Summer Salads
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Looking for light and fresh summer salad ideas ? You have come to the right place! Here are 40+ of the best summer salad ideas that are perfect for either a light dinner at home or bringing to your next BBQ.
Ah, summer! My favorite time of year when the sun shines brighter, the days stretch longer, and the urge to enjoy everything fresh and vibrant takes over. There’s something about this season that makes us crave lighter, more refreshing meals, isn’t there?
And what fits the bill better than a crisp, delicious salad? Whether you’re lounging in your backyard, hosting a BBQ, or just looking for something quick and nutritious to beat the heat, I’ve got you covered.
Looking for more summer recipe inspiration? Try these summer dessert recipes or summer dinner recipes next.
Summer Chopped Veggie Salad Recipe
Summer Chopped Veggie Salad Recipe
This Chopped Veggie Salad recipe is the perfect summer side dish! It features a combination of fresh summer vegetables and feta cheese tossed in a simple tangy vinaigrette to bring it all together. Super easy to make, colorful and so delicious!
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Green Salad with Pumpkin Seed (Pepita) Dressing
Green Salad with Pumpkin Seed (Pepita) Dressing
Green salad doesn’t have to be boring. This recipe is extra special with slices of pear and apple, plus a quick, tasty pumpkin seed dressing.
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Simple Grilled Peach Blueberry Salad with Balsamic Glaze
Simple Grilled Peach Blueberry Salad with Balsamic Glaze
Nothing says Summer like Grilled Peach Blueberry Salad with Balsamic Glaze, So easy to make and delicious enough you will make it again and again!
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Healthy Greek Salad & Dressing Recipe
Healthy Greek Salad & Dressing Recipe
So fresh and healthy, this Greek salad recipe takes only 15 minutes to prepare and it’s the perfect side dish for a summer barbecue or a light lunch with a slice of bread
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Mediterranean Orzo Salad
Mediterranean Orzo Salad
This healthy Greek orzo salad recipe is overflowing with Mediterranean flavors! It’s got feta, kalamata olives, and tons of veggies with a homemade quick vinaigrette.
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Brussel Sprout Salad
Brussel Sprout Salad
Brussel Sprout Salad is a simple and delicious salad with bacon, dried cranberries, almonds, and a light citrus dressing.
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Easy Crunchy Quinoa Cabbage Salad
Easy Crunchy Quinoa Cabbage Salad
This Crunchy Quinoa Cabbage Salad is so easy to make and loaded with protein and crunch! It’s a great side dish but also hearty enough to enjoy as a lunch too.
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Greek Pasta Salad
Greek Pasta Salad
Greek pasta salad is made with cooked pasta, fresh veggies, kalamata olives, feta cheese, and homemade Greek salad dressing.
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Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad
Easy 5-ingreient Pesto Tortellini Pasta Salad recipe takes just minutes to make and is packed with flavor. Great cookout side dish!
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Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers
This refreshing Chickpea Salad with Cucumbers and Tomatoes is a versatile side dish that will add a burst of color, texture and nutrition to your menu.
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Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad
This Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad is a perfect side dish idea for a Potluck or a BBQ. It also makes a great lunch or dinner and is easy to customize with simple additions like avocado, bacon, hard boiled eggs, and more!
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Lemon-Garlic Mediterranean Quinoa
Lemon-Garlic Mediterranean Quinoa (Salad OR Warm)
Lemon garlic quinoa gets an added protein boost from white beans. Olives add the perfect salty touch in this complete meal.
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Healthy Classic Potato Salad
Healthy Classic Potato Salad
This Healthy Potato Salad has creamy dressing, crunchy celery and hard-boiled eggs all tossed together with perfectly tender potatoes.
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Israeli Couscous Cucumber Salad
Israeli Couscous Cucumber Salad
This Israeli Couscous Cucumber Salad is your new favorite summer salad! It’s bright, light with fresh herbs and summer garden vegetables, but with the Israeli couscous, it also makes it hearty enough for lunch and the perfect summer side!
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BLT Ranch Pasta Salad
BLT Ranch Pasta Salad
Take everyone’s favorite sandwich (a BLT, of course!), mix it with a creamy ranch homemade sauce and enjoy crowd-pleasing pasta salad – the perfect side dish for potlucks, bbqs or parties!
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Peach and Prosciutto Salad
Peach and Prosciutto Salad
This Peach and Prosciutto Salad highlights the flavors of summer. Sweet, juicy peaches are combined with salty prosciutto, creamy bocconcini and fragrant fresh basil leaves on a serving platter, then drizzled with a simple vinaigrette. It is colourful, nutritious, and best of all – easy to make.
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Balsamic Tomato Basil Salad
Balsamic Tomato Basil Salad
Made with garden-fresh tomatoes, spicy red onions, delicious sweet basil, and an easy three ingredient balsamic dressing, this Tomato Basil Salad takes just 10 minutes to prepare start to finish. Enjoy this gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-carb Tomato Basil Salad as a light lunch or delicious side to all your favorite main courses.
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Mixed Berry Arugula Salad
Mixed Berry Arugula Salad
This fresh and healthy Mixed Berry Arugula Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette is delicious and easy to make!It’s perfect for lunch and summer BBQ’s!
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Summer Fruit Salad
Summer Fruit Salad
This Summer Fruit Salad is a real crowd pleaser. Cantaloupe, honey dew, watermelon, pineapple, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries are drizzled with lightly sweetened orange lime juice.
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Avocado Blueberry Salad Recipe
Avocado Blueberry Salad Recipe
Blueberries, avocado, & almonds come together in a healthy lemon poppy seed dressing for delicious Blueberry & Avocado Spinach Salad.
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad
Strawberry Spinach Salad has fresh spinach, strawberries, avocado, goat cheese, red onions & candied pecans in a white balsamic dressing.
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Peach Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Burrata
Peach Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Burrata
Peach Arugula Salad with Prosciutto and Burrata is a sweet and savory salad that tastes like Italy in the summertime. It only takes 10 minutes to assemble and goes well with a glass of white wine.
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Napa Cabbage Ramen Noodle Salad
Napa Cabbage Ramen Noodle Salad
This simple chilled cabbage ramen noodle salad with carrots, scallions and toasted almonds is made with crunchy uncooked ramen noodles, Napa cabbage and an easy Asian-inspired soy sesame dressing!
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Corn Salad with Feta
Corn Salad with Feta
This summer corn salad recipe can’t be beat! So simple, but completely delicious with fresh corn, feta cheese, tomatoes an apple cider vinegar dressing.
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Cobb Salad Recipe (with Chicken)
Cobb Salad Recipe (with Chicken)
How to make the best Cobb Salad recipe with chicken, lettuce, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, avocado, grape tomatoes, blue cheese, and red wine vinaigrette!
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Strawberry Pasta Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Strawberry Pasta Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Strawberry Pasta Salad with Balsamic Dressing is light & fresh with great flavor. A nice Summer Salad, potluck salad. Easy pasta salad recipe
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Summer Pasta Salad
Summer Pasta Salad
This Summer Pasta Salad is made with fresh garden vegetables with a light vinaigrette dressing, cheese, herbs. Everyone will love this!
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Watermelon Arugula Salad
Watermelon Arugula Salad
Delicious and refreshing, Watermelon Arugula Salad topped with feta cheese, cucumber, and an easy lime vinaigrette is the ultimate summer salad!
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Shrimp Avocado and Spinach Salad
Shrimp Avocado and Spinach Salad
This shrimp avocado and spinach salad make the perfect lunch or a light dinner. The keto avocado ranch dressing is what sets it apart!
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Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad
Strawberry Poppyseed Salad is light but filling and brimming with vibrant berries and the crisp flavors of summer. Strawberries, blueberries, sweet oranges, and crunchy pecans are nestled in a bed of bright greens, and then tossed a homemade poppy seed dressing. Sweet and simple rainbow of summertime flavors.
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California Coleslaw
California Coleslaw
Colorful vegetables and a creamy, lightened up dressing turn a bag of coleslaw mix into this quick and easy California Coleslaw.
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Southwestern Layered Salad
Southwestern Layered Salad
Southwestern Layered Salad is an hearty layered dinner salad. It’s packed with lots of flavor!
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Watermelon Feta Balsamic Salad
Watermelon Feta Balsamic Salad
Refreshing watermelon balsamic salad with feta, basil and mint, this is the perfect summer salad. An aromatic side dish for any kind of bbq meats or a light and delicious light meal on its own.
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Classic Broccoli Salad
Classic Broccoli Salad
Crisp and tangy Classic Broccoli Salad is perfect for a healthy side dish, an easy lunch or a tasty addition for your backyard cookout.
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Orzo Salad with Spinach and Feta
Orzo Salad with Spinach and Feta
This Orzo Salad is a light, fresh pasta salad loaded with flavor from spinach, feta, and roasted red peppers. Perfect for a summer BBQ!
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Summer Tortellini Salad with Arugula
Summer Tortellini Salad with Arugula
Summer Tortellini Salad is a quick and easy pasta salad side dish for your next gathering! This delicious tortellini pasta salad is packed with chopped cherry tomatoes, fresh arugula, parmesan cheese and is tossed with a light vinaigrette.
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Panzanella Salad
Panzanella Salad (On The Grill!)
This Grilled Vegetable Panzanella Salad recipe is the perfect summer side dish. Loaded with crusty bread, vinaigrette, and grilled veggies!
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Strawberry Chicken Salad with Creamy Maple Dressing
Strawberry Chicken Salad with Creamy Maple Dressing
This EASY Strawberry Chicken Salad and Creamy Maple Dressing are SO incredibly delicious and addictive you’ll be craving it every day! READY IN 20 MINUTES!
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Summertime Strawberry Feta and Mint Salad
Summertime Strawberry Feta and Mint Salad
This Strawberry Feta and Mint Salad Recipe is super refreshing and the perfect balance between savory and sweet…the sweet honey homemade dressing is absolutely delicious! Enjoy this summertime salad with your favourite BBQ protein, or add grilled chicken for a complete dinner salad.
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Hawaiian Potato Salad
Hawaiian Potato Salad
No backyard party is complete without this Hawaiian potato salad! Featuring tender chunks of potato and loads of macaroni, this ultra creamy potato salad
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