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March 29, 2022 · 1 Comment

25 Salad Recipes

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Try one of these 25 Easy & Delicious Summer Salad Recipes. They'll give you a lot of inspiration for your next Summer get together.

Try one of these 25 Easy & Delicious Salad Recipes. They'll give you a lot of inspiration for your next Summer get together.

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A bunch of different types of salad recipes

May is National Salad Month and with Memorial Day literally right around the corner, there's no better time than to kick off the summer with fresh, summer salads.

Today, I'll be sharing the Top 25 Summer Salad Recipes from Carrie's Experimental Kitchen. There are so many more recipes to choose from, so if you don't find any you like here on this list, check out the Salads Category under Recipe Index. 

Though many prefer vinegar based salads during the warm summer months, mayonnaise based salads can also be safe if you follow the proper guidelines.

Summer Food Safety Tips:

  • Wash and dry vegetables before adding them to any salad, use separate cutting boards for meat and produce, and be sure your hands and work surface are clean before making sandwiches.
  • Store bought mayonnaise can actually slow the growth of food borne bacteria as it contains lemon juice and salt; however, homemade mayonnaise does not contain preservatives and should be used only in foods that will remain refrigerated. As a good rule of thumb, if your salad contains mayonnaise, keep it cool by sitting the bowl in some ice.
  • If serving salads for a large quantity of people, consider using chafing dishes and instead of adding hot water like you would to heat your food, add ice to the bottom instead and place your salads in an aluminum half/full pan on top of the ice to keep cool.
  •  Transport raw meat to your picnic site in an insulated, well-chilled cooler, take along extra plates so you'll have one for raw foods and another for cooked foods, and discard any used marinade. Be sure to defrost meat in the refrigerator before you leave home, not at the picnic site. When you defrost outdoors in the summer the surface of the meat gets warm enough for harmful bacteria to multiply by the time the inside has thawed.
  • Experts agree that burgers should be cooked until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees. According to the latest, recently updated guidelines from the USDA, whole chickens and turkeys as well as pieces and ground poultry should be cooked to an internal temperature of a minimum of 165 degrees.
  • Food can be kept safely at room temperature for up to two hours or one hour if the temperature is above 90 degrees. That means two hours TOTAL, so be sure you count the time the sandwiches will be out in the sun.
  • To ensure safe temperatures, stock a cooler with plenty of ice or ice packs, freeze bottles of water and pack them around the foods, and always keep the cooler in the shadiest areas or the air-conditioned backseat of your car, not in the trunk.

For more food safety information, visit  Food Safety.gov or the U.S. Dept of Agriculture.

25 Summer Salad Recipes

Here are our top 25 Salad Recipes in order of most favored by readers like yourselves. Try one or all and don't forget to check out all of our salad recipes under the Recipe Index. Enjoy! 

 

Tomato, Cucumber, Avocado Salad in a white bowl

Tomato, Cucumber & Avocado Salad

A bowl of tomato and cucumber Ranch salad

Ranch Tomato Cucumber Salad

Chick Pea Salad with Artichokes and Sun Dried Tomatoes | Carrie's Experimental Kitchen

Chick Pea Salad with Artichoke Hearts and Sun Dried Tomatoes

Sriracha Red Cabbage Slaw

Sriracha Red Cabbage Slaw

Closeup of Santorini  Farro Salad

Santorini Farro Salad (The Cheesecake Factory Copycat)

Macaroni salad in a red bowl.

Garden Macaroni Salad

A bowl of cauliflower picnic salad.

Low Carb Cauliflower Picnic Salad

This Honey Balsamic Potato Salad is a delicious and simple alternative to a mayo based potato salad.

Honey Balsamic Potato Salad

Visit the recipe index to search for more recipes by category.

Tomato & Cucumber Quinoa Salad2

Tomato & Cucumber Quinoa Salad

This heart healthy three bean salad made with black beans, kidney beans and chick peas is packed with refreshingly light flavors of lemon and basil.

Lemon-Basil Three Bean Salad

Homemade Coleslaw | Carrie's Experimental Kitchen

Homemade Coleslaw

Mediterranean Chick Pea Salad made with capers, Kalamata olives, cucumbers, tomatoes and fresh basil in a balsamic vinaigrette. 

Mediterranean Chick Pea Salad

Ratatouille Panzanella Salad | Carrie's Experimental Kitchen

Ratatouille Panzanella Salad

Greek Orzo Salad made with Orzo pasta, Kalamata olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, spinach and Feta cheese in a light lemon, oregano vinaigrette. 

Greek Orzo Pasta Salad

This Mediterranean Tomato, Mozzarella & Celery Salad is a twist on one of my favorites. I just love the crunch that the celery adds.

Mediterranean Tomato, Mozzarella and Celery Salad

Pickled beets in a square white bowl.

Pickled Beets

Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad with Kalamata Olives, Capers and Sun Dried Tomatoes in white bowl

Grilled Chicken Pasta Salad with Kalamata Olives, Capers and Sun Dried Tomatoes

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Ranch potato salad in a white serving bowl.

Zesty Ranch Potato Salad

Sriracha potato salad in a red bowl with a bunch of chives.

Red Potato Salad with Sriracha Vinaigrette

This healthy quinoa salad tossed with fresh avocado, garlic and tomatoes in a lime vinaigrette is light and deliciously filling.

Avocado Quinoa Salad

Dilled Cucumber Salad made with fresh garden cucumbers, dill, vinegar and oil is a deliciously light summertime salad.

Dill Cucumber Salad

Greek tomato cucumber salad in a white bowl.

Greek Salad

Bacon Ranch Potato Salad in a white serving bowl.

Bacon Ranch Potato Salad {No Mayo|GF|Dairy Free}

This Black Bean & Corn Salad made with fresh Jersey corn, tomatoes, lime juice and cilantro makes the perfect side salad for your picnic.

Black Bean and Corn Salad

Lemon Caper Vinaigrette Potato Salad in a red bowl.

Lemon Caper Vinaigrette Potato Salad

 

Try one of these 25 Easy & Delicious Summer Salad Recipes. They'll give you a lot of inspiration for your next Summer get together.

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*Updated March 2022

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