Salad recipes

Quick, easy and refreshing. This delicious salad can also be served as a main course.

This easy and refreshing salad has lots of great textures, and it's quite filling as well. Serve it as a side dish or a tasty and nutritious vegetarian main course.

New England potato salad with sour cream dressing uses a tangy base of sour cream, vinegar, mustard, and garlic instead of mayonnaise. Loaded with hard-boiled eggs, celery, and sliced olives.

Macaroni salad for 100 people with cubed ham, cheddar cheese, peas, and olives in a creamy mayo-French dressing. The go-to recipe for reunions, church suppers, and potlucks.

A party-sized potato salad platter with Dijon mustard, artichoke hearts, and curry-spiked deviled eggs arranged around the edge. Five pounds of potatoes feed a crowd in style.

Madison Avenue potato salad: cooked potatoes marinated in vinaigrette, then tossed with ripe olives, hard-cooked eggs, dill pickles, pimientos, and a mustard-spiked mayo. A dressed-up deli-counter classic.

Retro tuna party salad set in a chili sauce and gelatin mold with mayonnaise, whipped cream, olives, and celery. A vintage buffet showpiece that chills firm enough to slice.

Potato salad supreme with celery, scallions, and olives, served at room temperature for the fullest flavor. A versatile, no-cook side dish ready in 20 minutes.

Curried rice salad with corn, celery, olives, dill pickles, and a chutney French dressing. A retro cold salad mounded on greens and topped with sliced hard-boiled eggs.

Italian vegetable salad with chickpeas, mixed vegetables, olives, and cherry tomatoes in a basil-garlic vinaigrette. A make-ahead marinated salad for potlucks.

No-cook Tex-Mex tuna salad tossed in a creamy picante-cumin dressing with olives and green onions. Serve in taco shells or over chips for a quick lunch.

A lighter take on classic potato salad using low-fat cottage cheese and just a touch of mayo. Packed with celery, green pepper, pimento, and olives for a single-serving side that's full of crunch.

Red potato salad with a tangy grainy mustard and yogurt dressing, scallions, celery, and black olives. Low-fat, mayo-free, and great served warm or cold.

Grilled chicken salad with red leaf lettuce, juicy orange slices, ripe black olives, and a sharp red wine vinegar dressing scented with garlic and celery. A light, bright Mediterranean lunch in 18 minutes.

Low-fat marinated vegetable platter with crisp broccoli, carrots, celery, red pepper, olives, and artichoke hearts in tangy Italian dressing. Make-ahead appetizer that gets better as it chills.

Marinated Gulf shrimp and vegetable salad with olives, green pepper, celery, sweet pickles, and Italian dressing. Chilled overnight and served cold on a bed of lettuce.