Salad recipes

Crunchy Waldorf-style salad with crisp apples, sweet grapes, celery, and walnuts in creamy yogurt-sour cream dressing for a lighter take on classic fruit salad.

While Loomis says that this salad does not keep well and shouldn't be counted on for leftovers, she says that it's one of the most popular potato salads she's ever made.

Fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple, blueberries, and seedless grapes folded into a whipped cream and sour cream base with grated chocolate candy bars.

Paradise salad: a molded lemon Jello salad with sour cream, cottage cheese, and crushed pineapple. A retro gelatin dessert-salad that chills into a creamy, tangy mold.

Layered strawberry Jell-O salad with bananas, pineapple, pecans, and a hidden sour cream layer in the middle. A retro Southern potluck classic that sets up beautifully.

Honey mustard salad dressing with a creamy sour cream and mayo base, Dijon mustard, and honey. Five-minute no-cook recipe that doubles as a dip for chicken tenders or veggies.

Leek salad with pineapple and apple in a creamy sour cream and mayonnaise dressing, finished with fresh parsley. A quick no-cook side salad ready in 25 minutes.

No-bake frozen fruitcake salad with sour cream, whipped topping, candied cherries, pineapple, bananas, and pecans. A retro holiday dessert that freezes into a creamy, fruity slice.

Five cup salad with sour cream, coconut, mini marshmallows, mandarin oranges, and crushed pineapple. A no-cook retro fruit salad that chills overnight and feeds a crowd.

Retro molded cucumber salad with lime gelatin, sour cream, chopped radishes, and lemon juice. A cool, creamy side dish that slices into neat squares for summer buffets.

Smoky broiled chicken meets black beans, fresh cilantro, red peppers, and crunchy greens in this Tex-Mex fajita salad. Tossed in a tangy red wine vinegar dressing and ready in 30 minutes flat.

Have brought this fruit salad to a few picnics, and everyone just loved it! Half way through, it was eaten up. Definitely my go-to recipe for pot-luck or picnic.

Five cup fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, sour cream, mini marshmallows, and flaked coconut. A creamy, no-cook retro side dish that chills overnight.

Pecan cheese gelatin salad with pineapple, cottage cheese, whipped cream, marshmallows, and sour cream set in a fruity mold. A classic Southern potluck side.

Tangerine-berry fruit salad with sliced tangerines, blackberries, and blueberries on a creamy blended banana and sour cream base. A colorful no-cook fruit plate ready in 15 minutes.

A layered strawberry Jello salad with mashed bananas, crushed pineapple, and frozen strawberries split by a tangy sour cream center. The potluck classic that never goes out of style.