41 sauce salad recipes

Creamy, spicy, slightly sweet and sour peanut sauce makes this scrumptious Asian-style cabbage salad. The salad can be made one day in advance, simply wrap it up and refrigerate overnight. Next day it will be even more delicious.

Szechuan noodle salad with fettuccine in a spicy peanut sauce made with ginger, garlic, chili paste, and sesame oil, surrounded by julienned vegetables and ham.

Gado-gado is an Indonesian vegetable salad with steamed potatoes, carrots, cabbage, bean sprouts, and golden tofu, dressed in a warm coconut peanut sauce with chili.

A spiced oil made with carrots, sweet bell peppers and red pepper flakes that can really spice up pasta or steamed vegetables.

Hummus bi tahini is the traditional Middle Eastern chickpea dip, blended creamy with tahini, lemon, olive oil, and garlic. The tahini-first technique gives it that authentic silky texture.

Chilled garbanzo and potato salad tosses boiled red potatoes with chickpeas, roma tomatoes, red onion, and spinach, then marinates for hours in the fridge. A lighter twist on picnic potato salad.

A classic Russian vinaigrette salad with roasted beets, boiled potatoes, carrots, green peas, dill pickles, and a tangy mustard-vinegar dressing. Served chilled as a hearty side dish.

This one pot dish is packed with deliciousness and goodness. Sauteed assorted mushrooms are cooked in a flavorful broth, lots of Asian yumminess will for sure make your tummy feel very happy.

This 15-minute ground beef and macaroni skillet gets its velvety richness from a clever swirl of mayo-style dressing stirred into spaghetti sauce, then crowned with melted cheddar.

Cold spaghetti pasta salad tossed with diced cucumber, red bell pepper, fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce, and bottled Italian dressing. A potluck classic that travels well and tastes better the second day.

Beef and peach salad tossed with romaine, avocado, and a sweet BBQ-Italian dressing. A no-cook main dish that uses leftover roast beef and canned peaches.

Mexican chef's salad with seared chicken, kidney beans, cheddar, avocado, and crushed tortilla chips tossed in Thousand Island and picante sauce. Warm meets cool in one bowl.

Hot baked cheddar bean dip with mashed pinto beans, green chilies, and hot sauce. Bubbly, cheesy, and scoopable straight from the oven. Just 5 ingredients and 10 minutes of prep.

Picnic kabobs: olive-stuffed ground beef meatballs skewered with tomato wedges, green pepper, baby potato, and button mushroom, basted with French dressing. An outdoor grill classic for six.

Chicken Regency salad with artichoke hearts, water chestnuts, green olives, and butter-toasted pecans in Italian dressing. Marinated overnight for deep flavor, served cold on lettuce.

Tex-Mex spinach salad with black beans, bacon, mushrooms, and red pepper in a spicy picante-cumin dressing. A no-cook salad with bold San Antonio flavor.