61 lettuce salad recipes

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Low calorie seven layer salad with crisp lettuce, sweet peas, reduced-fat cheddar, turkey bacon, scallions, water chestnuts, and hard-boiled egg. Vinaigrette on the side keeps it light. A potluck classic, slimmed down without losing the layers.

Loaded Spam sandwich on beefsteak rye with sharp cheddar, horseradish, Vidalia onion mustard, coleslaw, dill pickles, and thick Bermuda onion slices. A towering, no-apologies deli-style stack.

Three bean vinaigrette salad with rice, kidney beans, and marinated artichoke hearts. A no-cook vegetarian salad served chilled over lettuce leaves.

Kidney beans tossed with crisp celery, grated dill pickle, onion, and chopped hard-cooked egg create a protein-packed salad with tangy crunch in every bite.

Quick roasted chicken wraps with wild rice, creamy ranch dressing, and crisp lettuce rolled in flour tortillas. No cooking required, ready in 15 minutes, makes 12 wraps for easy meal prep.

Loaded tuna pita pockets stuffed with romaine, tomatoes, bell pepper, carrots, broccoli, and onion tossed with tuna in low-fat ranch. A no-cook 10-minute lunch packed with vegetables and whole-wheat fiber.

Lentil salad with cooked green and red lentils, green beans, celery, parsley, and a tangy mustard-Italian dressing. A high-fiber, high-protein vegetarian salad ready in 15 minutes.

Maui chicken sandwich with pineapple-marinated grilled chicken, grilled pineapple rings, jicama slaw, and Thousand Island on a roll. A Hawaiian-inspired sandwich ready in 40 minutes.

Grilled hoisin-marinated pork strips tucked into crisp lettuce cups with rice noodles, crunchy veggies, and a sweet peanut-chile dipping sauce. A fresh, hands-on Thai dinner for a crowd.

Colorful rotini tossed with black-eyed peas, sweet corn, crisp bell peppers, and zesty salsa-lime vinaigrette. Perfect make-ahead potluck side.

Build-your-own summer salad with fresh veggies, marinated artichokes, avocado, sprouts, shrimp, bacon bits, and cheese. A flexible no-cook recipe you can customize with whatever is in season.

A scrumptious salad that's made with couscous, romaine lettuce, corn kernels and baby green peas.

The addition of ingredients like curry powder and grated Parmesan make this salad special. Great for sandwiches, on crackers as an appetizer or served on lettuce leaves.

Tuna cheese salad with cubed cheddar, sweet gherkins, celery, and light mayonnaise. A protein-packed cold salad served on crisp lettuce with colorful pepper strips.

Randy Pollak's persimmon salad is a molded gelatin salad with orange Jello, hot grapefruit juice, and strained persimmon pulp. A vintage fruit salad served on lettuce with cottage cheese.