Salad recipes

A scrumptious salad made with millet, black beans, cucumbers and juicy tomatoes.

Brought this salad to a pot luck recently, everyone raved about it. It was easy, simple, refreshing and delicious.

Broiled portobello mushrooms sliced over mixed greens tossed with Earl Grey tea vinaigrette and topped with creamy goat cheese and fresh tomatoes for an elegant vegetarian main.

A quick and easy summer salad is made with sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes, fresh and aromatic basil and mozzarella, then tossed with a balsamic vinaigrette. Fresh mozzarella is always the best, but feel free to use normal mozzarella if you don't have any fresh one on hand.

This is a great cold salad. The basil and cherry tomatoes marry perfectly with a high-quality sweet balsamic vinegar along with tender-crisp green and yellow wax beans.

Roasted chanterelle and porcini mushroom salad with fresh basil, sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and lemon. A restaurant-quality wild mushroom dish ready in 20 minutes.

Roasted vegetable salad with tomatoes, bell peppers, squash, zucchini, and new potatoes tossed in balsamic-garlic dressing. A farmers market side that eats like summer on a sheet pan, finished with fresh basil.

Mediterranean orzo pasta salad with sun-dried tomatoes, Greek olives, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper, and a balsamic-lemon dressing. Add shrimp for a satisfying main course.

Fresh Italian antipasto salad with marinated mushrooms and artichokes over crisp vegetables drizzled with balsamic herb dressing for a light, impressive no-cook meal.

Portuguese Chickpea Salad with Roasted Garlic recipe

Three tomato salad with red, yellow pear, and cherry tomatoes plus mushrooms in a balsamic-mustard vinaigrette with fresh basil. A colorful, low-fat summer side.

Tomato and watermelon salad with cucumber, avocado, fresh herbs, and freshly ground coriander seed in an aged balsamic vinaigrette. A juicy, summery side dish that tastes like August on a plate.

Blackened portobello mushroom salad sears Cajun-spiced caps until deeply browned, then slices them over greens with white beans, tomato, red onion, and blue cheese. A hearty vegetarian steak-salad swap.

Tuscan white bean tuna salad: cannellini beans, marinated artichokes, tuna, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and pesto in 10 minutes. A pantry-driven Mediterranean main with no cooking.

Tomato and avocado pinwheel salad: a 15-minute showpiece side of alternating tomato and avocado wedges under a balsamic-onion vinaigrette. Low-carb, vegan, and beautiful on the plate.

Bruschetta with chopped tomato salad featuring red and yellow bell peppers, capers, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar. Low-fat, no oil, served as a mound alongside garlic-rubbed toast.