Salad recipes

Celery seed dressing blends sugar, lemon juice, cider vinegar, and dry mustard with oil into a sweet-tangy emulsion with whole celery seeds. A classic for fruit and spinach salads.

Colorful rotini pasta salad tossed with tri-color bell peppers, scallions, black olives, and a bright lemon-olive oil dressing. Ready in 20 minutes, no cooking beyond boiling pasta.

This is a little different than the usual coleslaw, but very good and easy to prepare. Prepare ingredients ahead of time, then put salad together whenever you wish.

Stunning dessert with homemade tropical sorbet (guava, pineapple, or mango) scooped into crispy handmade cookie tulip cups and topped with fresh fruit.

Quinoa tabbouleh swaps traditional bulgur for protein-rich quinoa in a parsley-forward Lebanese salad with scallions, lemon, olive oil, and garlic. Gluten-free, vegan, refreshing.

A sweet-tart blender dressing made with maraschino cherries, lemon juice, and a touch of sugar. Ready in 10 minutes, it turns any green salad into something special.

Bright honey lemon salad dressing with olive oil, apple cider vinegar, scallions, and a splash of dry sherry. Whisk it together in 10 minutes, chill overnight, and shake before drizzling.

Piquant honey dressing whisked from lemon juice, dry mustard, paprika, and honey for a sweet-tart pour. Made for fruit, mixed greens, or peppery flower-blossom salads.

Parmesan dressing with anchovies, egg yolk, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, and Worcestershire. A rich, Caesar-style emulsion blended thick in 5 minutes. Bold umami flavor.

Creamy cucumber dressing with grated cucumber, onion, mayonnaise, Worcestershire, and lemon juice. A thick, cool salad dressing with fresh crunch in every bite.

Salatet hummus, a Middle Eastern chickpea salad made from dried chickpeas tossed with parsley, onion, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and cayenne.

Celeriac and apple salad with yogurt, red onion, and a blender honey mustard vinaigrette, served on spinach with radishes. A bright, bistro-style salad in 15 minutes.

Smoky chipotle coleslaw with pureed chipotle chiles and garlic blended into mayonnaise, tossed with shredded cabbage. A spicy, creamy slaw with no cooking required.

Penne with Provencal Eggplant & Sweet Peppers recipe

Avocado halves filled with crabmeat salad, topped with chopped egg and garnished with anchovies, pimiento, and olives. Served with a tarragon-chervil herbed mayonnaise dressing on the side.

Lemon cloud dessert with a light baked soufflé top and chilled strawberry-mint compote. An elegant Easter or spring dinner-party dessert with bright citrus and fresh fruit.