When the temperature rises, the last thing most of us want is to turn on the oven or spend hours in a hot kitchen. That’s where summer salads come in—cool, colorful, and endlessly customizable.
These summer salads are vibrant, bright, and just scream summer. They are the perfect summer salad recipes for you to try.
Vietnamese Mango Salad with Mint, Red Onion, and Chili
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This punchy sweet-and-sour Vietnamese mango salad mixes ripe yellow mango, mint and other herbs, quick-pickled red onion, and a limey-umami chili dressing to make an easy, refreshing mango salad.
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Rainbow Vegan Soba Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
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This tasty vegan soba noodle salad with spicy Thai-inspired peanut sauce dressing is an excellent and healthy way to eat the rainbow! This recipe is customizable to use whatever veggies you have on hand.
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Bulgarian Shopska Salad
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This classic Bulgarian salad is the taste of summer. It has roughly chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, and green peppers mingling with parsley, grated salty cheese, and green onions to create the ultimate Balkan shopska salad.
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Sweet Corn and Tomato Panzanella Salad
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This corn and tomato salad is one of the best summer recipes to make when these vegetables are in season. It’s light, but it’s delicious!
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Easy Mexican Chicken Salad Recipe
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This high-protein Mexican Chicken Salad recipe will be your new go-to. It’s a creamy, tangy, and slightly spicy salad loaded with juicy chicken, sweet corn, and a zesty dressing—ready in just 15 minutes.
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Spring Roll Salad
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This Spring Roll Salad is a fresh salad packed with leafy greens, chopped veggies, rice noodles, and shrimp, and then it’s topped with a tangy peanut dressing. This satisfying spring roll salad is light yet refreshing, making it the perfect entrée for when you don’t want a heavy meal.
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Cobb Salad
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This Cobb Salad is unbelievable. It’s loaded with all the good stuff, and it’s huge. After eating this, you feel full and satisfied, without feeling overstuffed.
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Chipotle Chicken Salad
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This Chipotle Chicken Salad recipe is easy to make and boasts bold, flavorful flavors. It makes eating chicken salad a little more exciting thanks to smoky chipotle en adobo, zesty and fresh lemon (or lime) juice, and spicy jalapeno.
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Tofu Watercress Salad
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This easy, 10-minute tofu watercress salad recipe has peppery notes of watercress which pair beautifully with soft cubes of fried tofu, crunchy bean sprouts, juicy tomatoes, and punchy onions.
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Cold Salmon Salad With Avocado Dressing
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This salad is packed with flavor, nutrients, and a delightful combination of textures, leaving you feeling satisfied and energized. Tender, flaky pieces of cooked salmon are layered atop crisp mixed greens, accompanied by a medley of capers, olives, tomato, onion, tangy goat cheese, crunchy pine nuts, and creamy Avocado Lime Dressing.
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Chef Salad Recipe
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This easy chef salad recipe is a delightful combination of garden veggies, meat, cheese, and eggs. Romaine lettuce is mixed with onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, olives, green peppers, meat, cheese, and eggs.
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Italian Bean Salad
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This Italian bean salad is fresh, healthy, and easy to make with creamy cannellini beans, herbs, and a tangy vinaigrette.
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Ensalada de Gallina (Venezuelan Chicken Potato Salad)
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Ensalada de Gallina Venezolana (Venezuelan Chicken Potato Salad) reigns supreme as one of the most popular dishes in Venezuelan homes. It’s a simple, creamy, and delightful cold salad.
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Creamy Tzatziki Cucumber Salad
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Dunked in traditional Tzatziki Sauce, this easy cucumber salad, topped with onions caramelized in ghee, is a mild twist to the classic cucumber salad recipe.
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Best Chopped Salad Recipe
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This Italian Chopped Salad is a restaurant favorite that’s easy to make at home. Crisp veggies, creamy cheese, pickly things, salty salami, and a herby homemade dressing come together in the best way.
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Mango, Chicken & Brown Rice Salad With Coconut-Ginger Dressing
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This recipe has everything that makes an unforgettable salad: an addictive balance of fresh, sweet, spicy, tart, and nutty, plus a multitude of textures from the chewy rice, crunchy toasted coconut ribbons, silky mango, creamy avocado, and tender chicken.
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Millet Salad
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Bursting with fresh colorful veggies, this vibrant millet salad is as nutritious and tasty as it is pretty. This whole-grain salad is naturally gluten-free and Whole30-friendly.
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Mexican Quinoa Salad
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This Mexican Quinoa Salad with southwestern dressing is bursting with flavor and makes the perfect healthy cold dinner. It takes less than 30 minutes to make and is a great option for Meatless Monday.
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Vegan Mexican Chopped Salad With Avocado Dressing
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This delicious vegan Mexican chopped salad with avocado dressing makes the perfect meal. This gluten-free salad is packed with fresh vegetables, dietary fiber, and plant-based protein.
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