Our 50 Best-Ever Salad Recipes
For mains or sides, savory or sweet
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!
Fruit salad in a pineapple
German cabbage slaw with caraway
Fall salad with mustard dressing
German radish and pretzel salad
American potato salad
Kohlrabi salad with crème fraîche dressing and croutons
Fennel, arugula, and apple salad
Asian vegetable salad
Light strawberry and asparagus salad
Kale salad with spicy chickpeas
Shaved asparagus salad with honey vinaigrette
Salad in a jar
Classic Waldorf salad
Fattoush (Middle Eastern bread salad)
Heirloom tomato and mozzarella salad
Grilled watermelon salad with peach
Tomato salad with basil vinaigrette
Smashed cucumber salad
Creamy potato salad with mayonnaise
Mango-avocado salad with lime dressing
Russian salad
Panzanella salad, dressed 3 ways
Napa cabbage salad with ramen noodles
Summer salad with blue cheese dressing
Zoodle salad with tahini dressing
Energy salad
Mixed salad with balsamic honey mustard dressing
Cobb salad
Kumquat and roasted Brussels sprout salad with avocado dressing
Creamy kohlrabi, orange, and radicchio salad
Green salad bowl with avocado dressing
Caramelized pear, radicchio, and blue cheese salad
Mixed salad with white balsamic honey mustard dressing
Roasted sweet potato salad with hazelnuts, persimmon, and burrata
Devan makes classic Caesar salad
Layered quinoa salad with sweet potato and feta cheese
Quinoa salad with beetroot, sweet potatoes, and miso dressing
Salad bowl with summer rolls, spicy tofu, parsnips, and orange
Superfood salad
Green salad with strawberry-mustard dressing
Herring salad
Marinated shrimp and vegetable salad
Niçoise salad with red mullet
Asparagus salad with lemon mustard dressing
Pan-fried steak salad with Caesar dressing
Shrimp-stuffed lettuce wraps with yogurt sauce
French potato and green bean salad
Published on May 11, 2020