19 salad recipes.
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Three easy, colorful ways to eat more vegetables — a chili-crisp carrot ribbon salad, a smoked salmon cucumber salad, and a loaded snack plate built around cottage cheese. Fresh, crunchy, and endlessly snackable.
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Charred air-fried corn tossed with crisp red pepper, jalapeño, red onion, and creamy avocado in a tangy lime-cumin dressing. It chills into a bright, scoopable salad that's even better after an hour in the fridge.
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Crisp Gala apple, cubed Gouda, and bacon meet chicken and pasta over baby spinach for a fresh, savory-sweet salad. Inspired by an apple Gouda chicken sandwich, it comes together in one bowl with a few shakes of your favorite dressing.
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Crisp English cucumbers and thin slices of red onion tossed in a tangy sour cream dressing with fresh dill. It comes together in about five minutes and disappears just as fast.
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Flaked salmon tossed in a bright, herby Greek yogurt dressing with lemon, dill, and briny capers. Crunchy celery and green onion make it a protein-packed lunch that beats tuna salad every time.
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Soft rotini is seasoned with vinegar while hot, then folded with salami, Kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, mozzarella, and coarse Parmesan. A creamy blended Italian dressing tastes like the one from a classic Italian-American restaurant.
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A crisp, colorful chopped salad loaded with romaine, chickpeas, fresh mozzarella, olives, and pepperoncini, all tossed in a punchy red wine vinaigrette. Every bite is easy to eat and ready in about 15 minutes.
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A loaded taco salad topped with crispy air-fried tacos instead of tortilla chips, finished with a bright lime and sour cream dressing. A fully-satisfying fend-for-yourself dinner that comes together straight from the fridge.
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Smashed cucumbers soak up a bright lemon-sumac dressing far better than neat slices ever could, giving you craggy edges that hold onto every drop. Crumbled feta and toasted sesame seeds cling to the crunchy pieces instead of sinking to the bottom of the bowl.
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Crispy air-fried Parmesan pasta chips tossed with juicy grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and basil in a balsamic vinaigrette. It's a caprese salad with all the crunch.
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A creamy summer pasta salad tossed in a homemade Greek yogurt ranch, loaded with cherry tomatoes, broccoli, peppers, and cheddar. Air-fry some of the cooked pasta for a crunchy crouton-style topping.
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A fun twist on Greek salad where crumbled feta is pan-crisped into golden, scrambled curds and showered over the vegetables. The warm, crispy cheese against the cool tomatoes, cucumbers, and olives makes every bite worth it.
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Crisp shredded cabbage and cucumber ribbons tossed in a creamy toasted sesame-tahini dressing. It comes together in about five minutes with no cooking at all.
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Tender sautéed shrimp and cool orzo tossed with cherry tomatoes, crisp cucumber, feta, and fresh dill in a tangy balsamic-Dijon dressing. It's a refreshing make-ahead salad that's just as good for picnics and cookouts as it is for weekday lunches.
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A juicy tomato salad with mint, dill, red onion and Kalamata olives dressed in red wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and sugar, topped with soft-boiled eggs. It gets better as it sits and the tomatoes release their juices — a fork-and-knife kind of lunch.
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Chunky dill pickles get tossed with a creamy honey-brine dressing, hard boiled eggs, and crisp carrots and celery. Tangy, sweet, and salty, with no resting time needed before you dig in.
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A copycat of Jon & Vinny's famous Caesar: whole little gem leaves tossed in a creamy, garlicky dressing spiked with Calabrian chilis. Buttery toasted panko stands in for croutons, so every bite stays crunchy.
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Charred corn and green chiles pile onto crisp romaine with taco-seasoned chicken, beans and salty Cotija, all finished with a tangy lime-sour cream drizzle. It's the fresh-adjacent lunch that eats like street corn in salad form.
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A classic wedge salad taken up several notches: an ice-cold, hollowed-out iceberg quarter drenched in herby homemade bleu cheese dressing and piled with crisp baked bacon, brunoise tomato, and rinsed red onion. Every bite gets dressing, crunch, and smoke.