Our 50 Best-Ever Salad Recipes

When you think ‘salad’—you might be thinking of a leafy, healthy-ish dish brought together by a simple vinaigrette and some choice add-ins like nuts, cheese, or herbs. But, salads, luckily, have many guises: They can range from a fresh and easy leafy combo to a gathering-ready potato salad, they might be vegetable-forward vehicles for fun ingredients like caramelized pear or burrata, all the way over to the more dessert-y, novelty fruit salad served in a pineapple.

To make sure you’re not pigeon-holing salads, here are 50 slightly different variations to get you thinking outside the box—and put the image of salads as a bland, boring side to rest.

Of course, you don't have to choose between the many possibilities in the list below. Feel free to take inspiration and mix and match the elements you like best—just don’t forget to share your takes on the recipes in the comments below!

20 min

vegetarian

1.7k

Fruit salad in a pineapple

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25 min

vegan

2.1k

German cabbage slaw with caraway

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30 min

vegan

7.9k

Fall salad with mustard dressing

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20 min

vegetarian

3.8k

German radish and pretzel salad

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30 min

vegan

13.9k

American potato salad

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20 min

vegetarian

1.4k

Kohlrabi salad with crème fraîche dressing and croutons

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15 min

vegetarian

18.7k

Fennel, arugula, and apple salad

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10 min

vegetarian

23.5k

Asian vegetable salad

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20 min

vegetarian

41.8k

Light strawberry and asparagus salad

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30 min

vegan

8.8k

Kale salad with spicy chickpeas

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15 min

vegetarian

3.6k

Shaved asparagus salad with honey vinaigrette

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25 min

23.8k

Salad in a jar

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30 min

vegetarian

11.8k

Classic Waldorf salad

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25 min

vegan

11.8k

Fattoush (Middle Eastern bread salad)

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15 min

vegetarian

7k

Heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad

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25 min

vegetarian

3.2k

Grilled watermelon salad with peach

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15 min

vegan

3.7k

Tomato salad with basil vinaigrette

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15 min

vegan

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Smashed cucumber salad

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1 h

vegetarian

5.7k

Creamy potato salad with mayonnaise

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20 min

vegan

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Mango-avocado salad with lime dressing

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1:30 h

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Russian salad

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45 min

1.9k

Panzanella salad, dressed 3 ways

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15 min

vegetarian

7.6k

Napa cabbage salad with ramen noodles

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15 min

vegetarian

15.1k

Summer salad with blue cheese dressing

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20 min

vegan

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Zoodle salad with tahini dressing

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20 min

vegan

31.3k

Energy salad

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15 min

vegetarian

14.3k

Mixed salad with balsamic honey mustard dressing

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30 min

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Cobb salad

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25 min

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Kumquat and roasted Brussels sprout salad with avocado dressing

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25 min

vegetarian

2.3k

Creamy kohlrabi, orange, and radicchio salad

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25 min

vegan

7.3k

Green salad bowl with avocado dressing

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20 min

vegetarian

4.5k

Caramelized pear, radicchio, and blue cheese salad

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15 min

vegetarian

11.2k

Mixed salad with white balsamic honey mustard dressing

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20 min

vegetarian

3.9k

Roasted sweet potato salad with hazelnuts, persimmon, and burrata

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25 min

46.3k

Classic Caesar salad

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25 min

vegetarian

8.4k

Layered quinoa salad with sweet potato and feta cheese

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30 min

vegetarian

19.8k

Quinoa salad with beetroot, sweet potatoes, and miso dressing

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30 min

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Salad bowl with summer rolls, spicy tofu, parsnips, and orange

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20 min

vegan

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Superfood salad

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15 min

vegetarian

6.8k

Green salad with strawberry-mustard dressing

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20 min

6.2k

Herring salad

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30 min

13k

Marinated shrimp and vegetable salad

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40 min

8.6k

Niçoise salad with red mullet

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25 min

vegetarian

8.2k

Asparagus salad with lemon mustard dressing

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30 min

6.4k

Pan-fried steak salad with Caesar dressing

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15 min

4.5k

Shrimp-stuffed lettuce wraps with yogurt sauce

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45 min

vegetarian

6.6k

French potato and green bean salad

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