28 Days of Summer Salad Recipes Are Here to Win Warm Weather Meals
Kiwi Berry Salad with Raspberry Poppy Seed Dressing
Spring is here and before you know it, it will be summer! That means it's time to get out and enjoy that warm weather and switch to lighter meals by eating salad. If you love summer salads, but get bored with the same go-to pasta, corn and strawberry salads, these 28 summer salad recipes are here to inspire you to try something new!
You're going to want to make a lot of salads in the next couple of months. No one wants to eat a lot of heavy food when it's hot out, so salads turn out to be the perfect choice. This collection here includes a huge variety. Some are tomato-based salads like the classic Caprese salad, some include pasta like orzo and rotini and some have copious amounts of summer fruit mixed in.
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Best Summer Salad Recipes
You'll find goodies in this bunch such as Peach Salad with Grilled Basil Chicken, Kale Summer Salad, Kiwi Berry Salad, Grilled Vegetable Salad, Shallot Mustard Tomato Salad, and much more!
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28 Summer Salad Recipes
Crisp lettuce, artichoke hearts, salty bacon and the star—hearts of palm—make this a dish that leaves a lasting impression.
Recipe here: Hearts Of Palm Salad
Amy Katz
If you've never tried Burmese Tea Leaf Salad, you're missing out on a simple green salad mixed in a light and flavorful dressing, topped with a crunchy nut blend.
Recipe here: Burmese Tea Leaf Salad
Everyday Mom's Meals
This Tex-Mex salad is filled with tons of flavor from the corn, black beans, tomatoes and onions.
Recipe here: Copycat Bob Evans Wildfire Chicken Salad
Everyday Mom's Meals
Love Arby's chicken salad? Never miss out again and make this yummy copycat version whenever the craving strikes.
Recipe here: Arby's Pecan Chicken Salad
Andrew Purcell
One of the dishes that Trisha Yearwood says is a staple for elegant Southern meals is a strawberry salad. Her strawberry salad recipe calls for using a mix of spinach and romaine leaves for the greens.
Recipe here: Strawberry Salad
Cooking Classy
This Fresh Peach Salad is topped with grilled basil chicken and a sweet and tangy white balsamic vinaigrette. This grilled chicken salad can be served as a side dish or an entree and is the perfect way to use up end-of-summer peaches!
Recipe here: Peach Salad with Grilled Basil Chicken
Recipe Girl
Throw tomatoes into a salad with crunchy cucumbers, onion and a simple herb dressing, and you have a lovely summer side dish.
Recipe here: Tomato, Cucumber & Basil Salad
Recipe Girl
Here's a pasta salad full of plenty of vegetables, cheese and tossed with a good vinaigrette.
Recipe here: Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
Here, fresh peaches, raspberries and a little cheese are topped on a bed of fresh greens and finished with grilled chicken and corn plus Balsamic dressing.
Recipe here: Grilled Chicken Summer Salad
Here's a gorgeous salad for the meat lovers out there.
Recipe here: Grilled Steak Chopped Summer Salad
This meaty, creamy corn salad will complete any summer barbecue.
Recipe here: Bacon, Avocado and Corn Salad
Recipe Girl
Fresh tomatoes are topped with a simple, tangy vinaigrette and capers.
Recipe here: Shallot Mustard Tomato Salad
Recipe Girl
Dotted with corn, blueberries, tomato and arugula, this salad basically screams summer.
Recipe here: Blueberry Corn Salad with Prosciutto
Recipe Girl
This salad is a way to eat boatloads of berries and goat cheese for dinner.
Recipe here: Arugula, Berry & Goat Cheese Salad
Recipe Girl
Salty feta marries beautifully with sweet watermelon and peppery arugula.
Recipe here: Watermelon, Feta & Arugula Salad
Recipe Girl
Summer simplicity at its best.
Recipe here: Grilled Vegetable Salad
This salad, which is bursting with kiwis, fresh berries, pistachios and feta, will let you cling to summer just a little longer!
Recipe here: Kiwi Berry Salad with Raspberry Poppyseed Dressing
Recipe Girl
Here’s an easy summer salad recipe using the best of summer produce.
Recipe here: Fresh Corn Tomato Salad
A salad with orzo is a terrific choice for a summer salad.
Recipe here: Orzo Salad with Corn, Green Beans & Tomatoes
Recipe Girl
Need an easy side dish for all those great barbecued dinner recipes? This macaroni salad is the perfect complement to all those grilling dishes.
Recipe here: Summer Macaroni Salad
Zucchini, asparagus, corn, and yellow bell peppers are grilled to perfection and tossed with a fresh, lemony dressing.
Recipe here: Grilled Summer Vegetable Pasta Salad
The Garlic Diaries
For salad with extra flavor, take it to the grill.
Recipe here: Grilled Romaine Salad with Bacon & Blue Cheese
Lori Lange
This type of salad is a potluck classic. The tasty ingredients are layered in a pretty glass bowl so the layers can be seen in all their colorful beauty.
Recipe here: Layered Salad
Sugar Free Mom
This fresh and bright Summer Confetti Salad is the perfect low carb side dish to all of your party needs this season!
Recipe here: Summer Confetti Salad
Pinch of Yum
File this as your new summer WFH lunch salad.
Recipe here: Green Goddess Quinoa Summer Salad
Little Broken
The most festive summer tomato mozzarella salad with balsamic reduction. Make this as an appetizer or side and you’ll be the talk of the party!
Recipe here: Tomato-Mozzarella Salad with Balsamic Reduction
The Balanced Berry
With the tangy dressing, ripe fruit and fresh kale this salad is everything. Bring it to your next BBQ, and it will be a hit!
Recipe here: Kale Summer Salad
Pinch of Yum
Chock full of chicken and orzo, loaded with fresh veggies, and finished with a zippy lemon dressing and goat cheese, this salad is a complete meal.
Recipe here: Orzo Summer Salad
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