Salad recipes

Peaches and cream rice salad with chicken-flavored rice pilaf, diced peaches, whipped topping, and shredded coconut. A sweet, creamy side dish or potluck dessert salad that feeds a crowd.

Light curried chicken and mango salad with a honey-lime yogurt dressing. Poached chicken breast and juicy mango cubes on lettuce, ready in 30 minutes. Low-fat and refreshing.

Chilled pasta salad with flaked salmon, avocado, red bell pepper, cilantro, and lime-mayonnaise dressing: creamy, fresh, served on lettuce with paprika garnish.

Wild rice and turkey salad with chopped apples, raisins, celery, and scallions in an olive oil vinaigrette with nutmeg. A great way to use leftover turkey.

Fresh green pasta salad tosses spinach spaghetti with asparagus, zucchini, snow peas, mushrooms and cherry tomatoes in a curry-spiked mayo dressing. A vegetable garden in a bowl.

Succulent chicken breast is served on top of salad greens, fresh herbs and gorgonzola cheese tossed with a simple lemon vinaigrette.

Classic spinach bacon salad with warm bacon vinaigrette, sliced mushrooms, and red onion. Dressing wilts the spinach just enough. Ready in 15 minutes.

Tortellini pasta salad with blanched broccoli, carrots, leeks, and bell peppers in a homemade balsamic-thyme mayonnaise with orange zest. A colorful, garden-fresh vegetarian salad.

Seafood pasta salad with rotini, shrimp, bay scallops, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, and olives in an anchovy-Parmesan vinaigrette. Crowd-feeding cold salad for parties and picnics.

Japanese-style potato salad with russet potato, cucumber, onion, ham, and creamy mustard-mayo dressing. A sweeter, softer Asian-style take on the classic potato salad.

Easy to prepare, and this German potato salad is very flavorful and tasty. Make it a day ahead, let it marinate in the refrigerator overnight, it tastes even better next day.

Herb-loaded chicken salad with asparagus, red pepper, and tarragon piled inside a hollowed bread loaf. A showstopping potluck centerpiece that feeds a crowd and slices into neat wedges.

A loaded chicken salad with homemade croutons, crispy Canadian bacon bits, and a tangy yogurt-mayo dressing. Light, crunchy, and satisfying enough for a full meal in 30 minutes.

Turkey salad stuffed eggs with food-processor-chopped turkey, celery, red pepper, and green onion in a Dijon-mayo filling. A protein-packed twist on deviled eggs, great for using leftover turkey.

Hot chicken salad casserole with rice, cream of chicken soup, hard-boiled eggs, and a crunchy cornflake and buttered almond topping. A retro Southern classic.

Rosemary new potato salad with olive oil, malt vinegar, fresh dill, and red bell pepper. A no-mayo, herb-forward picnic side that holds up warm, room-temp, or cold.