watermelon Salad with Balsamic Reduction
A refreshing mix of juicy watermelon with fresh mint, crumbled goat cheese and balsamic reduction – the perfect way to cool down in the summer heat! Ingredients 1/4…

Watermelon Tomato Salad with Cumin and Fennel
Ingredients 6 cups cubed (1/2-inch cubes) watermelon 2 heirloom or beefsteak tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 teaspoon sugar Salt 1/4 cup sliced mint Juice of…

Creamy Dill Pickle Dressing
Calling all pickle lovers! A tangy and creamy dill pickle salad dressing recipe made with pickle juice, avocado, and olive oil. Ingredients 1 1/2 cups dill pickle juice…

Macaroni Coleslaw
Ingredients 1 package (7 ounces) ring macaroni or ditalini 1 package (14 ounces) coleslaw mix 2 medium onions, finely chopped 2 celery ribs, finely chopped 1 medium cucumber,…
