Salads

I love salads because they're cool, crunchy and always healthy! My collection of salad recipes includes both entree salads, side salads, slaws, and even some warm salads. Some include meat, seafood or dairy, while others are completely vegan!

Featured Recipe

Heirloom Tomato Salad

This easy tomato salad is made with heirloom tomatoes, creamy blue cheese, a sweet + tangy sherry vinaigrette and topped with a mound of crispy fried shallots.

Heirloom Tomato Salad

Overhead shot of a platter of tomatoes with fried onions on top.

Grilled peaches and halloumi nestled on greens, served with jalapeño and honey vinaigrette in the background.

Grilled Halloumi and Peach Salad

A colorful cabbage slaw with shredded red and green cabbage, carrots, and fresh herbs served in a ceramic brown bowl with silver serving utensils.

Easy Vinegar Slaw (No Mayo)

A grilled romaine lettuce half is plated with a generous sprinkling of crumbled blue cheese, chopped tomatoes, and crispy bacon bits. The charred edges of the romaine give it a smoky appearance, and the salad is drizzled with creamy blue cheese dressing. A fork and knife rest on the white plate.

Grilled Romaine Wedge Salad

A close-up of a white bowl filled with chopped kale, fresh blueberries, and sunflower seeds, set on a rustic wooden table. A halved lemon and scattered seeds and berries add visual interest around the bowl.

Lemony Kale Salad with Blueberries

Side view of a Lyonnaise salad topped with two poached eggs nestled in a bed of frisée, with visible crispy bacon and potato croutons throughout.

Lyonnaise Salad

Overhead view of Thai cucumber salad in a square white bowl on a rustic wooden surface. The salad is topped with crushed peanuts and garnished with cilantro. Around the bowl are scattered peanuts, cucumber halves, lime halves, and cilantro sprigs for a casual, fresh presentation.

Thai Cucumber Salad

Overhead view of a colorful cucumber melon salad in a patterned ceramic bowl, garnished with fresh basil and a large wedge of feta, surrounded by sliced cucumbers and red onions.

Cucumber Melon Salad with Feta and Mint

Overhead view of a white bowl filled with cucumber radish salad in a creamy yogurt dressing, garnished with fresh dill, set on a rustic wood surface with cucumbers and herbs.

Creamy Cucumber Radish Salad

Vibrant magenta beet salad in a white bowl garnished with fresh mint leaves and dill fronds. The creamy texture suggests the addition of tahini, creating a rich contrast against the earthy sweetness of the shredded beets. The bowl sits on a wooden cutting board with scattered herbs.

Roasted Beets with Tahini

Finished salad in white speckled bowl garnished with shaved parmesan, chopped hazelnuts, and fresh basil. Surrounding ingredients include a block of parmesan, small bowl of hazelnuts, and fresh basil sprigs on white parchment background.

Fresh Zucchini Salad

A light blue square plate containing julienned celery root remoulade with finely chopped parsley mixed throughout. The pale, creamy strands are garnished with a fresh parsley sprig, and a silver fork rests alongside the dish.

Celery Root Remoulade

A plate of gigante bean salad with two spoons.

Spanish Style Gigante Bean Salad

A platter of Sicilian blood orange and fennel salad with serving utensils.

Sicilian Fennel Orange Salad

A serving dish of grilled peach and bread salad with burrata and serving spoons.

Grilled Peach Panzanella Salad with Burrata

Thai papaya salad with different colored vegetables and herbs on a blue plate.

Thai Green Papaya Salad (Som Tam)

A platter of Italian tuna and green bean salad with lemon wedges.

Italian Tuna Green Bean Salad

A hand scooping up some spinach leaves with goat cheese, pancetta and red onions with a fork.

Warm Spinach Salad With Pancetta + Goat Cheese

Caesar salad with lots of grated cheese on top.

Kale Caesar Salad

Thinly shaved ribbons of asparagus tossed with Pecorino Romano cheese and parsley.

Easy Shaved Asparagus Salad Recipe with Pecorino Romano

Overhead shot of a plate of crispy chicken Milanese with tomato arugula salad.

Crispy Chicken Milanese with Tomato Arugula Salad

Overhead shot of a big kale apple salad in a wooden bowl with gold cutlery.

Brussels Sprout, Kale + Apple Salad with Sharp Cheddar + Bacon

Overhead shot of a platter of tomatoes with fried onions on top.

Heirloom Tomato Salad with Blue Cheese and Fried Shallots

Celery Root + Pear Salad with Walnuts + Manchego (Video!)

Celery Root + Pear Salad with Walnuts + Manchego

Grilled Corn + Nectarine Salad with Blue Cheese, Basil + Chives

Grilled Corn Salad with Nectarines and Blue Cheese

Fried Artichoke, Kale + Asparagus Salad with Pickled Celery + Creamy Parmesan Dressing

Fried Artichoke, Kale + Asparagus Salad with Pickled Celery + Creamy Parmesan Dressing

How to Make a Vinaigrette (Video!)

Homemade Vinaigrette (with 10 different variations!)

Overhead shot of the salad with two serving plates on the side and a yellow napkin.

Fall Harvest Salad with Kale

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